spreads out from Kure to Kaita, but the distance of the road is short. National Route 185 is connected from Kure to Mihara. This road has a view of the Inland Sea. National Route 375 is a road to be connected from Kure to Ōda, Shimane. U.S. forces can use this way for their ammunition transportation. National Route 487 spreads out from Kure to the city of Hiroshima. This road crosses the Ondo Bridge, and goes around Etajima. Though they are independent roads, separate from National Routes, there are a series of access roads toward the archipelago of the city. The Akinada Islands series of bridges conclude at Shimokamagari island, Kamikamagari island, Toyoshima, Osakishimojima, Herashima, Nakanoshima at seven bridges. Toyoshima Bridge, concluding at Toyoshima regards traffic of a ship as Kamikamagari island, and is 50 m high from the surface of the sea. Economy Japan Marine United, formerly IHI Marine United, has a shipyard in the city Nisshin Steel Yodogawa Steel Works Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Sailor Pen Company Disco Corporation has three manufacturing plants in Kure Mitutoyo Oji Paper Company Education Japan Coast Guard Academy Kure University Goko Academy Tourism Museums Kure Municipal Museum of Art and Museum Avenue Irifuneyama Memorial Museum Sannose Gohonjin Art and Culture Rantokaku Art Museum Kurahashi-cho Nagato Museum of Shipbuilding History JMSDF Kure Museum (Displaying Yūshio-class submarine Akishio), nicknamed Iron Whale Museum Yamato Museum Shrines Kameyama Shrine Historical places Former Kure-chinjufu Mitarai Former House of Prince Takamatsu House of Kimiyo Fujii Takechimaru anti-invasion cement ships Parks and gardens Rekishi-no-mieru-Oka and Park Nagasako Park Allay Karasu Kojima Park Ondono-seto and Park Setonaikai National Park Kure Port-pia Park Nikokyo Park Mountains Mount Noro Haiga-mine Mount Yasumi Nikyu-kyo Honjo Suigenchi Beaches Romantic Beach Karuga Kajigahama Beach Festivals Kure Port Festival Kure Fireworks above the Sea (late July or early August) Kameyama Shrine Festival (2nd Sunday in October, and the day before) Sister cities , Kure has sister city agreements with the following cities. Sister cities Bremerton, Washington, United States (since August 1970) Marbella, Andalusia, Spain (since December 1990) Jinhae-gu, Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea (since October 1999) Keelung, Taiwan (since April 2017) Friendship cities Daisen, Tottori (since September 1995) Friendship ports Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China (since May 2001) Notable people Musicians Michiru Jo Miyu Matsuki Machico Akira Sakata Hitomi Shimatani Authors Hiromu Ono Shinji Wada Sports Fumio Fujimura Shinji Hamazaki Tatsuro Hirooka Ryō Hirakawa Politicians