Space Battleship Yamato Exhibition Coming to Yamato Museum in 2027

日本語の記事: 大和ミュージアムで宇宙戦艦ヤマト全記録展が開催へ

What it is

Yamato Museum (呉市海事歴史科学館, Kure City Maritime Museum) in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, will host a special touring exhibition titled "Hideaki Anno Planning and Producing / 50th Broadcast Anniversary: Space Battleship Yamato Complete Records Exhibition" (庵野秀明 企画・プロデュース／放送50周年記念「宇宙戦艦ヤマト 全記録展」). This touring exhibition commemorates the 50th broadcast anniversary of the landmark animated television series Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト).

The exhibition is planned and produced by director Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明), who stated that he would not be who he is today without his encounter with Space Battleship Yamato. The host venue, Yamato Museum, is widely known for its 1/10 scale model of the historic Battleship Yamato (戦艦「大和」).

The exhibition presents more than 2,000 carefully selected production items. It is structured into four main areas:

• This is Space Battleship Yamato! (これが宇宙戦艦ヤマトだ！): Explains the vessel using a large-scale cutaway interior model, mechanical drawings, and original design documents.
• Space Battleship Yamato: A Journey of 298,000 Light-Years (宇宙戦艦ヤマト 29万8千光年の旅路): Reviews the 26-episode voyage of the original television series that started the franchise.
• Creating Space Battleship Yamato (「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」を創る): Illustrates the creative development process of the work using early development materials. Displays include initial project proposals, character and mechanical design sheets, original animation drawings, background paintings, and animation cels.
• Yamato's Journey (ヤマトの旅路): Outlines the long history of the Space Battleship Yamato series and its ongoing new projects chronologically across a 50-year giant timeline installation.

When and where

The exhibition details are as follows:

• Exhibition Title: Hideaki Anno Planning and Producing / 50th Broadcast Anniversary: Space Battleship Yamato Complete Records Exhibition
• Dates: January 30, 2027 (Saturday) to May 9, 2027 (Sunday)
• Closures: Closed on select Tuesdays during the exhibition period.
• Venue: Yamato Museum, 1st Floor, Yamato Hall (大和ホール)
• Address: 5-20 Takaramachi, Kure-shi, Hiroshima (広島県呉市宝町5番20号)

Getting there

Access information to Kure Station (呉駅) is documented as follows:

• Travel by Shinkansen to Hiroshima Station (広島駅). From Hiroshima Station, take the JR Kure Line (JR呉線) to Kure Station. The journey takes approximately 32 minutes by rapid train.
• From Hiroshima Airport (広島空港), take the Airport Bus Kure Hiroshima Airport Line (エアポートバス呉広島空港線) directly to Kure Station. The bus ride takes approximately 1 hour.

Opening hours and prices

Opening hours and admission prices: Not published on the official page as of 2026-10-19.

Exact operational hours and ticket prices are not specified in the exhibition notice. Check the official website directly before visiting.

Tips for visitors

Exhibition contents are subject to partial changes. Photographs published on the promotional page depict previous exhibition venues, and display methods may vary by location. The official museum online shop, Museum Shop Yamato (ミュージアムショップやまと), suspended its operations on March 11, 2026. Official information reflects details announced as of October 6, 2026, and updates will be posted periodically on the museum site.

What we could not verify

Based strictly on official documents published as of October 19, 2026, the following facts could not be verified:

• The specific admission fee for the special exhibition.
• Daily opening hours and final admission times.
• The exact Tuesday closure dates and holiday closure exceptions.
• Walking distance, transit time, or walking directions between Kure Station and Yamato Museum.
• The formal event organizer (主催).
• Ticket release dates, advance ticket options, and sales locations.

Sources

• Yamato Museum (Kure City Maritime Museum), "Notice: Special Exhibition 'Hideaki Anno Planning and Producing / 50th Broadcast Anniversary Space Battleship Yamato Complete Records Exhibition'", https://yamato-museum.com/info/ (Retrieved 2026-10-19)
• Kure City official tourism site Kure Trip, "Access", https://kure-trip.jp/access (Retrieved 2026-10-19)