Hamamatsu

Summary

Hamamatsu is a city designated by government ordinance^[1]. Hamamatsu draws 1,819 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #12 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hamamatsu was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Hamamatsu is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[4].
• Hamamatsu is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Hamamatsu is on the body of water Enshū Sea^[6].
• Hamamatsu is on the body of water Lake Hamana^[7].
• Hamamatsu is on the body of water Tenryū River^[8].
• Hamamatsu's head of government is recorded as Yusuke Nakano^[9].
• Hamamatsu is on the continent of Asia^[10].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as city designated by government ordinance^[11].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[13].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[14].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[15].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as business cluster^[16].
• Hamamatsu's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[17].
• Hamamatsu's capital is recorded as Naka-ku^[18].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Tenryū-mura^[19].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Iida^[20].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Toyone^[21].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Tōei-chō^[22].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Shinshiro^[23].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Toyohashi^[24].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Kawanehon^[25].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Mori^[26].
• Hamamatsu's shares border with is recorded as Shimada^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include April 1, 1889^[28] and July 1, 1911^[29].

Identity

Part of include San-En-Nanshin^[30], a region of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32]; Hamamatsu metropolitan area^[33], a metropolitan area^[34], in Japan^[35]; and Shizuoka–Hamamatsu Major Metropolitan Area^[36], a metropolitan area^[37], in Japan^[38].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hamamatsu include Hamamatsu Station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1888^[42] and Hamamatsuchō^[43], a chōchō^[44], in Japan^[45].

Why It Matters

Hamamatsu draws 1,819 Wikipedia views per month (city_designated_by_government_ordinance category, ranking #12 of 20).^[2] Hamamatsu has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Hamamatsu is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Hamamatsu include Hamamatsu Station^[39], a railway station^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1888^[42] and Hamamatsuchō^[43], a chōchō^[44], in Japan^[45].