Hamamatsu
Americannoun
noun
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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
The find in coastal city Hamamatsu has been variously dubbed "Godzilla egg", "mooring buoy" and "from outer space" by fascinated locals.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023
Rivers swelled in Shizuoka’s Hamamatsu city, where video shared on social media showed cars wading through watery streets.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022
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
In November, 1572, Shingen led a large force and seized two of the Tokugawa castles, menacing the third and most important at Hamamatsu, where Ieyasu himself was in command.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
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