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Country
  
Japan

Prefecture
  
Tokyo

Area
  
8.15 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 10:19 AM

Region
  
Kantō

Phone number
  
042-576-2111

Population
  
75,867 (Feb 2016)

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Address
  
2-47-1 Fujimi-dai, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo 186-0501

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 54% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
Hitotsubashi University

Kunitachi (国立市, Kunitachi-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 75,867 and a population density of 9310 persons per km². Its total area was 8.15 square kilometres (3.15 sq mi).

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Map of Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan

Geography

Kunitachi is located in the Musashino Terrace of central Tokyo Metropolis. Kunitachi is known for its broad main avenue, Daigaku Dori (University Avenue). This cherry-tree-lined boulevard stretches from Kunitachi Station on the Chūō Main Line toward the banks of the Tama River.

Surrounding municipalities

  • Tokyo Metropolis
  • Fuchu
  • Kokubunji
  • Tachikawa
  • Hino

    • History

    Kunitachi lies along the historical Kōshū Kaidō, a route that connected Edo with Kofu in the province of Kai (present-day Yamanashi Prefecture). The modern villages of Yaho, Aoyagi and Yabo were created within Tama District of Kanagawa Prefecture during the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The district was transferred from Kanagawa to Tokyo in 1893. The three villages were merged to form Kunitachi town in 1951. Kunitachi was elevated to city status on January 1, 1967.

    Education

  • Hitotsubashi University.
  • Kunitachi has eight public and three private elementary schools, and three public and one private middle schools.
  • The two public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. There are also three private high schools.
  • The city was originally home to Kunitachi College of Music. The tertiary-level branch of the conservatory is now located far outside the city, but its attached high school and business affiliate, Kunitachi Gakki (Western Tokyo's largest community music center), remain in central Kunitachi.

    • Railway

  • JR East – Chūō Main Line
  • Kunitachi
  • JR East – Nambu Line
  • Yaho - Yagawa

    • Highway

  • Chūō Expressway
  • Japan National Route 20

    • Local attractions

  • Yaho Tenman-gū, a Shinto shrine established in 903 AD

    • References

    Kunitachi, Tokyo Wikipedia
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