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Hamamatsu

American  
[hah-mah-mah-tsoo] / ˈhɑ mɑˈmɑ tsʊ /

noun

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


Hamamatsu British  
/ ˌhæməˈmætsuː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 • Feb. 24, 2023

The find in coastal city Hamamatsu has been variously dubbed "Godzilla egg", "mooring buoy" and "from outer space" by fascinated locals.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

The 23-year-old also had a ready-made storyline, as his mother, the former Nobue Saito, is from the coastal town of Hamamatsu, about 150 miles southwest of Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Hamamatsu takes a different tack, styling itself as Japan’s city of music because it is home to a number of instrument manufacturers, notably Yamaha.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2019

In 1570, he removed to Hamamatsu, having subjugated the provinces of Mikawa and Totomi.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

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