The Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments is the first municipal museum of musical instruments in Japan. It is established as part of the Hamamatsu City“Creation of a City of Music” beginning in 1981.The concept of the museum is to collect a representative selection of musical instruments and related materials from around the world and to exhibit them with an equal and unbiased perspective, and to cultivate a vast knowledge and understanding of music, musical instruments, and cultures through a variety of activities.