is a

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located in the western portion of

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 561,344, and a

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of 3000 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

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 are a special form of municipalities in Japan under the 1947 Local Autonomy Law. They are city-level wards: primary subdivisions of a prefecture with municipal autonomy largely comparable to other forms of municipalities. Although the autono ...

. 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 is a mountain in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. It is protected within Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park. Standing tall and located within an hour of downtown Tokyo, it is a popular hiking spot, with eight hiking trails and more t ...

(599 m) and

Mount Jinba is located between Hachiōji, Tokyo and Fujino, Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and th ...

(857 m), two popular hiking destinations which can be reached by train and bus, respectively.

Surrounding municipalities

* Machida * Tama *

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Akishima is a Cities of Japan, city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,542, and a population density of 6500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Akishima is loc ...

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* Hinohara

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...

Sagamihara is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 723,470, with 334,812 households, and a population density of 1,220 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Sagamihara is the third-most-populous city ...

Climate

Hachiōji has a

Humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hachiōji is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1998 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.3 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.4 °C.

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 was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, S ...

. It has been an important junction point and

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along the ''

Kōshū Kaidō The was one of the five routes of the Edo period. It was built to connect Edo (modern-day Tokyo) with Kai Province in modern-day Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The route continues from there to connect with the Nakasendō's Shimosuwa-shuku in Na ...

'', the main road that connected the historical

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

(today's Tokyo) with western Japan.

Hachiōji Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle, located in what is now the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, in the Kantō region of Japan Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1951, with the area under protection extended in 2005. ...

was built during the

Sengoku period The was a period in History of Japan, Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615. The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the Feudalism, feudal system of Japan under the ...

in 1584 by

Hōjō Ujiteru (1540? – August 10, 1590) was a Japanese samurai, who was the son of Hōjō Ujiyasu and lord of Hachiōji Castle in what is now Tokyo. In 1568, Ujiteru defended Takiyama castle from Takeda Shingen. Later in 1569, Ujiteru and his brother ...

, but was destroyed in 1590 by

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Cour ...

. During the

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, the area was ''

tenryō The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

'' controlled directly by the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

. In the post-

Meiji Restoration The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...

cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Minamitama District in

. 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 , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, the city played host to the

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events. A

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in the city played host to the track cycling events. Hachiōji became a

Core city In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central city i ...

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 Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

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 A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

of the

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Mayors of Hachiōji (1917–present)

Economy

During the

Meiji period The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...

, 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 A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...

for people working in Tokyo, and as a location for many large colleges and universities.

Education

Colleges and universities

Chuo University , commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...

(Tama Campus) *

Digital Hollywood University is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1994, and it was chartered as a university on April 1, 2005 by Digital Hollywood Corporation, a school establishment corporation based on the Act on ...

Kogakuin University is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Its predecessor was named "Koshu Gakko" (工手学校) and was one of the oldest private engineering schools in Japan. History Koshu Gakko (工手学校, lit. technicians school) was founded ...

(Hachioji Campus) *

Kyorin University is a private university in the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Its three campuses are in Mitaka and Hachiōji, Tokyo. It was established in 1970. The predecessor of the school, Mitaka Shinkawa Hospital, was founded in 1953 by Shinyu Matsuda. Histo ...

(Hachioji Campus) *

Meisei University is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. The school's two campuses are in Hino, Tokyo, Hino (along with the headquarters) and Ōme, Tokyo, Ōme. It also offers Distance education, correspondence courses which it introduced in 1967. History The un ...

(Hino Campus) * Nihon Bunka University * Soka University *

Tama Art University or is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan. History The forerunner of Tamabi was Tama Imperial Art School (多摩帝国美術学校, Tama Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō) founded in 1935 ...

(Hachioji Campus) *

Takushoku University Takushoku University (拓殖大学; ''Takushoku Daigaku'', abbreviated as 拓大 ''Takudai'') is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Duke Taro Katsura (1848–1913).

(Hachioji Campus) *

Teikyo University is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School (帝京商業高等学校). It became Teikyo University in 1966. It is part of Teikyo Group, a multinational ...

(Hachioji Campus) * Tokyo Junshin University *

Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1963. The school has a branch campus in Machida, Tokyo. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1925. Though the two share the same historical roots (and website), this school ...

(Machida Campus) *

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(Minamiōsawa Campus) *

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology The commonly known as TUAT is a Japanese national university headquartered in Fuchū, Tokyo. This university focuses on the study of agriculture and engineering. The undergraduate organization of the university has two faculties, Agriculture and ...

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1880 by Masataka Fujita, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school of Life sciences was established in 1994. Notable alumni * Jun Matsum ...

Tokyo University of Technology is a private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public st ...

