Hamamatsu
city located in western Shizuoka, Japan.
Demographics
As of May 2004, the city has a population of 603,770 and the density of 2,350.40 persons per km². The total area is 256.88 km².
History and Industry
The city was founded on July 1, 1911. In 1570, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, built the Hamamatsu castle.
Hamamatsu is famous as an industrial city, where Hamamatsu Photonics, Honda Motor Co., Kawai Musical Instruments Mfg., Suzuki Motor Co. and Yamaha Corporation were founded.
