Hamamatsu Station
浜松 · 新幹線
Lines
- Shinkansen · Kodama (all stations)
- Shinkansen · Hikari (stops at Shizuoka)
After the Shinkansen gate, turn right for the North Exit: the city centre and the bus terminal.
Sights near the station
Hamamatsu Castle浜松城
About 20 min on foot from the North Exit, or 10 min by bus from platform 1
Ieyasu’s “castle of success”: a rebuilt keep on the original stone walls.
8:30–16:30; ¥200. Closed 29–31 Dec.
Museum of Musical Instruments浜松市楽器博物館
About 10 min on foot from the North Exit
Japan’s only public museum of musical instruments, from around the world, with a room where you can play.
9:30–17:00; ¥800. Closed the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays and 6–7 Oct 2026.
Bentenjima (Lake Hamana)弁天島海浜公園
JR Tōkaidō Line 3 stops (about 12 min), then 3 min on foot
A lakeside park facing a big red torii, where Lake Hamana meets the sea.
Free and always open. Around the winter solstice the sun sets inside the torii.
Next stations
KakegawaNagoyaShizuokaToyohashi
Open Hamamatsu in MapnoriMapnori draws every station in cross-section: ride there with Nori the black cat, collect a stamp, and find where to go next.
Exits, opening hours and prices were checked against official sources in September 2026. Train and walking times are Mapnori’s estimates, not live times: check a map app before you go.