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Hamamatsu

American  
[hah-mah-mah-tsoo] / ˈhɑ mɑˈmɑ tsʊ /

noun

  1. a city on S central Honshu, in central Japan.


Hamamatsu British  
/ ˌhæməˈmætsuː /

noun

  1. a city in central Japan, in S central Honshu: cotton textiles and musical instruments. Pop: 573 504 (2002 est)

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A mysterious metal ball spotted on a beach in Hamamatsu City this week prompted local police to scramble the bomb squad.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

"I think everyone in Hamamatsu City was worried and curious about what it was about, but I'm relieved that the work is over," a local official told Japanese media.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

The 23-year-old also had a ready-made storyline, as his mother, the former Nobue Saito, is from the coastal town of Hamamatsu, about 150 miles southwest of Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Hamamatsu takes a different tack, styling itself as Japan’s city of music because it is home to a number of instrument manufacturers, notably Yamaha.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2019

In March, 1584, he set out from Hamamatsu and joined Nobukatsu at Kiyosu, in Owari.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)