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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.
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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...
- Todd Fong
Oct 19, 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.
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Jan 19, 2023 · During the Edo Period (1603 – 1867), Hamamatsu was one of several post towns along the Tokaido road connecting the eastern and western regions of Japan, where it flourished as an important transportation hub.
Jul 3, 2019 · Back in Japan he set his men to work immediately. Not content with copying foreign instruments, Yamaha wanted to develop his own brand. In 1900 Nippon Gakki Co. made the first piano with a Japanese sound board, and since the sound board is the part of the piano which decides its quality, this is considered Japan’s first domestically ...
Feb 10, 2023 · But the city’s history goes back much further, and is deeply entwined with Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan for two and a half centuries (1603-1868). In 2023, the warlord also became the topic of a historical drama titled “Dou Suru Ieyasu,” starring Jun Matsumoto.
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Jun 28, 2021 · It turned out to be a beautiful day. First, we walked about twenty minutes to Hamamatsu Castle. Built in 1958, this replica of the 1532 original was home to Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, a primary figure in uniting Japan, who would later move the capital to Edo (Tokyo).
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