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1889
- 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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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.
Oct 19, 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).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
With even all of that aside, Hamamatsu is the home of several musical instrument factories and is the main base and founding city of global powerhouse Yamaha. Indeed, the company began nearly 150 years ago in Hamamatsu City making organs and flourished into the success it’s become today.
Hamamatsu Town became Hamamatsu City on July 1, 1911. It had a population of 36,782, 6,940 households, and covered an area of 8.66km². A Shinto-style festival was held at the Gosha Park to show the gratitude to Kami-sama (God) for municipalization of Hamamatsu.
Hamamatsu Castle was once the home of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the samurai who later went on to unite Japan and become its first Shogun. For a period starting in late March, the castle tower is surrounded by about 360 cherry trees in full bloom, attracting many visitors, even at night when they are illuminated.
Hamamatsu was a castle town during the 15th and 16th centuries, and a stopover during the Edo era. Active in vegetable and fruit production, horticulture and forestry, Hamamatsu is a...
