Mitaka, Tokyo Explained

Mitaka
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Japan
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Coordinates:35.6836°N 139.5595°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Tokyo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Takashi Kawamura (since April 2019)
Area Total Km2:16.42
Population Total:190403
Population As Of:March 2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
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Blank1 Info Sec1:Ginkgo biloba
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Blank2 Info Sec1:Malus halliana
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Blank Info Sec2:042-558-1111
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Blank1 Info Sec2:1-1-1 Nozaki, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8555

right|thumb|260px|Inokashira Park in Mitaka is a city in the Western Tokyo region of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 190,403, and a population density of 12,000 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city was 16.42sqkm.[2]

Geography

Mitaka is located on the Kantō 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 Metropolis

Climate

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.[3]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[4] 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.[5]

History

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.[6] 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,[7] Silver Link. and Telecom Animation Film[8] have their corporate headquarters in Mitaka. A short-lived video game manufacturer TAD Corporation was founded and headquartered in the same location.[9] [10] [11] Subaru Tecnica International has its headquarters in Mitaka.[12]

Education

Colleges and universities

Primary and secondary schools

Private primary and secondary schools:

Public junior high schools:[15]

Public elementary schools:[15]

Transportation

Railway

JR EastChuo Main Line

40px Keio Corporation - Keio Inokashira Line

Highway

Local attractions

Notable people from Mitaka

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitaka city official statistics. Japan. ja.
  2. http://www.city.mitaka.tokyo.jp/foreign/english/001/004.html Mitaka City home page
  3. https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/tokyo/mitaka-4755/ Mitaka climate data
  4. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-tokyo.php Mitaka population statistics
  5. - (published online 14 September 2010) CITED: p. 135."
  6. https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2018/05/the-three-big-rail-mysteries-that-defined-japans-summer-of-1949/ The Three Big Rail Mysteries that Defined Japan’s Summer of 1949
  7. "Company Profile ." Studio Pierrot. Retrieved on 26 February 2010.
  8. "http://www.telecom-anime.com/telecom-e/profile/index.html ."
  9. http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=74117580 Latest Status Info
  10. http://trademarks.justia.com/741/17/n-a_74117580.html Image Trademark Trademark Application of TAD CORPORATION – Serial Number 74117580 :: Justia Trademarks
  11. https://uspto.report/TM/74117580 74117580 – Trademarks411, Trademark Search Made Simple
  12. http://www.sti.jp/e/about/companyoutline.html STI company profile
  13. Web site: Housing Office | Housing Information | Mitaka International Hall of Residence.
  14. "https://mist.school/jp/." 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." – Japanese address:(三鷹校)[...] 〒181-0013 東京三鷹市下連雀9-7-14"
  15. Web site: 三鷹市の学校ホームページ. Mitaka Schools. 2022-11-13.