| Hachiōji | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Core city | ||
| Image Map1: | Hachioji in Tokyo Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 35.6664°N 139.316°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Tokyo | ||
| Established Title: | First official recorded | ||
| Established Date: | 3rd century AD (official) | ||
| Established Title2: | Town settled | ||
| Established Date2: | April 1, 1889 | ||
| Established Title3: | City settled | ||
| Established Date3: | September 1, 1917 | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | (Since January 2024) | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 186.38 | ||
| Population Total: | 561344 | ||
| Population As Of: | March 2021 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 042-626-3111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3-24-1 Motohongo-cho, Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo 192-8501 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 561,344, and a population density of 3,000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 186.38sqkm. It is the most populous city in Tokyo outside of the special wards.
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 (599 m) and Mount Jinba (857 m), two popular hiking destinations which can be reached by train and bus, respectively.
Hachiōji has a humid subtropical climate (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.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Hachiōji has recently plateaued after nine decades of strong growth.
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 (today's Tokyo) 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 played host to the road cycling events. A velodrome in the city played host to the track cycling events.[4]
Hachiōji became a Core city on April 1, 2015 with increased local autonomy.
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.
| Name | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 1 | Eikichi Shibata | 14 December 1917 | 13 December 1921 | |
| 2 | Teihei Hirabayashi | 16 February 1922 | 25 February 1925 | |
| 3 | Bungo Muto | 26 May 1925 | 25 May 1929 | |
| 4 | Fumitaro Akiyama | 8 July 1929 | 4 November 1929 | |
| 5 | Kunisaburo Kidokoro | 11 December 1929 | 10 December 1933 | |
| 6 | Tatsuyoshi Mokudai | 16 January 1934 | 15 January 1938 | |
| Name | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 7-9 | Genpei Sekiya | 22 January 1938 | 31 August 1942 | |
| 10 | Tomohiko Fukazawa | 1 September 1942 | 12 September 1945 | |
| 11-14 | Kichinosuke Kobayashi | 29 September 1945 | 6 February 1957 | |
| 15 | Gizo Noguchi | 25 February 1957 | 23 December 1961 | |
| 16-18 | Enji Uetake | 24 February 1961 | 23 February 1973 | |
| 19-22 | Soichi Goto | 24 February 1973 | 26 December 1983 | |
| Name | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||
| 22-25 | Shigeo Hatano | 30 January 1984 | 28 January 2000 | |
| 26-28 | Ryuichi Kurosu | 29 January 2000 | 28 January 2012 | |
| 29-31 | Takashi Ishimori | 29 January 2012 | 28 January 2024 | |
| 32 | Kazuo Shiyake | 29 January 2024 | Incumbent | |
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.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates nine public high schools, and the Hachioji School for the Blind. There are also eleven private high schools.
Metropolitan high schools:
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:[5]
Municipal junior high schools:[5]
Municipal elementary schools:[5]
Former:
40px Keio Corporation - Keiō Takao Line
40px Keio Corporation - Sagamihara Line
12px Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail - Tama Toshi Monorail Line
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.