Yaramaika Spirit!
From Hamamatsu, City of Creativity
Number one in Japan. Japan’s Only. Japan’s First. These are just a few phrases that embody the yaramaika spirit. From Hamamatsu, City of Creativity
First in Japan!Japan’s First
First in Japan!
Woodworking MachineWoodworking Machine
Isao Shoda improved upon the traditional circular saw tool by creating an all-purpose woodworking machine during a time when woodworking machinery was just being imported to Japan. In 1968 the world’s first computer-controlled machine was successfully developed.
Domestic Motorcycle
Motorcycles
Domestic production of motorcycles began in 1946 when Soichiro Honda began selling bicycles equipped with small wireless engines. There was a period when over 40 automobile makers battled it out in Hamamatsu; currently three companies (Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki) remain.
Kei Automobile(equipped with a two-cycle front mounted engine and front wheel drive)
Kei (Small) Automobiles
In 1937, under the direction of Suzuki’s founder Michio Suzuki, a small automobile was imported for research from England. Later, in November 1955, Suzuki revealed the first automobile equipped with a two-cycle front mounted engine and front wheel drive, called the Suzulight.
Piano
Pianos
The first domestic piano was made in 1900 by Torakusu Yamaha, founder of the famous company by the same name. The musical instrument industry went on to flourish in Hamamatsu, and even now the city can boast that all of Japan’s pianos are produced in Hamamatsu.
Contribution to the Creation of the Television
Television
During the era of mechanical televisions Kenjiro Takayanagi had his sights set on creating a full-electronic television, then considered next to impossible to develop. He continued with his research alone and successfully projected the Japanese character 
using a cathode-ray tube on December 25, 1926.
using a cathode-ray tube on December 25, 1926.
Passenger Airplane
Passenger Plane
In 1922, Asao Fukunaga completed the Tenryu 10, Japan’s first domestic passenger airplane. However, as there were no laws allowing for the transportation of people by airplane at that time, the plane never had the opportunity to transport actual people.
Camera Film
Camera Film
The first film made in Japan, Kiku Film, was created in 1928 by Katsujiro Horiuchi, the founder of Hamamatsu’s Asahi Shashin Kogyo Company, and Masaharu Kojima, a film researcher. The wrapping paper used for Kiku Film was made domestically, and its use was the catalyst for full domestic production.
Aluminum Wheels
Aluminum Wheels
Enkei is a company that got its start supplying parts to Honda and the other motorcycle manufacturers. In 1966 it became the first Japanese company to successfully produce aluminum wheels. Three years later they found themselves exporting 30,000 wheels.
Spherical Screen & Geministar III
Hamamatsu City Science Museum
The interactive displays of the Science Museum are divided into 6 themes: nature, space, light, sound, electronics, and power. With the introduction of the Geministar III planetarium system in March 2006, you can now experience a much more realistic and stunning full-color view of constellations in digital.
Lake-Spanning RopewayKanzanji Ropeway
The most breathtaking views of Lake Hamana can be seen from this ropeway connecting Pal-pal Amusement Park and the Mt. Okusa Observatory / Hamanako Music Box Museum.
Four-Faced StageAct City Main Hall
Equipped with the latest technology, this hall can accommodate professional performing arts such as operas, concerts, ballet, plays and kabuki, as well as conventions. The quality and comfort of the seating is unparalleled throughout the nation.