Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments

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Opened in 1995, the first public museum of musical instruments in Japan.

The galleries hold about 3,300 instruments from all over the world, including a clavichord that belonged to Mozart and a saxophone by Adolphe Sax. Every day the staff give short talks in front of the display cases (gallery talk); almost all the panels are in Japanese, and flash, selfie sticks and tripods are not allowed.

The museum opened in April 1995, the first public museum of musical instruments in Japan, as part of a municipal project launched in 1981 to make Hamamatsu a ‘city of music’: the city is home to the head offices of Yamaha, Kawai and Roland. It is inside Act City, the complex that also includes the tower with the hotel and the observation deck.

ℹ️ Open 9:30–17:00, closed on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month (always open in August). Adults 800 yen, high school students 400, free for junior high and younger, also free for over-70s and people with disabilities. Inside Act City, connected by a pedestrian walkway to JR Hamamatsu Station (north exit). Flash, selfie sticks and tripods are not allowed.

🚉 Hamamatsu · 7 min walk

Sources: gakkihaku.jp · gakkihaku.jp · tripadvisor.com

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