Hamamatsu City Museum of Musical Instruments

The Hamamatsu City Museum of Musical Instruments is a museum in Japan that houses about 1500 instruments from around the world. The items are organized by geographic region, instrument type, and historical period, allowing visitors to explore the range of musical traditions.

The museum was founded in 1995 as Japan's first municipal instrument museum. It came about because of a plan from 1981 when Hamamatsu decided to develop itself as a music city.

The collection shows instruments from different parts of the world and reflects how various communities make music. You can see how instruments fit into daily life and what they mean to the people who play them.

You can listen to sounds from the instruments through headphones and speakers positioned in different parts of the exhibition. On some days, live performances show how various instruments are played.

The museum owns rare instruments like a Blanchet harpsichord and a Nigerian Dimkedim that you do not find everywhere. It also holds a large collection of electronic instruments and synthesizers that show how modern music developed.

Location: 中央区

Address: 3 Chome-9-1 Central, Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 430-7790

Phone: +81534511128

Website: http://gakkihaku.jp

GPS coordinates: 34.70662,137.73850

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:15