Hamamatsu
Where Yamaha, Kawai and Roland were founded, so the museum of musical instruments is world-class. A rebuilt castle, sand dunes, and eel on the menu.
Hamamatsu in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Hamamatsu
Where to stay in Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Hamamatsu
Act City Hamamatsu (アクトシティ浜松) is a facility consisting of four buildings in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Act Tower, located in Zone B, is 213 metres (699 ft) tall and has 45 floors, making it the tallest building in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 May 2026
Ichitaro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hamamatsu Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It is also called Shusse Castle .
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Akonnchiroll · CC BY-SA 4.0
Motoshirochō Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1886, and its main festival is held annually on October 10. It is also sometimes known as the Hamamatsu Tōshō-gū
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
ヒラタイプ · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments is a museum in Hamamatsu, Japan. It is the first public museum about musical instruments in Japan. The museum contains collections of different types of instruments from various parts of the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 May 2026
Lombroso · Public domain
Nakatajima Sand Dunes are located at the southern part of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture at the Pacific Ocean coast of Japan. The sand dune area measures approximately 0.6 km from north to south and 4.0 km from east to west. It is considered one of Japan's three largest sand dune areas along with the Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori Prefecture and Kujyūkurihama in Chiba Prefecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Dec 2025
Japanexperterna.se · CC BY-SA 3.0
Act City Hamamatsu (アクトシティ浜松) is a facility consisting of four buildings in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Act Tower, located in Zone B, is 213 metres (699 ft) tall and has 45 floors, making it the tallest building in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 May 2026
Ichitaro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hamamatsu Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle ruin, with some replica castle buildings. It was the seat of various fudai daimyō who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. It is also called Shusse Castle .
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Akonnchiroll · CC BY-SA 4.0
Motoshirochō Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine in Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1886, and its main festival is held annually on October 10. It is also sometimes known as the Hamamatsu Tōshō-gū
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
ヒラタイプ · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments is a museum in Hamamatsu, Japan. It is the first public museum about musical instruments in Japan. The museum contains collections of different types of instruments from various parts of the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 May 2026
Lombroso · Public domain
Nakatajima Sand Dunes are located at the southern part of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture at the Pacific Ocean coast of Japan. The sand dune area measures approximately 0.6 km from north to south and 4.0 km from east to west. It is considered one of Japan's three largest sand dune areas along with the Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori Prefecture and Kujyūkurihama in Chiba Prefecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Dec 2025
Japanexperterna.se · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Hamamatsu: Mar or Apr or Oct or Nov
The heat breaks and the gardens turn — the best light of the year.
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