Hamamatsu is located roughly halfway between Tokyo and Osaka. The city enjoys an abundance of picturesque landscapes with the Akaishi Mountains in the north, Enshu Nada Cost and Nakatajima Dunes in the south, Tenryu River in the east, and Lake Hamana spreading out to the west.
The population is about 820,000 peeople. The main industries are musical instrument and motorcycle manufacture, as well as flower and vegetable farming.

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