Chosen from among Japan’s top 100 streets, this tree-lined boulevard paved with red bricks has 17 sculptures dotted along the way. It’s an area loved by locals as a calm walking course.

It is also a popular place as a sightseeing course where you can tour the Yamato Museum, as well as the Marine Self Defense Kure District Headquarters on foot.

As you climb up the slope of the red brick-paved tree-lined street, on the left hand side you’ll see the Kure Municipal Museum of Arts.

With an exterior that includes a traditional Japanese tiled roof, the art museum covered with red hexagon-shaped tiles is splendidly in harmony with the street of sculptures and the surrounding greenery.

As you enter the museum, you’ll be welcomed by a large-scale work, “Hercules Archer” by Antoine Bourdelle.

When the special exhibition is in session, ceramics workshops as well as other workshops based on the theme are held, so it’s definitely worth checking out!

This is our most recommended spot in Kure. You’ll feel healed just by gazing at the tree-lined street leading to the art museum and the greenery within its grounds.

Kure Municipal Museum of Arts
Address: Saiwai-cho, Kure city, Hiroshima prefecture (located within the Irifuneyama Park)
Tel: 0823-25-2007
HP: http://www.kure-bi.jp/ (Japanese)
Closed: Tuesdays (If Tuesday is a national holiday, the museum is closed the following day), New Year’s holidays – December 29th through January 3rd
Access: 13-minutes walk from JR Kure Station
Setouchi Finder Photo-writers: Makoto Esaki & Yoko Suganami (Rainbow Sake Co., Ltd.)