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Yamato Museum
What is the Yamato Museum?
The museum introduces the history of Kure since the Meiji period (1868-1912), which flourished as a military port where the battleship Yamato was built and as the largest naval arsenal in Japan, and after the war built many of the world's largest tankers, as well as various scientific technologies such as shipbuilding and steel manufacturing. The museum exhibits valuable actual materials such as the 1/10 scale battleship Yamato and the Type 62 Zero fighter plane.
This illustration for the main graphic of the Special exhibition.  "80 years of completion Battleship" Yamato "and the scenery of Kure port of Kure military port" in Yamato Museum: It introduces the military port where the prospered as the city of Japan's number one naval arsenal, Hiroshima Prefecture after the Meiji era, where many of the world's largest tankers were built, including the history of Kure city.
It was decided to mix three different eras ("Meiji," "Showa," and "present" Kure Port in the illustration.
Based on the materials, we came up with a composition and created a rough sketch. We discussed what was needed in the illustration.
It also includes major battleships and the Self-Defense Forces, major places, and hidden characters.
We visited many times and collected as many photos and videos as possible. Entire city, even small paths, objects, and small shops. Communicated with the locals as much as possible to create the illustrations.

Line drawing
Finished
Close-up scenes
Initially created as illustrations for the exhibition wall, but it became posters, postcards, and various merchandise.
And it was also so well received that it was printed on new, larger, giant sheets and installed permanently as outdoor photo spot.

Yamato Museum
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