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• Maker Faire comes to Hamamatsu, a city built by makers. It helped launch innovators like Yamaha, Honda, and Suzuki.
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Japanese makers distinguish themselves every year at the Maker Faires around the country with some of the quirkiest and most inventive projects around. The makers and projects at Micro Maker Faire Hamamatsu are no exception. Despite its small size, the work display on July 4th at the Hamamatsu Science Museum showcases not only individual acumen, but collectively displays the fascination of a city long attuned to music and technology.
Hamamatsu sits in Shizuoka Prefecture between Japan’s two largest cities, Tokyo and Osaka. Hamamatsu is a city built by makers. Its reputation for precision craftsmanship helped launch some of Japan’s biggest names in transportation and music — innovators like Yamaha, Honda, and Suzuki. If you’ve ever driven a Japanese car, ridden a motorcycle, or played a pi