Category: Hamamatsu

Hamamatsu-shi Hamamatsu city

Hamamatsu (Hamamatsu city) is a Japanese city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, with a population of 804.968 inhabitants, including around 24.336 foreign citizens, being 1.725 Peruvians e 9.321 Brazilians, 320 Bolivians, 29 Argentines, 15 Mexicans, 153 Americans, 3.829 Philippines, 2.683 Chinese, 2.619 Vietnamese, 1.270 Koreans, 899 Indonesia, 314 India, 260 Nepal, 230 Thai, 89 Sri Lanka (data provided by the prefecture), considered the city with the highest concentration of Brazilians in Japan. It received the status of city in July of 1911.

The population of Nikkei foreigners grew after the change in the Japanese immigration law that allowed them to work in Japan. Since the 1990s the number of foreigners has grown a lot, but after 2008 the foreigner population fell dramatically due to the world crisis, with the Hamamatsu government having to offer help for some foreigners to return to their countries of origin.

Hamamatsu had almost 20 thousand Brazilians, 60% of them foreigners, where several Brazilian supermarkets and schools started to appear.

Hamamatsu has a humid subtropical climate with cold to mild winters and almost no snow, however, it winds a lot in the winter due to the dry monsoons called Enshū no Karakaze, something unique in the region. September it is the wettest month. Temperatures are higher in August, reaching about 39.5 ° C, and the lowest in January, reaching -6 ° C.

The city is an important industrial center, with headquarters for several companies such as Honda, Yamaha and Kawai Pianos, as well as several factories such as Sony and Panasonic. Hamamatsu is well known for automotive parts and musical instruments, among other things, that are produced here.

Informative:

town hall, with about 30 translators, from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 17:00 pm.
Total Help Japan Advisory, we are here to offer the best service and Total Legal Assistance making your bridge directly with lawyers in Brazil, and the USA with consultancy via WhatsApp, and assistance with the American visa.
Schools with Translator, municipal elementary and high school for the adaptation of foreigners.
General Consulate of Brazil, to help Brazilians living in Japan.
Immigration, Hamamatsu jurisdiction.
Hello Work, support and assistance center for workers.
Hospitals with Translators, General Hospital Seirei, Hospital Medical Center, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital.
Shaken-kei, vehicle inspection (small).

Hamamatsu Attractions:

