It is a 15-minute walk from Tenryūgawa Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line railway, or a 10-minute drive from the Hamamatsu Interchange on the Tōmei Expressway.

With a capacity for seating 8,000 spectators, Hamamatsu Arena was opened in 1990.

It has been used for numerous music concerts and sporting events, notably the Group C games for the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Further, it was one of the host arenas for the official 2010 Women's Volleyball World Championship.

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