(Hachiōji Campus) *

Tokyo Zokei University is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1966 by Japanese art educator, fashion designer and design journalist, Yoko Kuwasawa (1910-1977). It is a four-year art college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees in studio ...

*Nippon Engineering College *

Primary and secondary education

The

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (東京都教育委員会 ''Tōkyō-to Kyōiku Iinkai'') is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board directly manages all of the public high schools in all 23 special wards, the Western T ...

operates nine public high schools, and the metropolis also operates the Hachioji School for the Blind. There are also eleven private high schools. Metropolitan high schools: * (junior and senior high) * * * * * * * * Hachiōji has 70 public elementary schools and 37 public junior high schools operated by the city government, as well as four public combined elementary/junior high schools. Combined public elementary and junior high schools: * Izumi no Mori School ( いずみの森義務教育学校) * Tate ( 館小中学校) Municipal junior high schools: * No. 1 ( 第一中学校) * No. 2 ( 第二中学校) * No. 4 (第四中学校) * No. 6 (第六中学校) * No. 7 ( 第七中学校) * Asakawa (浅川中学校) * Bessho ( 別所中学校) * Hiyodoriyama ( ひよどり山中学校) * Ishikawa ( 石川中学校) * Kamiyugi ( 上柚木中学校) * Kasumi (加住中学校) * Kawaguchi ( 川口中学校) * Konobara (甲ノ原中学校) * Kunigida ( 椚田中学校) * Matsugaya ( 松が谷中学校) * Matsugi (松木中学校) * Minamino (みなみ野中学校) * Minamiosawa (南大沢中学校) * Miyagami ( 宮上中学校) * Moto Hachioji ( 元八王子中学校) * Nagabusa (長房中学校) * Nakayama ( 中山中学校) * Nanakuni ( 七国中学校) * Narahara ( 楢原中学校) * Ongata (恩方中学校) * Ryonan ( 陵南中学校) * Shiroyama (城山中学校) * Uchikoshi (打越中学校) * Yarimizu (鑓水中学校) * Yokokawa (横川中学校) * Yokoyama (横山中学校) * Yotsuya (四谷中学校) * Yugi ( 由木中学校) * Yui ( 由井中学校) Municipal elementary schools: * No. 1 (第一小学校) * No. 2 (第二小学校) * No. 3 (第三小学校) * No. 4 ( 第四小学校) * No. 5 ( 第五小学校) * No. 7 (第七小学校) * No. 8 (第八小学校) * No. 9 ( 第九小学校) * No. 10 ( 第十小学校) * Akibadai ( 秋葉台小学校) * Asakawa ( 浅川小学校) * Atago ( 愛宕小学校) * Bessho ( 別所小学校) * Funeda (船田小学校) * Higashi Asakawa ( 東浅川小学校) * Kami Ichibukata (上壱分方小学校) * Kami Kawaguchi ( 上川口小学校) * Kami Yugi ( 上柚木小学校) * Kashima ( 鹿島小学校) * Kashiwagi ( 柏木小学校) * Kasumi (加住小学校) * Katakuradai (片倉台小学校) * Kawaguchi (川口小学校) * Komiya (小宮小学校) * Kunugida (椚田小学校) * Nagaike (長池小学校) * Matsugaya (松が谷小学校) * Matsugi ( 松木小学校) * Midorigaoka (緑が丘小学校) * Minamino (みなみ野小学校) * Minamino Kimita (みなみ野君田小学校) * Minami Osawa (南大沢小学校) * Miyakami (宮上小学校) * Miyama (美山小学校) * Moto Hachioji (元八王子小学校) * Moto Hachioji Higashi (元八王子東小学校) * Motoki (元木小学校) * Nagabusa (長房小学校) * Naganuma (長沼小学校) * Nakano Kita (中野北小学校) * Nakayama (中山小学校) * Nanakuni (七国小学校) * Narahara (楢原小学校) * Matsue ( 松枝小学校) * Nibukata (弐分方小学校) * Ongata No. 1 (恩方第一小学校) * Ongata No. 2 (恩方第二小学校) * Owada ( 大和田小学校) * Sanda (散田小学校) * Shimizu (清水小学校) * Shimo Yugi ( 下柚木小学校) * Shiroyama (城山小学校) * Takakura (高倉小学校) * Takane (高嶺小学校) * Toyo (陶鎔小学校) * Utsukidai ( 宇津木台小学校) * Yamada (山田小学校) * Yarimizu ( 鑓水小学校) * Yokokawa (横川小学校) * Yokoyama No. 1 (横山第一小学校) * Yokoyama No. 2 (横山第二小学校) * Yugi Chuo ( 由木中央小学校) * Yugi Higashi (由木東小学校) * Yugi Nishi ( 由木西小学校) * Yui No. 1 ( 由井第一小学校) * Yui No. 2 ( 由井第二小学校) * Yui No. 3 (由井第三小学校) Former: * Takaosan Gakuen ( 高尾山学園) - Elementary and junior high

Transportation

Railways

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...

