Minami (南区, Minami-ku) était l'un des sept arrondissements de la ville de Hamamatsu au Japon. Il était situé au sud-est de la ville, au bord de l'océan Pacifique.
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Minami-ku was a ward in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the south of the city. It is bordered by Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Nishi-ku, and the city of Iwata and Pacific Ocean. It has the fifth largest area and the fourth largest population of the seven wards of Hamamatsu. Much of Minami-ku is still rural, with farms and rice fields.
Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2007, when Hamamatsu became a city designated by government ordinance.
Minami-ku is served by Takatsuka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway.
Suzuki has its headquarters in Minami-ku.
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Hamamatsu Football Stadium is a football stadium in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, run by Shizuoka Prefecture located in Enshu-nada Seaside Park, a prefectural city park in Minami Ward. It is also known as Sekijin no Hoshi Park Stadium or Hamamatsu Prefectural Stadium.
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Nakatajima Sand Dunes are located at the southern part of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture at the Pacific Ocean coast of Japan. The sand dune area measures approximately 0.6 km from north to south and 4.0 km from east to west. It is considered one of Japan's three largest sand dune areas along with the Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori Prefecture and Kujyūkurihama in Chiba Prefecture.
The dunes were created by sediment deposits carried from the Southern Japanese Alps by the Tenryū River into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hamamatsu. Sea currents and strong wind help bring the sand from the bottom up onto the shore, where the wind constantly rearranges their shape. The dunes have existed for thousands of years, but the area of the dunes has been steadily decreasing due to numerous dams built on the Tenryū River for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation. Additionally, concrete barriers erected to protect the coast from tsunami and typhoon tidal surges have disrupted the currents responsible for bringing the sand to shore. The shoreline has receded about 200 meters during the past 40 years.
In recent years, the Shizuoka prefectural government has attempted measures to stop the shrinkage of the dunes by banning the commercial extraction of sand, and by dumping sand offshore near the dunes, as well as employing the manual removal of encroaching grassy areas. The lasting ability for these efforts to protect the dunes is not yet known.
The Nakatajima Sand Dunes are a popular spot for locals to view the New Year's first sunrise. From May 3 till May 5, the dunes are the location for the Hamamatsu Festival, which involves flying of traditional Japanese kites.
In the summer the loggerhead turtles land on the beach to lay eggs, which are then collected to a secure area for incubation. When hatchlings hatch, they exit the secure area and head for the Pacific Ocean, where the offshore Kuroshio Current is a part of the Pacific circulatory system.
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The Tenryū River is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of 213 km, it is Japan's ninth longest river.
Its source is Lake Suwa in the Kiso Mountains near Okaya in Nagano Prefecture. It then flows through Aichi Prefecture and western Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Hamamatsu Station is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company. The local Enshū Railway Line terminus of Shin-Hamamatsu Station is three minutes' walking distance away.