Hamamatsu

[ hah-mah-mah-tsoo ]

noun

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

Hamamatsu

/ ˌhæməˈmætsuː /

noun

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

Example Sentences

After the rusty yellowish sphere, about the size of a wrecking ball, drifted ashore in Hamamatsu, Japan, officials in helmets and hazmat suits cordoned off the area, even planting a traffic cone on the sand to ward people off.

From New York Times

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

But the authorities in Hamamatsu, a city west of Tokyo, could not determine where the specimen had come from or who owned it, because its exterior was too rusty and had no visible markings, said Mr. Yagi of the coastal management bureau.

From New York Times

Dr. Send said the response to the Hamamatsu buoy struck him as a little odd, given the common use of such devices in ocean research and maritime shipping.

From New York Times

Local officials in Hamamatsu said that it will be stored "for a certain period of time" then "disposed of".

From BBC