Hachiōji
Hachiōji is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the city has an estimated population of 561,344, and a population density of 3,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is. It is the most populous city in Tokyo outside of the special wards.
In 2015, it was designated as a core city for the first time in Tokyo. It was the second city in Tokyo Prefecture to implement the municipal system after Tokyo City.
Geography
Hachiōji is located in the foothills of the Okutama Mountains of western Tokyo, about 40 kilometers west of the center of the 23 special wards of Tokyo. The city is surrounded on three sides by mountains, forming the Hachioji Basin which opens up toward the east in the direction of Tokyo. The mountain ranges in the southwest include Mount Takao and Mount Jinba, two popular hiking destinations which can be reached by train and bus, respectively.Surrounding municipalities
- Sagamihara
- Akiruno
- Akishima
- Fussa
- Hino
- Hinohara
- Machida
- Tama
Climate
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Hachiōji has recently plateaued after nine decades of strong growth.History
The area of present-day Hachiōji was part of ancient Musashi Province. It has been an important junction point and post town along the Kōshū Kaidō, the main road that connected the historical Edo with western Japan. Hachiōji Castle was built during the Sengoku period in 1584 by Hōjō Ujiteru, but was destroyed in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Minamitama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The town of Hachiōji was created on April 1, 1889, with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. Minaitama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. Hachiōji gained city status on September 1, 1917.During the 1964 Summer Olympics, the city was host to the cycling events. The Hachioji Velodrome was used for the events.
Hachiōji became a Core city on April 1, 2015 with increased local autonomy.
Government
Hachiōji has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 40 members, whose members are elected for a four-year term. Hachiōji contributes five members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is divided between the Tokyo 21st district and Tokyo 24th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.Mayors of Hachiōji (1917–present)
Economy
During the Meiji period, Hachiōji prospered as an important location for the production of silk and silk textiles. The industry faded away, however, in the 1960s. Today, Hachiōji mainly serves as a commuter town for people working in Tokyo, and as a location for many large colleges and universities.Education
Colleges and universities
- Chuo University
- Digital Hollywood University
- Kogakuin University
- Kyorin University
- Meisei University
- Nihon Bunka University
- Soka University
- Tama Art University
- Takushoku University
- Teikyo University
- Tokyo Junshin University
- Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University
- Tokyo Metropolitan University
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
- Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
- Tokyo University of Technology
- Tokyo Zokei University
- Nippon Engineering College
Primary and secondary education
Metropolitan high schools:
Combined public elementary and junior high schools:
- Izumi no Mori School
- Tate
- No. 1
- No. 2
- No. 4
- No. 6
- No. 7
- Asakawa
- Bessho
- Hiyodoriyama
- Ishikawa
- Kamiyugi
- Kasumi
- Kawaguchi
- Konobara
- Kunigida
- Matsugaya
- Matsugi
- Minamino
- Minamiosawa
- Miyagami
- Moto Hachioji
- Nagabusa
- Nakayama
- Nanakuni
- Narahara
- Ongata
- Ryonan
- Shiroyama
- Uchikoshi
- Yarimizu
- Yokokawa
- Yokoyama
- Yotsuya
- Yugi
- Yui
- No. 1
- No. 2
- No. 3
- No. 4
- No. 5
- No. 7
- No. 8
- No. 9
- No. 10
- Akibadai
- Asakawa
- Atago
- Bessho
- Funeda
- Higashi Asakawa
- Kami Ichibukata
- Kami Kawaguchi
- Kami Yugi
- Kashima
- Kashiwagi
- Kasumi
- Katakuradai
- Kawaguchi
- Komiya
- Kunugida
- Nagaike
- Matsugaya
- Matsugi
- Midorigaoka
- Minamino
- Minamino Kimita
- Minami Osawa
- Miyakami
- Miyama
- Moto Hachioji
- Moto Hachioji Higashi
- Motoki
- Nagabusa
- Naganuma
- Nakano Kita
- Nakayama
- Nanakuni
- Narahara
- Matsue
- Nibukata
- Ongata No. 1
- Ongata No. 2
- Owada
- Sanda
- Shimizu
- Shimo Yugi
- Shiroyama
- Takakura
- Takane
- Toyo
- Utsukidai
- Yamada
- Yarimizu
- Yokokawa
- Yokoyama No. 1
- Yokoyama No. 2
- Yugi Chuo
- Yugi Higashi
- Yugi Nishi
- Yui No. 1
- Yui No. 2
- Yui No. 3
- Takaosan Gakuen - Elementary and junior high
Transportation
Railways
- Chūō Main Line- – –
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- Takaotozan Railway
Highways
Sister cities
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan, friendship city since November 1, 2006
- Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, friendship city since November 7, 2006
- Tai'an, Shandong, People's Republic of China, friendship city since September 23, 2006
Local attractions
- Mt. Takao is a popular hiking destination in the southwest, easily accessible through the Keiō Takao Line. It is famous for the Shingon Buddhist temple.
- Mt. Jinba is more difficult to reach, requiring a one-hour bus ride from the city center. It is popular, however, because of the scenic view toward Mt. Fuji.
- Tama Forest Science Garden
- Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
- Kamiyugi Park Baseball Field
- Kamiyugi Park Athletic Stadium
- Musashi Imperial Graveyard houses the remains of the Taishō and Shōwa emperors.
- Takiyama Castle, A castle ruin in the Sengoku period, one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles.
- Hachiōji Castle, A castle ruin in the Sengoku period, one of Japan's Top 100 Castles.