Kokubunji, Tokyo
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Kokubunji 国分寺市 |
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Kokubunji City Hall
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 Location of Kokubunji in Tokyo |
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 Kokubunji
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| Coordinates: 35°42′39.4″N 139°27′43.8″E / 35.710944°N 139.462167°ECoordinates: 35°42′39.4″N 139°27′43.8″E / 35.710944°N 139.462167°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
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| • Mayor | Kunio Izawa (since July 2013) | ||
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| • Total | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 122,787 | ||
| • Density | 10,710/km2 (27,700/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Zelkova serrata | ||
| • Flower | Satsuki azalea | ||
| Phone number | 042-325-0111 | ||
| Address | 1-6-1 Tokura, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo 185-8501 | ||
| Website | www |
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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[update], 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).
Kokubunji is located on the Musashino Terrace of western Tokyo, approximately in the geographic centre of Tokyo Metropolis.
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.
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.
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