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After the Meiji Restoration, Hamamatsu became a short-lived prefecture from 1871 to 1876, after which it was united with Shizuoka Prefecture. Hamamatsu Station opened on the Tōkaidō Main Line in 1889. The same year, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system, Hamamatsu became a town.
Jul 23, 2024 · Hamamatsu was a post station on the Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Road”)—the main historic land route between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyōto—during the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1868). Now a leading industrial centre with strong economic ties to Nagoya , it is noted for the manufacture of pianos and other musical instruments, motorcycles, and ...
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Feb 10, 2023 · Hamamatsu is known as “The City of Success,” owing to Tokugawa Ieyasu calling it home for 17 years from when he was 29 to 45, right around the time he laid down the foundation for the unification of Japan. As a result, later lords of Hamamatsu Castle achieved high ranks in the Tokugawa Shogunate and left behind impressive legacies.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu spent much of his early adult life at Hamamatsu Castle, built in 1570 to defend against the mighty army of legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. It was from this castle where Tokugawa’s skills as a warlord were honed and tested by the strength of Takeda’s forces, perhaps paving the way for him to become Shogun years later. Tokugawa comm...
Yet it wasn’t until the Edo Period ended that Hamamatsu realized its full potential as a center of industry and innovation. In 1887, Yamaha Torakusu built the first domestically produced reed organ and, ten years later, established the company that would later become known as Yamaha Corporation. Soon, Yamaha began producing a variety of musical ins...
The Yaramaika spirit of Hamamatsu isn’t only limited to its largest businesses. You’ll find that same “can do” confidence in the people of Hamamatsu, from historical figures to modern-day entrepreneurs.
Hamamatsu is so close to Tokyo and Kyoto by bullet train, it makes a great addition to your itinerary if you happen to be staying in either of those cities. To Hamamatsu Station, it takes approximately 1.5 hours from Tokyo and one hour from Kyoto. If you happen to be using the Japan Rail Pass, a stop in Hamamatsu between Tokyo and Kyoto literally c...
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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.
The rich history of Hamamatsu City includes a strong connection to the age of samurai and musical innovation and legendary craftsmanship.
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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