Mitaka, Tokyo
| Mitaka 三鷹市 | |||
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Mitaka City Hall | |||
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 Location of Mitaka in Tokyo | |||
  Mitaka
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| Coordinates: 35°41′0.8″N 139°33′34.3″E / 35.683556°N 139.559528°ECoordinates: 35°41′0.8″N 139°33′34.3″E / 35.683556°N 139.559528°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Kantō | ||
| Prefecture | Tokyo | ||
| Government | |||
| • - Mayor | Keiko Kiyohara (since April 2003) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (February 2016) | |||
| • Total | 189,168 | ||
| • Density | 11,520/km2 (29,800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Ginkgo biloba | ||
| • Flower | Malus halliana | ||
| Phone number | 042-558-1111 | ||
| Address | 1-1-1 Nozaki, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8555 | ||
| Website |
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Mitaka (三鷹市 Mitaka-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 189,168 and a population density of 11,520 persons per km². Its total area was 16.42 square kilometres (6.34 sq mi).[1]
Geography
Mitaka is located on the Kantō Plain, just outside the 23 special wards of metropolitan Tokyo, which are on its eastern borders. The Tamagawa Josui Canal, which runs alongside Mitaka station, has an important place in history, built in 1653 to feed the local metropolis. It is also the place where novelist Osamu Dazai committed suicide in 1948. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is located in Mitaka.
Surrounding municipalities
Demographics
In 1994 there were 2,585 foreign residents in Mitaka, including 726 from North and South Korea, 713 from China, 441 from the United States, 114 from the Philippines, and 108 from the United Kingdom. Of all municipalities in Japan, Mitaka had the highest proportion of Chinese returnees.[2]
History
The area of present-day Mitaka was part of ancient Musashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Mitaka 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. Mitaka was raised to town status in 1940. Mitaka City was officially founded on November 3, 1950. A motion to merge with neighboring Musashino City failed in 1955 by only a single vote in the Mitaka city assembly.
Economy
Mitaka is primarily a bedroom community for Tokyo. A number of animation studios, including Studio Pierrot[3] and Telecom Animation Film[4] have their corporate headquarters in Mitaka. A short-lived video game manufacturer TAD Corporation was founded and headquartered in the same location.[5][6][7] Subaru Tecnica International has its headquarters in Mitaka.[8]
Education
Colleges and universities
- Graduate University for Advanced Studies - Department of Astronomical Science, School of Physical Sciences
- International Christian University - Japan's oldest and largest United States style university, founded on June 15, 1949.
- Japan Lutheran College
- Kyorin University - School of Medicine, Kyorin University Hospital and Nursing School
- Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
- University of Tokyo - the Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Science; Mitaka International Hall of Residence[9]
Primary and secondary schools
- Mikata city operates 15 public elementary schools and seven public middle schools. There is also one private elementary school and three private middle schools.
- Mitaka High School (東京都立三鷹高等学校) is operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education. There are also four private high schools.
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Local attractions
- Ghibli Museum
- Inokashira Park
- Nogawa Park
- Yuzo Yamamoto Memorial Museum
Noted people from Mitaka
- Ryo Kimura, actor
- Yūko Tsushima, author
See also
References
- ↑ Mitaka City home page
- ↑ Maher, John C. (1995), "http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01434632.1995.9994596 The Kakyo: Chinese in Japan]", Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 16 (1–2): 125–138 External link in
|title=(help); - (published online 14 September 2010) CITED: p. 135." - ↑ "Company Profile." Studio Pierrot. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
- ↑ "."
- ↑ Latest Status Info
- ↑ Image Trademark Trademark Application of TAD CORPORATION - Serial Number 74117580 :: Justia Trademarks
- ↑ 74117580 - Trademarks411, Trademark Search Made Simple
- ↑ STI company profile. Retrieved on 2 October 2012.
- ↑ http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/administration/housing-office/housing/shukusha/mitakakokusai.html
External links
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- Mitaka City official website (Japanese)
- Mitaka City official website (English)
