- Kokubunji, Tokyo
Japanese city
Name=Kokubunji
JapaneseName=国分寺市
Prefecture=Tokyo
Region=Kantō
Area_km2=11.48
Population=117,335
PopDate=2008
Density_km2=10057
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LatitudeDegrees = 35
LatitudeMinutes = 43
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LongtitudeDegrees = 139
LongtitudeMinutes = 28
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Area code=
Mayor= Nobuo Hoshino
Tree= Japanese zelkova
Flower=Satsuki azalea
Bird=
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CityHallLink = [http://www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp/ Kokubunji]
City
Elevation=Nihongo|Kokubunji|国分寺市|Kokubunji-shi is a city in
Tokyo ,Japan .As of
1 June 2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 117,335 (55,459 households). The total area is 11.48 km². The city was founded onNovember 3 ,1964 .Education
Kokubunji operates ten public elementary and five junior high schools. [ [http://www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp/english/child/education_systems.htm "Compulsory Education Systems in Japan", Kokubunji official website, retrieved
23 June 2008 ] ]Kokubunji High School is operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education . [ [http://www.kokubunji-h.metro.tokyo.jp/ Tokyo Metropolitan Kokubunji High School website, retrieved23 June 2008 ] ]Businesses
Kokubunji is the home of the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, which contains one of the largest natural preserves in the area surrounding Tokyo. [ [http://www.hqrd.hitachi.co.jp/crle/greeting.cfm Hitachi Central Research Laboratory Website, retrieved
23 June 2008 ] ]Game and animation studio
Production I.G , which produced series such as "Ghost in the Shell ", "Neon Genesis Evangelion " and the animated sequence in "Kill Bill ", is located on the south side ofKokubunji Station .ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp/english/e_top.htm Kokubunji official website] in English
* [http://www.city.kokubunji.tokyo.jp/ Kokubunji official website] in Japanese
* [http://www.productionig.com/ Production IG official website] in Japanese and EnglishReferences
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