Hamamatsu
� 1961 - The village of Shinohara merges with Hamamatsu
� 1965 - The village of Shonai merges with Hamamatsu
� May 1, 1990 - Hamamatsu Arena opened.
� January 1, 1991- The village of Kami in Hamana District merges with Hamamatsu.
� April 1, 1991- The first Hamamatsu International Piano Competition was held.
� May 1, 1994 - Act City Hamamatsu opened.
� October 1, 1995 - Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments opened.
� April 1, 1996 - Hamamatsu is designated a core city by the central government.
� June 1, 1996 - Hamamatsu City Fruit Park opened.
� January 1, 1997 - Started separated collection of garbage in residential areas.
� April 1, 1997 - Hamamatsu is designated as an Omnibus Town.
� April 1, 1998 - Act City Musical School opened.
� April 3, 2000 - Shizuoka University of Art and Culture opened.
� July 1, 2001 - Commemorated the city's 90th anniversary.
� August 1, 2002 - Launched the conference on Pan-Hamanako Designated City Simulation.
� April 1, 2003 - Shizuoka New Kawafuji National High School Competition was held.
� June 1, 2003 - Launched Tenry?gawa-Hamanako Region Merger Conference.
� April 8 - October 11, 2004 - Pacific Flora 2004 (Shizuoka International Garden and Horticulture Exhibition) was held at Hamanako Garden Park.
� July 1, 2005 - Hamamatsu merged with Hamakita and Tenry?; Inasa, Hosoe, and Mikkabi in Inasa District (resulting in the district's dissolution); Y?t? and Maisaka in Hamana District; Sakuma, Misakubo, and Tatsuyama in Iwata District (also dissolved as a
