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Hamamatsu is 260 kilometres (160 mi) southwest of Tokyo. Hamamatsu consists of a flat plain and the Mikatahara Plateau in the south, and a mountainous area in the north. It is roughly bordered by Lake Hamana to the west, the Tenryū River to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.
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.
Hamamatsu, city, southwestern Shizuoka ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Pacific Ocean coast at the mouth of the Tenryū River, roughly midway between Tokyo and Kyōto. Hamamatsu was a post station on the Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Road”)—the main historic land route between Edo.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
First starting from the founding of Tokai Electronics Laboratory in 1948, Hamamatsu TV Co., Ltd. was then established in 1953 followed by a company name change to Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. in 1983.
Jan 28, 2022 · Hamamatsu (浜松) [4] is the largest city in Shizuoka, Japan . Understand [ edit] Hamamatsu Castle. An important industrial hub, the city is home to many companies, including Honda Motor Company, Roland Corporation, Kawai Pianos, Yamaha, Sony, Suzuki Motor Company and Hamamatsu Photonics as well as a large air base for Japan's defense force.
Hamamatsu, situated on the western side of Shizuoka, is a hub of craftsmanship and creativity. There is plenty of recreational fun on offer thanks to the nearby Pacific Ocean, a river, mountains and a brackish lake, Lake Hamana, with onsen resorts. Another draw is Hamamatsu Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1570.
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Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (浜松ホトニクス株式会社, Hamamatsu Hotonikusu Kabushiki-Kaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of optical sensors (including photomultiplier tubes), electric light sources, and other optical devices and their applied instruments for scientific, technical and medical use.