Act Tower (アクトシティ), is the magnificent skyscraper in the city of Hamamatsu, with 212,77 meters high and 45 floors. It was built in 1994, it took almost 3 years to finish its construction, about 166,4 billion yen was spent. And a tourist observation platform was built on the top floor, where you can see a magnificent panorama of the city, lakes, Rivers, neighborhoods and in good weather Mount Fuji.
Air Park (Hamamatsu base), is a museum of the Japanese air force with a huge and impressive collection of planes, with free entry!
Ulotto Aquarium, o aquarium displays live fish species from Lake Hamana, a team holds events where they talk and teach about fish in the city’s lake.
Aoya Hudou Waterfall, It has a 10 meter drop, very beautiful and refreshing.
Golden Waterfall, is the largest underground waterfall in Japan at 30 meters high and is located within the Ryugashido cave.
Hamamatsu Castle, is where the first shogun of the Edo shogunate lived, Ieyasu Tokugawa, lived for 17 years, from 29 to 45 years old. Located next to the city hall.
Aoya Shyonyudo Cave, is among the attractions of Tenryu River, access to the cave it's made by car.
Ryugashido Cave (竜ヶ岩洞) is the largest stalactite cave in tourism in the Tokai region and features several rock formations, as well as a waterfall underground with 30 meters high.
Washizawa Cave, is a cave 250 million years old, with a total length of about 200 meters, but only 100 meters is available to the public, and the cave's internal temperature is 15 to 16 degrees throughout the year, the cave is also known by the name of wind hole.
Nakatajima Dunes, is one of the three largest dunes in Japan.
Pak Sanaru Lake, it's a great place to run, walk, picnicking, walking in the woods, cycling, doing physical activities and taking pictures.
Lake Hamana Cruise Ship, Enjoy the ride along the shore of Lake Hamana on board a cruise.
Mikkabi Takayama Observatory, a beautiful view of the sunrise at Mikkabi Observatory.
Nisangatsu Observatory, a small trail that leads to a beautiful view of the city from the top of the observatory.
Takizawa Observatory, one of the largest and most famous observatory of the city, with wide view and very popular for visits at night.
OkusaYama Observatory, a beautiful 360 ° view of hamanako, lake and the Act Tower building, with an altitude of 113 meters.
Hosoe Observatory, offers a beautiful view of Lake Okuhana, Lake Hamana, Tsutodagawa, Miyakodagawa, Iiyagawa and the view of Hamamatsu city.
Flowers Park, it has about 100 thousand plants of about 3.000 species. The flowers are plums, cherry trees, roses, tulips, azaleas, lilies and hydrangeas that bloom from spring to early summer. In the fall there are Lilies and Roses and in the whole winter more than 200 Camellias in full bloom.
Hamakita Forest Park, is a pleasant place to stroll and is huge with 215 hectares, with several trails. And it has a suspension bridge, very beautiful and exciting.
Hamanako Park and Garden, It is a place that everyone can enjoy through the four seasons of the year.
Nakatajima Enshu Park, a beautiful park, very good for children, with gardens, children's playground, bicycle path for children and others.
Hamamatsu festival pavilion, it is like a museum with exhibitions about the history of the Hamamatsu Festival, with displays of kites, jackets and floats, it is a festival that has been going on for over 440 years.
Bentenjima Beach, it is very popular in the summer for being a quiet place and children play a lot because it is a safe place. Offers free cold water showers.
Tenryu River, is a river from Lake Suwa in Okaya from Nagano. It is one of the favorite places of Brazilians in the summer to have a barbecue and walk with the family on the edge of this beautiful river with clean water and infrastructure.
Kamoe Kannon Temple (鴨江観音) is an ancient temple which has a tradition of building Kannon-do, over 1.000 years old, The original construction is entirely of wood, painted in bright red, dedicated to Kannon.
Unagi Father, is a factory where people can visit and see how this delicious and famous Hamamatsu eel pie is made.
Municipal Zoo, is a zoological with a wonderful environment, with more than 400 animals of 120 species, it has the largest number of primates in Japan, among them the lowland gorilla, the Sumatra orangutan and the golden lion tamarin in Brazil.

Hamamatsu - Festivals & Fireworks

Gateway Bentenjima Festival, in the hottest season of the year, Hamamatsu becomes the stage of the Gateway Festival, it is a modern style that local people and Brazilians come together to liven up the area around the Bentenjima Beach.
Kanzanji Insen Floating Lantern, the lantern festival called TOUROU NAGASHI and the famous exhibition of fireworks that happens every year in July.
Okuhamanakohan Mikkabi, the festival starts from 14:30 pm with the presentation of several shows, and the spectacular fireworks starts at 19:15, with 30 hand fireworks, and about 2.500 fireworks.
Hamamatsu Air Show, a super festival with a show of aerial acrobatics, exhibitions of airplanes, helicopters, tanks, turbines and much more. And there are 126 food stands and others.

Tako Matsuri (Festival of Giant Kites), is held annually on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May in Nakatajima and attracts about 1,5 million people.
Chubu Matsuri (Festival and Fireworks), of the Teryu district in Hamamatsu city is held annually in the month of August, 100 balls of fireworks terrestrials are organized, a masterpiece that explodes over the Tenryu River one after another.

Hamamatsu - Flower Season

Sakura Flower Park (Cherry Blossoms), from the middle of March os sakuras start to bloom. One of the most beautiful and colorful stations in the park.
Fuji Flower (Wisteria) Flower Park, a beautiful time in the Hamamatsu Flower Park with the wisteria shining in the sun and the night with the night lighting.

Hamamatsu - Night Lighting

Flower Park lighting, enjoy the world of dreams created by flowers and lights, objects shaped like animals, with over 1 million light bulbs shining.