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At the Yamato Museum Satellite, visitors can now glimpse a version of Japan's storied World War II battleship Yamato recreated on a scale so tiny it defies the naked eye. The model, measuring a mere 0.263 millimetre—one millionth the size of the original—was produced through submicron 3D printing technology. Because of its minuscule dimensions, viewers must peer through a magnifying glass to see it at all. The satellite venue is currently hosting the exhibit while the main Kure Maritime Museum, better known as the Yamato Museum, undergoes renovations scheduled to continue until March 2026. The original Yamato, built at the Kure Naval Arsenal, stretched an imposing 263 metres from bow to stern and stood as a symbol of Japan's naval ambition during the war.
The microscopic replica of the wartime battleship Yamato measures only 0.039 millimetre across—about half the thickness of a human hair, according to the Kure Maritime Museum.
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Museum Kure Maritime History and Science Museum (Yamato Museum)
The Kure Maritime History and Science Museum (呉市海事歴史科学館 Kureshi Kaiji Rekishi Kagakukan), also known as Yamato Museum (大和ミュージアム), is located in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. Its central exhibit is a 1/10 scale model of the IJN battleship Yamato. The Yamato was built at the location of the current...
