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Hiroshima: Microscopic Yamato Battleship Model Proves a Big Hit at Kure Museum

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

11:44 JST, September 23, 2025

KURE, Hiroshima — A microscopic model of the World War II battleship Yamato is on display at the Yamato Museum Satellite in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture — despite being too small to be seen with the naked eye.

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