Hachiōji City
八王子市

Hachiōji City's location in Tokyo, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Physical characteristics
Area	186. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Regions of Japan are not official administrative units but have been traditionally used as the regional division of Japan in a number of contexts The is a Geographical area of Honshū, the largest Island of Japan. The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 31 km² (71. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 93 sq mi)
Population (as of 2007)
Total	542,712
Location	35°40′N, 139°19′E
Symbols
Tree	Ginkgo
Flower	Gold-banded lily
Bird	Blue and white fly catcher
Flag
Hachiōji City Government Office
Mayor	Kurosu Ryuichi
Address	〒192-8501 Tokyo-To, Hachioji_shi, Motohongo-cho, San-chome, 24-ban, 1-go
Phone number	042-626-3111
Official website: Hachiōji City

Hachiōji (八王子市, Hachiōji-shi^?) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan, about 40 km west of the center of Tokyo. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Geography, location is a position or point in Physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface is the Service mark of the postal system in Japan. It is also used as a Japanese Postal code mark A telephone number or phone number is a sequence of numbers used to call from one Telephone line to another in a Telephone network. |||} A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and, with the difference that they are not a component of. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 542,712 and the density of 2,912. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 95 persons per km². Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The total area is 186. 31 km². It is the 8th largest city in Greater Tokyo. The Greater Tokyo Area is a large Metropolitan area in Japan consisting of most of the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama The city is surrounded on three sides by mountains, forming the Hachiōji Basin which opens up toward the east in the direction of Tokyo. The mountain ranges in the southwest include Mt. Takao (599m) and Mt. Jinba (857m), two popular hiking destinations which can be reached by train and bus, respectively. Mount Takao (高尾山 takaosan) is a mountain in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. is located between Hachiōji, Tokyo and Fujino, Kanagawa Prefecture. Two major national roads, Route 16 (which connects Kawagoe in the north with Yokohama in the south) and Route 20, the former Kōshū Highway. is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area National Route 20 is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Nagano Prefecture in Japan.

History

Although Hachiōji only gained city status on September 1, 1917, it has been an important junction point and post-town along the Kōshū Highway, the main road that connected the historical Edo (today's Tokyo) with Western Japan since medieval times, especially during the Edo period. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 For a short period of time, a castle, Hachiōji Castle (八王子城; Hachiōji-jō) existed in the area. is a yamashiro, or Castle, located in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. It was built in 1584 by Hōjō Ujiteru (北条氏照), but was soon destroyed in 1590 during General Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attempt to gain control over all of Japan. During the Meiji period, Hachiōji prospered as an important location for the production of silk and silk textiles. The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The industry faded away, however, in the 1960s. Today, Hachiōji mainly serves as a bed town for people working in Tokyo, and as a location for many large colleges and universities.

Attractions

Shōwa emperor's grave

Taishō emperor's grave

Hachiōji stretches over a vast 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 (599m) is a very popular hiking destination in the southwest, easily accessible through the Keio Takao Line. Mount Takao (高尾山 takaosan) is a mountain in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. For other uses see Keio (disambiguation. ( is a private Railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and a central firm of the It is famous for the Takao Shrine (高尾神社; Takao-jinja) and the Shingon Buddhist temple Takao-san Yakuōin Yūkiji (高尾山薬王院有喜寺). Shingon Buddhism (眞言 真言 " true words " is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and is the other branch of Vajrayana Buddhism The Tama Forest Science Garden is also of interest. The Tama Forest Science Garden (多摩森林科学園 57 hectares formerly the Asakawa Experiment Forest and sometimes also known as the Tama Botanical Park, is Mt. Jinba (855 m) is more difficult to reach, requiring a one-hour bus ride from the city center. is located between Hachiōji, Tokyo and Fujino, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is popular, however, because of the scenic view toward Mt. Fuji. is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and

Little remains of Hachiōji Castle. is a yamashiro, or Castle, located in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. A rare attraction, however, is the Imperial Mausoleum (多摩御陵; Tama Goryō) in which the Taishō and Shōwa emperors are buried. The (31 August 1879 – 25 December 1926 was the 123rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 30 July 1912 until his death also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death

Transportation

The JR East Chūō Main Line and the Keio Electric Railway provide rail service to Hachiōji: JR eastward to Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station, westward to Sagamiko and Kofu; Keio to Shinjuku. is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies The, commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the trunk lines of JR in Japan. For other uses see Keio (disambiguation. ( is a private Railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and a central firm of the is a Train station located in Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. is a Train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the

The Chūō Expressway is a divided, limited-access toll road that serves Hachiōji, roughly parallel to the Chūō Line. The (lit Central Expressway is a national expressway in Japan. A dual carriageway or divided highway is a road or Highway in which the two directions of traffic are separated by a central barrier or strip of land known as a A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards Hachiōji also lies on Japanese National Route 16 and Route 20.

Education

The city operates its public elementary and junior high schools.

Public high schools are operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

• Fujimori High School [1]
• Hachioji East High School [2]
• Hachioji North High School [3]
• Hachioji Soushi High School [4]
• Hachioji Takushin High School [5]
• Hachioji Technical High School [6]
• Katakura High School [7]
• Matsugaya High School [8]
• Minamitama High School [9]
• Shoyo High School [10]
• Nippon Engineering College [11]

The metropolis operates the Hachioji School for the Blind [12]

Private universities include:

• Soka University of Japan, which has a sister school in the USA, Soka University of America. 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. This article is about the Japanese university for the university located in the United States please see Soka University of America. Soka University of America ( SUA) is a Private university located in Aliso Viejo, California, United States.

• Chuo University

External links

• Hachiōji official website in English
• Hachiōji official website in Japanese
• Hachioji travel guide from Wikitravel