Kokubunji, Tokyo

Japanese city
Name=Kokubunji
JapaneseName=国分寺市
Prefecture=Tokyo
Region=Kantō
Area_km2=11.48
Population=117,335
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Mayor= Nobuo Hoshino
Tree= Japanese zelkova
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Nihongo|Kokubunji|国分寺市|Kokubunji-shi is a city in Tokyo, Japan.

As of 1 June 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,335 (55,459 households). The total area is 11.48 km². The city was founded on November 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, retrieved 23 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 of Kokubunji Station.

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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 English

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