Kure

Kure, city (1990 pop. 216,723), Hiroshima prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Hiroshima Bay. It is a major naval base and port, and merchant ships and oil tankers are built there. In addition to steel and machinery, semiconductor manufacturing devices and micrometers are also manufactured in Kure.

Kure can refer to:

• KURE, a radio station in Ames, Iowa
• Kure Software Koubou, Japanese video game development company
• Kure, Hiroshima (呉), a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
• Kure Line, a rail line in the city
• Kure Station, a railway station on the Kure Line
• Kure Atoll, an island in the Pacific Ocean
• Kure Beach, North Carolina
• Küre (district), Kastamonu is a district of Kastamonu province, Turkey
• Küre Mountain is a mountain at Bartın and Kastamonu provinces, Turkey
• Küre brook is a small river near İnebolu, Kastamonu Province, Turkey
• Kure Naval Base