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Hamamatsu

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Hamamatsu , city (1990 pop. 534,620), Shizuoka prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. An important transportation hub, its chief products are motorcycles, musical instruments, textiles, and tea. Hamamatsu was a castle town in the 16th cent.

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Hamamatsu

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Hamamatsu, Honshū/Japan The name reflects the fact that it is a coastal city from hama ‘shore’ or ‘beach’ and matsu ‘pine tree’.

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	Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. - Company Capsule. News Wire article from: M2 Presswire; 7/12/2011
	HAMAMATSU PHOTONIC SYSTEMS.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Advanced Imaging; 8/1/2001
	Philharmony in Hamamatsu.(Hamamatsu Symphony Orchestra) Magazine article from: Look Japan; 11/1/2001