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Hamamatsu
City in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan

Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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In September 2023, the city had an estimated population of 780,128 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, with a population density of 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) over the total urban area of 1,558.06 km2 (601.57 sq mi). The city ranked first in the happiness index of Japan's government-designated cities, published by the Japan Research Institute, in both 2018 and 2022. It is also the second largest city by area in Japan, only behind Takayama, Gifu.

Get in

Getting to Hamamatsu

Geographically, the closest airport to Hamamatsu is in Shizuoka (FSZ IATA), 45 km away. However, flights there are very limited: Domestic services are operated by ANA and low-cost carrier Fuji Dream Airlines to destinations including Sapporo, Fukuoka and Okinawa, and international flights serve Seoul, Taipei and several destinations in China.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Act City

    Itaya-machi 111-1 - Naka-ku (east side of JR station), fax: +81 53 451-1123.

  2. 02
    Futamata Castle Ruins
  3. 03
    Hamamatsu Castle
  4. 04
    Keta River
  5. 05
    Kiga Sekisho
  6. 06
    Mitake Castle Ruins
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Pal-Pal Amusement Park
  2. 02
    Torch Fishing
  3. 03
    Wotto Hamanako Aquatic Experience Center
  4. 04
    Hamanako Pleasure Boat
  5. 05
    Yu Fukei Shiori
  6. 06
    Hamamatsu Racetrack
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Arisan

    B1 (across the corner from the Circle K on Daiichi-dori),.

  2. 02
    Gyoza no Kiyo
  3. 03
    Ishimatsu Gyoza
  4. 04
    Kibori
  5. 05
    Kunma Suisha no Sato

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.