Kokubunji, Tokyo

Kokubunji

国分寺市
Kokubunji 国分寺市
City
	Kokubunji City Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Kokubunji in Tokyo
	Kokubunji
	Coordinates: 35°42′39.4″N 139°27′43.8″E / 35.710944°N 139.462167°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
• Mayor	Kunio Izawa (since July 2013)
Area
• Total	11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	122,787
• Density	10,710/km2 (27,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata
• Flower	Satsuki azalea
Phone number	042-325-0111
Address	1-6-1 Tokura, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-8501
Website	www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp

Kokubunji (国分寺市, Kokubunji-shi) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 February 2016^[update], the city had an estimated population of 122,787, and a population density of 10,710 persons per km². Its total area is 11.46 square kilometres (4.42 sq mi).

Geography

Kokubunji is located on the Musashino Terrace of western Tokyo, approximately in the geographic centre of Tokyo Metropolis.

Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis
- Fuchu
- Kunitachi
- Tachikawa
- Kodaira
- Koganei

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.^[1] 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.^[2] The city has one public high school, Kokubunji High School, which is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.^[3] There is also one private high school, affiliated with Waseda University. Tokyo Keizai University has a campus at Kokubunji.