Hamamatsu

Coordinates: 34°42′39″N 137°43′39″E / 34.71083°N 137.72750°E / 34.71083; 137.72750
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Hamamatsu
浜松市
From top left: City center, Act city, Kazimachi, Hamamatsu Castle, Bentenzima, Government district
From top left: City center, Act city, Kazimachi, Hamamatsu Castle, Bentenzima, Government district
Flag of Hamamatsu
Official seal of Hamamatsu
Nickname: 
"City of Music"
Map
Location of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture
Location of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture
Hamamatsu is located in Japan
Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu
 
Coordinates: 34°42′39″N 137°43′39″E / 34.71083°N 137.72750°E / 34.71083; 137.72750
Country Japan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka
Government
 • MayorYasutomo Suzuki
Area
 • Designated city1,558.06 km2 (601.57 sq mi)
Population
 (December 1, 2019)
 • Designated city791,707
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
[1] (2015)
1,129,296 (13th)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols 
• TreePine
• FlowerMikan
• BirdJapanese bush warbler
Phone number53-457-2111
Address103-2 Motoshiro-chō, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 430-8652
Websitewww.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp
Downtown of Hamamatsu city (near city hall)
Lake Hamana
Ryugashido Cave
Lake Sanaru

Hamamatsu is a city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.[2] It is on the island of Honshū. Every May 3-5, the Hammamatsu Festival is held in the city. There are three wards (Chūō, Hamana, and Tenryū) in this city on and after January 1, 2024.

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References[change | change source]

  1. "UEA Code Tables". Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hamamatsu" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 282.