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Etajima

is an island in Hiroshima Bay located in southwestern Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. From the city of Hiroshima, the island is about 7 km out at sea. The island is about 6 km from the city of Kure. It is connected to Kure by two bridges. Etajima holds two annual marathons, including the "Mikan (Orange) Marathon", and the "Kaki (Oyster) Marathon". The Mikan Marathon has been held for more than two decades. It is held every year in October, at the beginning of the orange season.

Located at 34.2464, 132.478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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).

Located at 34.2333, 132.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Izumo-class cruisers, Armstrong Whitworth ships, Tyne-built ships, 1898 ships, Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan, World War I cruisers of Japan, Second Sino-Japanese War cruisers, World War II cruisers of Japan, Ships sunk by aircraft, Maritime incidents in 1945

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.

Located at 34.2333, 132.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Izumo-class cruisers, Armstrong Whitworth ships, Tyne-built ships, 1900 ships, Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan, World War I cruisers of Japan, Second Sino-Japanese War cruisers, World War II cruisers of Japan, Ships sunk by aircraft, Shipwrecks in the Inland Sea, World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean, Maritime incidents in 1945

Japanese cruiser Aoba

Japanese cruiser Aoba was the lead ship in the two-vessel Aoba-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It is named after Mount Aoba, a volcano located behind Maizuru, Kyoto.

Located at 34.2333, 132.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Aoba-class cruisers, Ships built in Japan, 1926 ships, World War II cruisers of Japan, Ships sunk by aircraft, Shipwrecks in the Inland Sea

JDS Wakaba (DE-261)

JDS Wakaba was the former IJN Nashi, a Tachibana-class destroyer. The Nashi was sunk in July 1945, but salvaged in 1954 and refitted to join the JMSDF in 1956 as Wakaba, later being utilised as a radar trials ship. As such she was the only ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy to become part of the post-war Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and for some time was the biggest ship in the JMSDF. 'Nashi' is a type of pear.

Located at 34.2333, 132.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, 1945 ships, Auxiliary ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Naval Academy Etajima

Etajima base (JMSDF Etajima Naval Base) in Etajima city, Hiroshima prefecture is located in the Etajima-cho government building and is the base of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Beside the housing the 1st Technical School and the Officer Candidates School, it is home to the local Kure Naval District, LCAC training facilities, and the Self Defense Force oil storage. In addition, the Special Forces of the Maritime Self Defense Force is located here.

Located at 34.2449, 132.474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Naval academies, Military academies of Japan, Universities and colleges in Hiroshima Prefecture