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4 Hours in Hamamatsu Option A: Act City Hamamatsu Walking Tour
4 Hours in Hamamatsu
Sightseeing in Hamamatsu
Option A: Act City Hamamatsu Walking Tour
Act City Forest : 50 minutes (Free)
Since the Act City complex opened in 1994, its rooftop garden has grown into a lush oasis of greenery perched above the city. This welcoming space is open for strolling or relaxing.
Walking:
A stroll through the garden takes approx. 20 minutes (1.75km to the end and back).
Highlights of the walking trail include a statue of Chopin (a gift from the city of Warsaw) and a platform with an exciting view of the Shinkansen bullet train tracks.
Morning Calisthenics:
You can join local residents in calisthenics every morning at 6:30 in Music Square, which has a stage and lawn.
Open 6:00 - 19:00
English websites:
http://www.actcity.jp/english/ (Hamamatsu Act City)
http://www.act-tower.co.jp/english/ (Hamamatsu Act Tower)
Have a Meal
Starting at 7:00, the Figaro Restaurant on the second floor of the Okura Act City Hotel offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast. The fresh breads, baked right in the hotel, are very popular. Healthy Japanese-style breakfast foods are also on the menu.
Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments : 50 minutes (400 yen)
The Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments was established in April 1995 by the city government as a part of an initiative to make Hamamatsu (home to two major instrument manufacturers in Yamaha and Kawai) a world-class city of music and culture. One of the world’s biggest museums of musical instruments, and the only such museum in Japan, its collection includes 3,300 items from around the world, 1,300 of which are on display. Highlights include traditional Japanese instruments and ornate 19th century pianos, all of which illustrate the museum's philosophy: "By its shape and the materials from which it has been produced, and from the way it creates sound and colour of tone, a musical instrument and the music it brings forth speak eloquently for the sensibilities and aesthetic sense of the region and the people it represents."
Open 9:30 - 17:00
English website:
http://www.gakkihaku.jp/en/
Act Tower Observation Gallery : 20 minutes (500 yen)
185 metres up on the 45th floor of Act City Hamamatsu, this observation gallery offers sweeping views of the city all the way to the Pacific Ocean in the south and the Southern Japanese Alps to the north. On a clear day, Mt Fuji is also visible.
Open 10:00 - 18:00
