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STATION 30th of the OLD TOKAIDO ROAD Located about halfway between Tokyo and Osaka on the southern coast of Japan, Hamamatsu is a popular tourist destination surrounded by a variety of natural features including coastal sand dunes and mountains.
Its most famous attractions include Hamamatsu Castle, the Flower Park, and the Kanzanji Hot Springs by Lake Hamana.This site offer free guides to Hamamatsu Volunteer Tourist Guide (click)
HOW TO GET THERE
Hamamatsu is a station on the Tokaido Shinkansen and Tokaido Main Line. This station is served by a small selection of Hikariservices and all passing Kodama services.
From Tokyo
Tokyo - Hamamatsu (by super-express Tokaido Shinkansen "Hikari"): 1 hr. 30 min.
Tokyo - Hamamatsu (by super-express Tokaido Shinkansen "Kodama"): 2 hrs.
From Osaka / Nagoya
Shin-Osaka - Hamamatsu (by super-express Tokaido Shinkansen "Hikari"): 1 hr. 30 min.
Shin-Osaka - Hamamatsu (by super-express Tokaido Shinkansen "Kodama"): 2 hrs.
Nagoya - Hamamatsu (by super-express Tokaido Shinkansen "Hikari"): 35 min.
Nagoya - Hamamatsu (by super-express Tokaido Shinkansen "Kodama"): 50 min.
By Car
From Tokyo Tomei Kosokudoro Atsugi IC - Hamamatsu IC From Osaka / NagoyaOsaka - Nagoya via Meishin Kosokudoro, Nagoya - Hamamatsu IC via Tomei Kosokudoro
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|  | In my quest to see all 53 STATIONS of the OLD TOKAIDO ROAD, this is number 30
HISTORY
Hamamatsu shuku (inn district) was very busy in the Edo period and there were 6 honjin, or officially appointed inns.
Hamamatsu is also well known for Hamamatsu castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu lived for 17 years (from late 20s through 40s).
It is said that Ieyas had a very hard time during his stay in Hamamatsu, compare to his Fuchu years.
He lost a big war called "mikatagahara no kassen (mikatappara no kassen)" or Mikatagahara war against Takeda Shingen, a great warrior during the civil war.
Also, he had to kill his wife and a child due to the order by Oda nobunaga, one of the most well known warrior in Japanese history.
The current castle was built in 1958.Distance from Nihonbashi: 252.7 km
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HAMAMATSU by HIROSHIGE A party of coolies warming themselves by a bonfire beside a large tree, a traveller, with a pipe in hand, looking on, and a peasant woman carrying a child on her back, approaching from the right.
Bare, flat rice-fields, across which stand the castle and village in the background.
This plate depicts a wintry rural scene on the outskirts of Hamamatsu Station.
The village and Hamamatsu Castle are visible in the distance. |
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iris2002 Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:23 UTC
Wonderful pages - wow - I always had this dream of discovering Japan and it's on my "must see list"... what a fantastic country and culture - thanks for sharing. Arigato :)! | Kaione Mon Jul 16, 2007 03:34 UTC
Awesome site! Loads of useful information. I'm looking forward to doing some of this stuff. | Jim_Eliason Thu Oct 19, 2006 01:11 UTC
nice pics and tips, looks like a cool festival. | RoseAmano Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:56 UTC
Wonderful pages about Shizuoka-ken! I play a piano (own a Yamaha and a Kawai), so someday we'd like to visit there to see the many piano factories! Have fun in Matsumoto, and be sure to get in touch when you visit 2nd stage of Tokaido road! |
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