Kure man arrested for attacking woman with hammer
A 42-year-old man from Hiro in Kure has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after hitting a woman in
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First local death due to tick-borne disease of the year confirmed in Kure
A woman in her 70s was rushed to the hospital on May 24th, but died later the same day due to the tick-borne disease Japanese Spotted Fever.
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Large snapping turtle causes a stir in Kure
The discovery of a large snapping turtle at a bus stop caused a stir in the sleepy town of Ondo in Kure last week.
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New coronavirus cases in Hiroshima, Kure and Tottori April 18
New cases in Hiroshima City, Kure and Tottori bring the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Chugoku Region to 196, with 130 of them in Hiroshima Prefecture.
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Kakure Daidokoro Kiseki
One man izakaya just south of Peace Boulevard, popular at lunch and serving drinks and tasty Japanese munchables at night.
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Kure Municipal Museum of Art
This 3 storey museum located next to Irefuneyama Park houses over 800 works from Japan and overseas. Notable in the
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Goto Izumi’s Deep Hiroshima: Kure
Greetings to you readers of the English language. It’s Goto Izumi, lover of the strange over the pretty. Exhausted Hiroshima’s
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Kure Port Festival
Every year on April 29 some of the neighboring city of Kure’s main streets (centered on Kuramoro-dori St) are closed for parades, stages and, of course, lots of food and drink stalls Kure Minato Matsuri or Kure Port Festival.
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