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Our guide
Lake Hamana is a brackish lagoon in Shizuoka Prefecture, spanning the cities of Hamamatsu and Kosai. It was once a true lake and is now joined to the Pacific by a channel; counted as an inland body of water, it is Japan's tenth-largest lake.
The route we have checked goes to Hamamatsu Flower Park: from stop 1 at the bus terminal on the north side of JR Hamamatsu Station, take the Entetsu bus bound for Kanzanji Onsen and get off at Flower Park, right by the entrance. The ride takes about 40 minutes, with buses about every 30 minutes.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Sunset lake hamana — リニモ１号 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Fuji-Hamanako-DSC1396 — Fg2 · Public domain · source · resized
- Hamana Bridge (Aerial) — SUGI MAKOTO · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Hamanako-ohashi — しんかわな · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Kanzanji Ropeway - panoramio — 菅野崇 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Lake Hamana (Aerial) — SUGI MAKOTO · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Lake Hamana (浜名湖, Hamana-ko) is a brackish lagoon in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Formerly a true lake, it is now connected to the Pacific Ocean by a channel. As an internal body of water, it is considered Japan's tenth-largest lake (by area). It spans the boundaries of the cities of Hamamatsu and Kosai.
Visitor information checked: 2026-09-15 · Hamamatsu Flower Park: access
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Lakes & falls
Getting there by public transport
- From stop 1 at the bus terminal on the north side of JR Hamamatsu Station, take the Entetsu bus bound for Kanzanji Onsen and get off at Flower Park, right by the entrance (about 40 minutes; buses about every 30 minutes).
Route checked: 2026-09-15 · Hamamatsu Flower Park: access · Timetables change — check the operator before you travel.
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