Hamamatsu

American  

[hah-mah-mah-tsoo] / ˈhɑ mɑˈmɑ tsʊ /

noun

1. a city on S central Honshu, in central Japan.

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Hamamatsu British  

/ ˌhæməˈmætsuː /

noun

1. a city in central Japan, in S central Honshu: cotton textiles and musical instruments. Pop: 573 504 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

"I told him he was acquitted, and he was silent," Hideko Hakamata, his 91-year-old sister, tells the BBC at her home in Hamamatsu, Japan.

From BBC

After the rusty yellowish sphere, about the size of a wrecking ball, drifted ashore in Hamamatsu, Japan, officials in helmets and hazmat suits cordoned off the area, even planting a traffic cone on the sand to ward people off.

From New York Times

A mysterious metal ball spotted on a beach in Hamamatsu City this week prompted local police to scramble the bomb squad.

From New York Times

But the authorities in Hamamatsu, a city west of Tokyo, could not determine where the specimen had come from or who owned it, because its exterior was too rusty and had no visible markings, said Mr. Yagi of the coastal management bureau.

From New York Times

Dr. Send said the response to the Hamamatsu buoy struck him as a little odd, given the common use of such devices in ocean research and maritime shipping.

From New York Times