Country Japan Prefecture Tokyo Area 11.46 km² Local time Friday 5:47 AM | Region Kantō Phone number 042-325-0111 Population 120,650 (2010) University Tokyo Keizai University | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 1-6-1 Tokura, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-8501 Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Kokubunji (国分寺市, Kokubunji-shi) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 122,787 and a population density of 10,710 persons per km². Its total area was 11.46 square kilometres (4.42 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Kokubunji Tokyo Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Sister city relations
- Local attractions
- References
Map of Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Geography
Kokubunji is located on the Musashino Terrace of western Tokyo, approximately in the geographic centre of Tokyo Metropolis.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Kokubunji was part of ancient Musashi Province, and was the site of the Nara period Provincial temple of that province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Kokubunji was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of municipalities law. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. Kokubunji was elevated to town status in 1940, and to city status on November 3, 1964.
Economy
Kokubunji is the home of the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, which contains one of the largest natural preserves in the area surrounding Tokyo. The Railway Technical Research Institute, the technical research company under the Japan Railways group of companies is also located in Kokubunji.
Education
Kokubunji has ten public elementary schools and five public middle schools. The city has one public high school, Kokubunji High School, which is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. There is also one private high school, affiliated with Waseda University. Tokyo Keizai University has a campus at Kokubunji.