Facilities

Hamamatsu Castle

Hamamatsu Castle can be found downtown. Built in 1568 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, it has been defended by a number of different lords since. The tower has been rebuilt, but the original stonewall remains. The inside is now a museum of Hamamatsu and the surrounds have become a park.

100-2 Motoshiro-cho, Hamamatsu Tel: 053-453-3872

Access	Five minutes by bus from the platform 1 at the bus terminal (north exit of JR Hamamatsu Station). Get off at ‘Shiyakusho-mae’
Opening Times	8:30 ~ 16:30
Holidays	29th ~ 31st December
Entrance	Adult (high school student and above) ¥150 Elementary and junior high school student Free

Hamamatsu Festival Hall

Hamamatsu Festival is held every May, from the 3rd to the 5th. In Hamamatsu Festival Hall, historical documents related to the festival, floats and flags are on display. There is also a simulator that allows you to experience the festival itself all year round, with astonishingly realistically reproduced sounds and sights!

1313 Nakatajima-cho, Hamamatsu Tel: 053-441-6211

Access	15 mins by bus from platform 6 at the bus station, (JR Hamamatsu Station North Exit). Alight at ‘Nakatajima Sakyu’.
Opening Hours	9:00 ~ 16:30
Holidays	The third Monday each month (or the Tuesday if the Monday is a national holiday), 29th ~ 31st December
Entrance	Adult ¥400 Elementary and junior high school students Free

Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments

This is the only municipally owned museum of its kind in Japan. It contains a collection of over 2,000 ethnic musical instruments ranging from those from Central and South America, Africa and Asia to a collection of 17th to 19th century European pieces.

108-1 Itaya-machi, Hamamatsu Tel: 053-451-1128

Access	Three minutes walk from JR Hamamatsu Station
Opening Hours	9:30 ~ 17:00
Holidays	The second Wednesday of every month (or the following day if that is a national holiday), the New Year period.
Entrance	Adult ¥400 High school student ¥200 Children Free