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Muroo Destination Guide

Delve into Muroo in Japan

Muroo in the region of Hiroshima is located in Japan - some 419 mi or ( 675 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Muroo

Local time in Muroo is now 11:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Daegu, Busan, Yoshiura, Yamaguchi, and Tonoko. While being here, you might want to check out Daegu . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Muroo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Blast-furnace Gas Flame At Night (In Japan)

0:32 min by AbandonedKansaiVideo
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This is a video of a blast-furnace gas flame in Japan to illustrate an article on my blog Abandoned Kansai: abandonedkansai.wordpress.com ..

Japan (中国四国) Trip 2012.

7:24 min by Aloysius Kuo
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A travel log of Western Japan in April 2012. ..


Town of Kegoya, Kure

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Interesting facts about this location

Japanese battleship Hyūga

Hyūga (日向), named for Hyūga Province in Kyūshū, was an Ise-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy laid down by Mitsubishi on 6 May 1915, launched on 27 January 1917 and completed on 30 April 1918. She was initially designed as the fourth ship of the Fusō-class, but was heavily redesigned to fix shortcomings. Hyūga was extensively updated and reconstructed from 1926–1928 and 1934-1936.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.17 132.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1917 ships, Battleships sunk by aircraft, Ise-class battleships, Ships built in Japan, Shipwrecks in the Inland Sea, World War II battleships of Japan, World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

Ondo-no-seto

Ondo-no-seto is a strait in Seto Inland Sea around Kure, Hiroshima between the main island of Japan and Kurahashi island.

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Located at 34.19 132.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Geography of Hiroshima Prefecture, Straits of Japan

Hashira Island

Hashira Island is an island in southern Hiroshima Bay of the Inland Sea, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Located 26 kilometers southeast of Iwakuni, it is part of the Kutsuna Islands within the Bōyo Islands group. The highest point on the island is Mt. Kinzō. Economic activity on the island consists of fishing and cultivation of vegetables and citrus fruit. Hashirajima is connected to the port at Iwakuni Mondays through Saturdays by a high speed ferry.

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Located at 34.02 132.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Imperial Japanese Navy, Islands of Japan

Japanese cruiser Izumo

(sometimes spelled Idzumo) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Although very similar to the Asama-class cruisers, her differences are significant enough to classify her as the lead ship in the separate Izumo-class, which also included her sister ship, the Iwate. Izumo was named after Izumo Province, an ancient province of Japan (corresponding to present-day Shimane Prefecture).

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Located at 34.23 132.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1898 ships, Armstrong Whitworth ships, Izumo-class cruisers, Maritime incidents in 1945, Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan, Second Sino-Japanese War cruisers, Ships sunk by aircraft, Tyne-built ships, World War I cruisers of Japan, World War II cruisers of Japan

Japanese cruiser Iwate

Japanese cruiser Iwate was an Izumo-class armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was named after Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, and it was a sister ship of the Izumo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.23 132.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1900 ships, Armstrong Whitworth ships, Izumo-class cruisers, Maritime incidents in 1945, Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan, Second Sino-Japanese War cruisers, Ships sunk by aircraft, Shipwrecks in the Inland Sea, Tyne-built ships, World War I cruisers of Japan, World War II cruisers of Japan, World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

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