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Hamamatsu, Shizuoka is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was . Overview Ha ...

, Japan, located in the central part of the city. It encompasses the site of

Hamamatsu Castle is a replica ''hirayama''-style Japanese castle. It was the seat of various ''fudai daimyō'' who ruled over Hamamatsu Domain, Tōtōmi Province, in what is now central Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shog ...

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Hamamatsu Station is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The local Enshū Railway Line terminus of Shin-Hamamatsu Station is 3 minu ...

, the central business district and a number of high density residential areas. Although its area is the smallest of the seven wards of Hamamatsu, it has the largest population. It is bordered by Higashi-ku, Kita-ku, Minami-ku, and Nishi-ku. Naka-ku was created on April 1, 2007 when Hamamatsu became a

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(a "designated city"). ActCityHamamatsu

Education

Seien Girls' High School is located in the area. International schools: * Escola Brasil (former Escola Brasileira de Hamamatsu) - Brazilian schoolEscolas Brasileiras Homologadas no Japão

Archive
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Economy

Corporate headquarters

* Hamamatsu Photonics, a global manufacturer of optoelectronic components and systems *

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References

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