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Mitaka, Tokyo
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Geography
Mitaka is located on the KantÅ Plain, just outside the 23 special wards of Tokyo Metropolis, which are on its eastern borders. The Tamagawa Aqueduct 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 died by suicide in 1948. The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is located in Mitaka.Surrounding municipalities
Tokyo MetropolisClimate
Mitaka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Mitaka is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C.Mitaka climate dataDemographics
Per Japanese census data,Mitaka population statistics the population of Mitaka increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. 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.{{citation | last = Maher | first = John C. | title = The Kakyo: Chinese in Japan | journal = Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development | volume = 16 | issue = 1â2 | pages = 125â138 | year = 1995 | url =weblink | doi = 10.1080/01434632.1995.9994596 }} - (published online 14 September 2010) CITED: p. 135."{{Historical populationsHistory
The area of present-day Mitaka was part of ancient Musashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of 22 July 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Mitaka was created on 1 April 1889 with the establishment of modern municipalities law. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 April 1893. Mitaka was raised to town status in 1940. In 1949, the Mitaka incident, one of a series of unexplained fatal train accidents around the same period of time, occurred at Mitaka Station.The Three Big Rail Mysteries that Defined Japanâs Summer of 1949 Mitaka City was officially founded on 3 November 1950. A motion to merge with neighboring Musashino City failed in 1955 by only a single vote in the Mitaka city assembly.Government
Mitaka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Mitaka contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 22nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.Economy
Mitaka is primarily a bedroom community for Tokyo. A number of animation studios, including Pierrot,"Company Profile {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212002203weblink |date=2010-02-12 }}." Studio Pierrot. Retrieved on 26 February 2010. Silver Link. and Telecom Animation Film"weblink {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912052404weblink |date=2011-09-12 }}." have their corporate headquarters in Mitaka. A short-lived video game manufacturer TAD Corporation was founded and headquartered in the same location.Latest Status InfoImage Trademark Trademark Application of TAD CORPORATION â Serial Number 74117580 :: Justia Trademarks74117580 â Trademarks411, Trademark Search Made Simple Subaru Tecnica International has its headquarters in Mitaka.STI company profile. Retrieved on 2 October 2012.Education
Colleges and universities
- Graduate University for Advanced Studies â Department of Astronomical Science, School of Physical Sciences
- International Christian University â Japan's oldest and largest American-style university, founded on 15 June 1949.
- Japan Lutheran College
- Kyorin University â School of Medicine, Kyorin University Hospital (at Hospital Campus); Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies (at Inokashira Campus)
- Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
- University of Tokyo â the Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Science; Mitaka International Hall of ResidenceWEB,weblink Housing Office &124; Housing Information &124; Mitaka International Hall of Residence,
- Kokugakuin Tochigi Junior College
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.
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- Taisei High School
- Kokugakuin Kugayama Junior High/High School
- Hosei University Junior and Senior High School ((:ja:æ³æ¿å¤§å¦ä¸å¦é«çå¦æ ¡|æ³æ¿å¤§å¦ä¸å¦é«çå¦æ ¡))
- Musashi International School, formerly Little Angels International School"weblink." Formerly Little Angels International School. Retrieved on 28 June 2022. "Musashi International School (Mitaka Campus) [...] 9-7-14,Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-0013, Japan." â Japanese address:ï¼ä¸é·¹æ ¡ï¼[...] ã181-0013 æ±äº¬ä¸é·¹å¸ä¸é£é9-7-14"
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- Hanesawa (羽沢å°å¦æ ¡)
- Higashidai (æ±å°å°å¦æ ¡)
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- Kitano ((:ja:ä¸é·¹å¸ç«åéå°å¦æ ¡|åéå°å¦æ ¡))
- Minamiura (å浦å°å¦æ ¡)
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Transportation
Railway
(File:JR logo (east).svg|20px) JR East â Chuo Main Line- {{STN|Mitaka}}
- {{STN|Mitakadai}} â {{STN|Inokashira-kÅen}}
Highway
- 28px|link=|alt=E19 ChūŠExpressway
- {{jct|country=JPN|Exp|C3|dab1=TG}}
Local attractions
File:Ghibli-museum-mitaka.jpg|thumb|The Ghibli MuseumGhibli Museum- Ghibli Museum
- Inokashira Park
- Nogawa Park
- Yuzo Yamamoto Memorial Museum
Notable people from Mitaka
- Ryo Kimura, actor
- YÅ«ko Tsushima, author, fiction writer, essayist and critic
- Satoshi Ohno, singer, actor, and member of Arashi
- Eiji Wentz, singer, actor, entertainer, and member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT
- Tsubasa Honda, actress, model
- Hiroki Azuma, cultural critic, novelist, and philosopher
- Yoshikazu Tanaka, businessman, founder of GREE, Inc.
- Masahiro Chono, professional wrestler (originally from Seattle, Washington)
- Akira Fuse, singer
See also
References
{{reflist}}External links
{{Commons category}}- Mitaka City Official Website {{in lang|ja}}
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