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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kunitachi
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{{Nihongo|'''Kunitachi'''|国立市|Kunitachi-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the [[western Tokyo|western portion]] of the [[Tokyo Metropolis]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|04|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 76,423 in 38,825 households, and a [[population density]] of 9,400 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. Approximately 41.9% of the city population is over 65 years in age.<ref name="Kunitachi-hp">{{cite web|url= https://www.city.kunitachi.tokyo.jp/about/about1/jinko/1465447620357.html|title= Kunitachi city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 2021-04-13|archive-date= 2022-07-04|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220704001217/https://www.city.kunitachi.tokyo.jp/about/about1/jinko/1465447620357.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|8.15|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Kunitachi is located in the [[Musashino Terrace]] of central Tokyo Metropolis. Kunitachi is known for its broad main avenue, Daigaku Dori (University Avenue). This [[sakura|cherry-tree]]-lined [[boulevard]] stretches from [[Kunitachi Station]] on the [[Chūō Main Line]] toward the banks of the [[Tama River]].

===Surrounding municipalities===
[[Tokyo Metropolis]]
*[[Fuchū, Tokyo|Fuchū]]
*[[Hino, Tokyo|Hino]]
*[[Kokubunji, Tokyo|Kokubunji]]
*[[Tachikawa, Tokyo|Tachikawa]]

===Climate===
Kunitachi has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kunitachi is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.5 °C.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/tokyo/kunitachi-5036/ Kunitachi climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-tokyo.php Kunitachi population statistics]</ref> the population of Kunitachi expanded rapidly in the postwar decades and has continued to grow at a slower rate since then.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 2,611
| 1930 | 3,814
| 1940 | 10,052
| 1950 | 14,679
| 1960 | 32,609
| 1970 | 59,709
| 1980 | 64,144
| 1990 | 65,833
| 2000 | 72,187
| 2010 | 75,510
| 2020 | 77,130
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== History ==
Kunitachi lies along the historical [[Kōshū Kaidō]], a route that connected [[Edo]] with [[Kofu]] in the [[Provinces of Japan|province]] of [[Kai Province|Kai]] (present-day [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]). The area was noted for its abundant spring water. The villages of Ishida, Aoyagi and Yabo were created within Tama District of [[Kanagawa Prefecture]] during the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The district was transferred from Kanagawa to Tokyo in 1893. In the 1920, much of the land was obtained by Kojiro Tsutsumi, the founder of [[Seibu Holdings|Seibu]], who began large-scale development of a [[planned community]], which he intended to become a university town modeled after [[Göttingen]] in Germany. The [[Tokyo University of Commerce]] ([[Hitotsubashi University]]) was relocated from central Tokyo to this location, and a train station was opened on [[Chūō Main Line]] in 1926. The station was named "Kunitachi", taking one ''[[kanji]]'' from the names of the stations to either side, namely [[Kokubunji Station]] and [[Tachikawa Station]]. The three villages were merged to form Kunitachi town in 1951. Kunitachi was elevated to city status on January 1, 1967.

==Government==
[[File:Kunitachi city office.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Kunitachi City Hall]]
Kunitachi has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 22 members. Kunitachi, together with Kokubunji, contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of [[Tokyo 21st district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
Kunitachi remains a university town, but is also increasing a [[commuter town]] for central Tokyo, with an estimated 25.1% of the population commuting to central Tokyo daily, per the 2015 census.

==Education==
Tertiary:
*[[Hitotsubashi University]]
The city was originally home to the [[Kunitachi College of Music]]. The tertiary-level branch of the conservatory is now located far outside the city, but its attached high school and business affiliate, Kunitachi Gakki (Western Tokyo's largest community music center), remain in central Kunitachi.

The city has two public high schools operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
* {{ill|Kunitachi High School|ja|東京都立国立高等学校}}
* {{ill|Fifth Commercial High School|ja|東京都立第五商業高等学校}}

Kunitachi has eight public elementary schools and three junior high schools operated by the city government.

Municipal junior high schools:<ref name=Kunitachischoollist>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.kunitachi.tokyo.jp/soshiki/Dept08/Div02/Sec02/school/|title=小中学校一覧|publisher=Kunitachi City|accessdate=2022-12-04}}</ref>
* Kunitachi No. 1 ([[:ja:国立市立国立第一中学校|国立第一中学校]])
* Kunitachi No. 2 ([[:ja:国立市立国立第二中学校|国立第二中学校]])
* Kunitachi No. 3 ([[:ja:国立市立国立第三中学校|国立第三中学校]])

Municipal elementary schools:<ref name=Kunitachischoollist/>
* Kunitachi No. 1 (国立第一小学校)
* Kunitachi No. 2 (国立第二小学校)
* Kunitachi No. 3 (国立第三小学校)
* Kunitachi No. 4 (国立第四小学校)
* Kunitachi No. 5 (国立第五小学校)
* Kunitachi No. 6 (国立第六小学校)
* Kunitachi No. 7 ([[:ja:国立市立国立第七小学校|国立第七小学校]])
* Kunitachi No. 8 (国立第八小学校)

There are also three private high schools. There are also three private elementary schools and one private junior high school.
* {{ill|Kunitachi College of Music Junior & High School|ja|国立音楽大学附属中学校・高等学校}}
* {{ill|NHK Gakuen|ja|NHK学園高等学校}}

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] – [[Chūō Main Line]]
*{{STN|Kunitachi|x}}
[[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] – [[Nambu Line]]
*{{STN|Yaho|x}} - {{STN|Yagawa|x}}

===Highway===
* [[Image:JP Expressway E19.svg|28px|link=|alt=E19]] [[Chūō Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|20}}

==Local attractions==
* [[Yabo Tenman-gū]], a [[Shinto shrine]] established in 903 AD

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Tokyo}}
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.city.kunitachi.tokyo.jp/ Kunitachi City Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Tokyo}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Kunitachi, Tokyo| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Western Tokyo]]

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