Why don’t you move in Hamamatsu?
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Convenient transportation
There are a train station of Tokaido Shinkansen and interchanges of Tomei Expressway (Hamamatsu I.C., Hamamatsu- nishi I.C., Mikkabi I.C. ) and Shin Tomei Expressway (Hamamatsu- Inasa I.C., Hamamatsu- Hamakita I.C.).
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Rich natural environment
Surrounded by ocean, rivers, lakes and mountains, you can enjoy rich natural environment such as Pacific Ocean, Tenryu River, Lake Hamana and so on.
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Abundant delicious foods
You can find abundant delicious foods from the sea and the field, for example, marine products such as eel, soft-shelled turtle, tiger pufferfish, short-neck clam and shirasu (young sardine), farm products such as strawberry, mandarin orange, potato, onion and green tea, and mountain vegetables such as Japanese yam and mushroom.
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Convenient location but low land price
It takes only 1 hour and 30 minutes to go to Tokyo and 1 hour and 40 minutes to Osaka by Shinkansen. In spite of such a convenient location along the Tokaido, the land price is rather low.
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Government ordinance city
Hamamatsu is a government ordinance city with a population of about 800,000 and the number of businesses of about 37,000. It was ranked the happiest city among the government ordinance cities (2018).
One of the big advantage of being a government ordinance city is delegation of authorities and financial resources. Since a part of the authorities and financial resources are delegated by the prefectural government, it is possible to implement service provision and community development in the way more suitable for the actual circumstances for road improvement, city planning and education. In addition, a government ordinance city can issue the lottery. It is an important source of revenue to be used to improve the civil life, too.
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Hot springs
As well as the famous Kanzanji Onsen, there are a lot of luxurious bath houses using hot spring water where people can enjoy on a one-day visit.
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There are several general hospitals.
There are several general hospitals such as Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu Medical Center, Hamamatsu University Hospital, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Red Cross Hamamatsu Hospital and Juzen Memorial Hospital.
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Mild weather
The average annual temperature is about 17 degrees Celsius (last 10 years) and average winter temperature is about 7 degrees Celsius.
Major industries of Hamamatsu
- Transportation machines such as automobiles and motorcycles
- Musical instrument manufacturing by three major manufacturers in Japan
- Optical and electronic technology
Major companies in Hamamatsu
- Suzuki Motor Corporation
- Yamaha Corporation
- Kawai Musical Instruments Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Roland DG Corporation
- Hamakyorex Co., Ltd.
- Enshu Railway Co., Ltd.
Famous foods in Hamamatsu
- Eel dishes
- Hamamatsu dumplings
- Soft-shelled turtle dishes
- Pufferfish dishes
Specialty in Hamamatsu
- Lake Hamana eel
- Natural tiger pufferfish from Enshunada
- Shirasu from Enshunada
- Short-neck clam from Lake Hamana
- Mikkabi mandarin orange
- Tenryu lumber (Japanese cedar, Japanese cypress)
Tourist attractions in Hamamatsu
- Lake Hamana KANZANJI ONSEN
- Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Co., Ltd.
- Hamamatsu Flower Park
- Hamanako Garden Park
- Hamamatsu Castle
- RYOTANJI
- Akino Fuku Museum
- Shirai Tetsuzo Memorial Hall
- Keisuke Kinoshita Memorial Museum
- Nakatajima Sand Dune
- Lake Hamana
- Suzuki Plaza
- SOICHIRO HONDA Craftsmanship Center
- Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments
- Takayanagi Memorial Hall
- Hamanako Experience Station Uotto
- Unagipie Factory
- Hamamatsu Festival
- The Princess Road Procession (Hime-sama Dochu )
- Hamanako Kanzanji Fireworks Festival
No. 1 in Japan in Shizuoka
- “Natural spring water system of Kakita River” known as the largest amount of spring water in Japan: Shimizu-cho, Sunto-gun
- “Horai Bridge,” the longest wooden pedestrian bridge in the world: Shimada-shi
- “Mishima Skywalk,” the longest pedestrian-only suspension bridge in Japan: Mishima-shi
- The largest “Flower Clock” in the world: Toi, Izu-shi
- “Oigawa Railway” servicing the biggest number of active steam locomotives in Japan: Kanaya, Shimada-shi
- “Arai Sekisho,” the only sekisho (checkpoint) building remained in Japan: Arai-cho, Kosai-shi
- Tuna with the largest landing volume in Japan: Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi
- The deepest sea in Japan: Suruga Bay, Numazu-shi
- Plastic models with the largest shipping amount in Japan: Shizuoka-shi
- The biggest tengu mask: Haruno-cho
- Actual road length by municipalityi: Hamamatsu-shi
- Family name: Suzukii: Hamamatsu-shi
- It was ranked the happiest city among the government ordinance cities (2018).
