 Tama 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. |
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
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| Area | 21. 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. 08 km² (8. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 14 sq mi) |
| Population (as of November 2006) | |
| Total | 144,348 |
| Density | 6,912. 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 Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 81 /km² (17,904 /sq mi) |
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| Tree | Ginkgo |
| Flower | Yamazakura (a wild Sakura) |
| Bird | Oriental Turtle Dove |
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| Tama City Government Office | |
| Address | 〒206-8666 6-12-1, Sekido Tama city Tokyo |
| Phone number | +81 (42) 375-8111 |
| Official website: Tama City | |
Tama (多摩市 Tama-shi?) is a municipality classified as a city, located in Tokyo, Japan. 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 Ginkgo is a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants with one extant species G 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. The Oriental Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae Doves and pigeons 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 municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or |||} 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.
Its southern half form part of the Tama New Town project, Japan's largest residential development, constructed in the 1970's. is a large residential development straddling the municipalities of Hachiōji, Tama, Inagi and Machida cities in Tokyo, Japan.
The city is located in the northern part of a large area of hills in south-western Tokyo, known as Tama Hills, which spans Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures. is an area of hills stretching across southwest Tokyo and northeast Kanagawa Prefecture in the Kantō Plain on Honshū, Japan. The entire region is historically referred to as Tama; therefore there are many place names scattered throughout the area with references to the name "Tama" which are not within the city limits. For example, Tama is the name of a ward several kilometres away under the jurisdiction of Kawasaki City in Kanagawa prefecture. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Tama River marks the city's northern boundary. The is a major River in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan.
Tama is home to Tama Hills, a recreational facility of the U.S. Air Force, intended for use by United States service members and their families, as well as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force service members and their families. The, or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of the post- World War II American occupation of Japan
It is also home to the well known Sanrio theme park, Sanrio Puroland ("Hello Kitty-land"). is a Japanese company that creates a range of (mostly design series that features characters, and sells and licenses various products Branded with these characters Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group
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History
Tama as a municipality was founded on April 1, 1889 as “Tama Village” in what was then the Minamitama District from the merger of 10 pre-Meiji villages. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common On April 1, 1964, Tama Village was reclassified as Tama Town. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
Construction of Tama New Town began in 1966, and the first occupants started moving in in 1971. is a large residential development straddling the municipalities of Hachiōji, Tama, Inagi and Machida cities in Tokyo, Japan. On November 1, 1971, Tama Town was reclassified as Tama City, dissolving Minamitama District. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Tama was the last town in the former Minamitama District.
Institutions
- Keisen Women's University
- Tama University
- Kokushikan University Tama Campus
- Teikyo University Hachioji Campus
- National Farmer's Academy
Transport
From Shinjuku (central Tokyo) Tama can easily be reached by the Keio line or the Odakyu Tama line. is a Private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering is a private University headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. The, also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is an important part of the Western Tokyo public transport network is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center housing the busiest train station in the world ( Shinjuku Station For other uses see Keio (disambiguation. ( is a private Railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and a central firm of the History This line was built as a part of Tokyo Line 9, linked with Chiyoda Line and Odawara Line such as in latest Transport Policy Council Report #18 in 2000 that from
From the Tama-Center Station to the north leads the 16 kilometer long double tracked Tama Toshi Monorail Line with Kamikitadai as its final station. is a Train station on the Odakyu Tama Line, the Keio Sagamihara Line and the Tama Toshi Monorail Line. The, also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is an important part of the Western Tokyo public transport network
Education
Tama operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates Nagayama High School [1]. 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.
External links
- Tama official website in Japanese
- Wikitravel: Tokyo/Tama
- Hospitals in Japanese
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