* – –

Yokohama Line The Yokohama Line ( ja, 横浜線, ) is a Japanese railway line of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) connecting Higashi-Kanagawa Station in Yokohama, Kanagawa and Hachiōji Station in Hachiōji, Tokyo. The line forms part of what JR Ea ...

* – –

Hachikō Line The Hachikō Line is a 92.0 km (57.2 mi) regional railway line owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located within Tokyo, Saitama, and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. It connects Hachiōji Station in Hachiō ...

* – – 40px

Keio Corporation () is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railw ...

Keiō Line The is a 37.9-km railway line in western Tokyo, Japan, owned by the private railway operator Keiō Corporation. It connects Shinjuku, Tokyo, with the suburban city of Hachiōji. The Keiō Line is part of a network with interchanges and throug ...

* – – 40px

Keiō Takao Line The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Keio Corporation. The line connects Kitano Station on the Keio Line, to Takaosanguchi Station, and offers access to Mount Takao at the terminal. It is gauge, electrified ...

* – – – – – – 40px

- Sagamihara Line * – 12px Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail -

Tama Toshi Monorail Line The , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is a monorail system in Western Tokyo. Operated by the Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashi ...

* – – *

Takaotozan Railway The is a transport company in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. The company operates a funicular line and a ropeway to Mount Takao, a popular destination for mountain trekking among Tokyo residents. The company was founded on September 29, 1921. Funicul ...

Highways

* * * * *

Sister city relations

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, Taiwan - friendship city since November 1, 2006 *

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, South Korea - friendship city since November 7, 2006 *

Tai'an Tai'an () is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to ...

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, People's Republic of China - friendship city since September 23, 2006

Local attractions

Hachioji stretches over a large area, combining such diverse parts as the densely populated city center and its shopping district with the hardly populated rural areas in the west. * Mt. Takao (599 m) is a popular hiking destination in the southwest, easily accessible through the

. It is famous for the

Shingon Buddhist Shingon monks at Mount Koya is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, originally spread from India to China through traveling monks such as Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra. Kn ...

temple . * Mt. Jinba (855 m) 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 The , formerly the Asakawa Experiment Forest and sometimes also known as the Tama Botanical Park, is an arboretum located at the foot of Mount Takao, 1833-81 Todori, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. It is open daily except Mondays; an admission fee is charg ...

Tokyo Fuji Art Museum was established by Daisaku Ikeda and opened near the Sōka University campus in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, in 1983. The new wing was added in 2008. The collection of some thirty thousand works spans the arts and cultures of Japan, Asia, and Europ ...

Kamiyugi Park Baseball Field Kamiyugi Park Baseball Field, also known as Kamiyugi Baseball Stadium, (上柚木公園野球場) is a baseball field located in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. Overview It opened in October 2000. Both sides are 98 meters in length and the longest sides ...

Kamiyugi Park Athletic Stadium Kamiyugi Park Athletic Stadium (上柚木公園　陸上競技場), also known as Kamiyugi Stadium or Kamiyugi Koen Field, is a Category 2 athletic field authorised by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and located in Hachioji, Tokyo, J ...

Musashi Imperial Graveyard is a mausoleum complex of the Japanese Emperors in Nagabusa-machi, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. Located within a forest in the western suburbs of Tokyo and named for the ancient Musashi Province, the site contains the mausolea of Emperor Taishō ...

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 The is a list of 100 Japanese castle, castles, intended as a sequel of 100 Fine Castles of Japan. The castles were chosen for their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the in 2017. Hokkaidō region Tōhoku region Kant ...

. *

, A castle ruin in the Sengoku period, one of the

Japan's Top 100 Castles The castles in were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the in 2006. In 2017, Japanese Castle Association created an additional finest 100 castles list as Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles. Hokkaidō ...

. File:Sign of Summit of Mt. Takao taken in May 2009.jpg, Mt. Takao File:Mausoleum of Emperor Showa 2012.png, Shōwa emperor's grave File:Imperial Mausoleum-TaishōEmperor.JPG, Taishō emperor's grave File:Bridge of Takiyama Castle.jpg, Reconstructed bridge of Takiyama Castle File:Hachioji Castle Gosyuden entrance.JPG, Stone wall and gate of Hachiōji Castle

References

1964 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. Part 1. p. 263.

External links

Hachiōji City Official Website
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