Ort in Der Prfektur Shizuoka - Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Shimizu, Atami, Kakegawa, Numazu, Sakuma, Mishima, Fuji, Shimada, Gotemba, Izunokuni (English, German, Paperback)

Kapitel: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Shimizu, Atami, Kakegawa, Numazu, Sakuma, Mishima, Fuji, Shimada, Gotemba, Izunokuni, Shimoda, Fujinomiya, It, Iwata, Fujieda, Yaizu, Fukuroi, Kikugawa, Susono, Makinohara, Omaezaki, Kosai. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Hamamatsu Hamamatsu-shi) is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2005, the city merged with 11 surrounding cities and towns. It became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2007. Hamamatsu downtown from Shinkawa riverThe area now comprising Hamamatsu has been settled since prehistoric times, with numerous remains from the Jomon period and Kofun period having been discovered within the present city limits, including the Akamonue Kofun in what is now present-day Hamakita-ku In the Nara period, it became the capital of Ttmi Province. During the Sengoku period, Hamamatsu Castle was the home of future Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Hamamatsu flourished during the Edo period under a succession of daimyo rulers as a castle town, and as a post town on the Tkaid. After the Meiji Restoration, Hamamatsu became a short-lived prefecture from 1871-1876, after which it was united with Shizuoka Prefecture. The Tkaid Main Line railway opened Hamamatsu Station in 1889. The same year, in a cadastal reform of Japan, Hamamatsu became a town. Hamamatsu consists of a flat plain and the Mikatahara Plateau in the south, and a mountainous area in the north. It is roughly bordered by Lake Hamana to the west, the Tenry River to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The climate in southern Hamamatsu is mild with little snow fall in the winter; however, it is windy in winter because of the dry monsoon called Ensh no Karakaze, which is unique to the region. The climate in northern Hamamatsu is much harsher because of foehn winds. In summers, the highest temperature often exceeds 35 degrees in the Tenryu-ku area, while it snows in winter. Wards of ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de