is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 561,344, and a population density of 3000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
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.
Surrounding municipalities
Tokyo Metropolis
Machida
Tama
Fussa
Hino
Akishima
Akiruno
Hinohara
Kanagawa Prefecture
Sagamihara
Climate
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.
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Hachiōji has recently plateaued after nine decades of strong growth.
History
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.
Hachiōji became a Core city on April 1, 2015 with increased local autonomy.
Government
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.
Mayors of Hachiōji (1917–present)
Economy
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.
Education
Colleges and universities
Chuo University (Tama Campus) Digital Hollywood University Kogakuin University (Hachioji Campus) Kyorin University (Hachioji Campus) Meisei University (Hino Campus) Nihon Bunka University Soka University Tama Art University (Hachioji Campus) Takushoku University (Hachioji Campus) Teikyo University (Hachioji Campus) Tokyo Junshin University Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University (Machida Campus) Tokyo Metropolitan University (Minamiōsawa Campus) Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences Tokyo University of Technology (Hachiōji Campus) Tokyo Zokei University Nippon Engineering College
Primary and secondary education
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates nine public high schools, and the metropolis also operates the Hachioji School for the Blind. There are also eleven private high schools.
Metropolitan high schools:
(junior and senior high)
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: Izumi no Mori School (いずみの森義務教育学校) Tate (館小中学校)
Municipal junior high schools: