Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu (浜松市) is the largest city in Shizuoka, Japan. Wikivoyage
Population 788,211 (Wikidata)
Before you go
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Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Shoryu Weeping Plum Blossom Festival
February – March
Trees are pruned to look like dragons on clouds in the sky
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Princess Road Procession
April
During the Edo Period this road was a popular excursion spot for princesses.
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Hamamatsu Festival
May
This 450-year-old festival is one of the most famous Golden Week festivals in Japan.
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Hamakita Hiryū Festival
June
In honor of Ryūjin, god of the Tenryuu River, various events are held including kite-flying, a gyoza competition, and a special event celebrating fire, water, and sound
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Hanabi Taikai
June – August
There are many fireworks displays in the area during the summer. The largest of these is Fukuroi Enshu no Hanabi held in Fukuroi, a small town a few stops east on the JR line.
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Enshu Buddhist Chanting Ritual
July
In this local traditional performance, a procession of chanters and people with flutes, drums, cymbals and lanterns visit the homes of families who have lost a loved one in the last year
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Misakubo Festival
September
This mountain festival features a costume contest in the afternoon and parades of costumed men carrying elaborate floats in the evening
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Hamakita Man'yō Festival
October
Features re-enactments of life in the Nara and early Heian periods with people dressed in authentic period clothing and dramatic Manyo poetry readings
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hamamatsu); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
More train stations: Hikuma 2.7 km, Enshubyoin 2.9 km, Dai-Ichi-dōri 3.2 km, Kamijima 3.3 km, Shin-Hamamatsu 3.5 km, Hamamatsu 3.6 km, Jidōsha-Gakkō-Mae 4.1 km, Saginomiya 5.2 km, Takatsuka 5.2 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.