Hachioji

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Hachioji

Total population

555,517

Coordinates35.67°, 139.32°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hachiōji is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 31 March 2021, the city has an estimated population of 561,344, and a population density of 3,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 186.38 km2 (71.96 sq mi). It is the most populous city in Tokyo outside of the special wards. In 2015, it was designated as a core city for the first time in Tokyo. It was the second city in Tokyo Prefecture to implement the municipal system after Tokyo City.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hachioji

History and Regional Area Studies of Hachioji

Tai-Wei Lim · 2021

Statistical climatology

International Conference on Statistical Climatology (1st 1979 Tokyo) · 1980

Hachiōji Shigikai shi

Hachiōji-shi (Japan). Gikai · 1988

Ochikoshi Iseki

Ochikoshi Iseki Chōsadan · 1992

Hachiōji kuruma ningyō

Koryū Nishikawa · 1996

Hachiōji-shi kōiki shōgyō shindan hōkokusho

Tōkyō-to Shōkō Shidōsho · 1981

Jigyō gaiyō

Tōkyō-to Hachiōji Hokenjo · 1996

Toritsu Hachiōji Shōni Byōin 10-shūnen kinenshi

Tōkyō Toritsu Hachiōji Shōni Byōin · 1991

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Largeflower pink-sorrel

Oxalis debilis

Seen 2026-07-06

East Asian Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei

Seen 2026-07-06

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Seen 2026-07-06

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-07-06

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-07-06

Bushkiller

Causonis japonica

Seen 2026-07-06

Cylindera kaleea

Cylindera kaleea

Seen 2026-07-06

pink knotweed

Persicaria capitata

Seen 2026-07-06

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Seen 2026-07-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hachioji, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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