Hamamatsu is a Shizuoka city on the Tokaido Shinkansen, known for musical-instrument culture, manufacturing, Hamamatsu Castle, Lake Hamana, and rail links between Tokyo and Osaka.
Central Hamamatsu is the city’s main rail, bus, hotel, business, museum, and shopping area around Hamamatsu Station, Shin-Hamamatsu Station, and nearby downtown blocks.
Kanazawa-Korinbo is a central Kanazawa area near Katamachi and Nagamachi, suited to sightseeing, shopping, dining, and bus or taxi access from Kanazawa Station.
Kanazawa Station Area is Kanazawa’s main rail-and-bus gateway, with Hokuriku Shinkansen access, station-side hotels, shopping, taxis, and buses to city sights.
Hamamatsu Station is the city’s main rail gateway, linking Tokaido Shinkansen and JR Tokaido Main Line services with buses, station shopping, nearby Shin-Hamamatsu Station, and central hotels.
Kanazawa Station is Kanazawa's main rail gateway, linking Hokuriku Shinkansen services with regional lines, station-side hotels, city buses, and Komatsu Airport buses.