Tsukuba

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Tsukuba

Total population

234,455

Air quality index

63Moderate

WeatherAvg high 68.2°F

Coordinates36.08°, 140.08°

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

Overview

Tsukuba is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 256,526 in 121,001 households and a population density of 900 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total area of the city is 283.72 square kilometres (109.54 sq mi). It is known as the location of the Tsukuba Science City , a planned science park developed in the 1960s.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Japanese martial artist

Hiroyuki Masuyama

Japanese photographer

Y

Yoshiaki Banno

Japanese astronomer (1952–1991)

H

Haruka Sunada

Japanese volleyball player

Hiroki Yamada

Japanese baseball player (1988-)

Yutaro Ohsaki

baseball player

H

Hayato

Hayato

M

MINCE PIE

Japanese mangaka and illustrator

The Winger

Japanese professional wrestler

Y

Yuki Yuhara

Japanese singer-songwriter

Jobu Morita

Japanese baseball player

G

Giichi Nakajima

Japanese teacher

N

Naokichi Kitazawa

Japanese politician

C

Chō Ajima

Japanese educator

Sumiko Muromachi

T

Tetsuya Tomioka

Japanese anime producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ibaraki

• Joso
  6.2 mi away · pop. 60,834
• Tsuchiura
  7.1 mi away · pop. 139,261
• Ushiku
  8.3 mi away · pop. 84,317
• Ami
  8.4 mi away · pop. 47,535
• Tsukubamirai
  8.6 mi away · pop. 50,615
• Shimotsuma
  9.2 mi away · pop. 42,635
• 伊丹
  9.3 mi away
• Kasumigaura
  10.1 mi away · pop. 40,087
• Moriya
  10.8 mi away · pop. 68,421
• Bando
  10.8 mi away · pop. 52,265
• Toride
  12 mi away · pop. 104,524
• Yachiyo
  12.4 mi away · pop. 22,021

Browse all places in Ibaraki →

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 Tsukuba

5th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication Ro-Man '96 Tsukuba: November 11-14, 1996 Auditorium, Aist Tsukuba Research Center Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Japan) IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication (5th : 1996 : Tsukuba-shi · 1997

Proceedings

1996

Proceedings of Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference

Japan) Pacific Regional Wood Anatomy Conference (1984 Tsukuba Kenkyū Gakuen Toshi · 1984

Free electron lasers 2003

International Free Electron Laser Conference (25th : 2003 : Tsukuba, Japan). · 2004

The Physics of galaxy formation

M. Umemura · 2001

Proceedings of RPIA 2006

Japan) PRIA 2006 (2006 Tsukuba-shi · 2007

ISDL '97

International Symposium on Research, Development and Practice in Digital Libraries (1997 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan) · 1997

Psychology of mathematics education

International Conference for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (17th 1993 Ibaraki, Japan) · 1993

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Typhoon Mekkhala
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 84 mi
• Tropical Storm Higos
  Severe Storms · 2026-06-27 · 159 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

ringless honey fungus

Desarmillaria tabescens

Seen 2026-06-28

low smartweed

Persicaria longiseta

Seen 2026-06-28

Elephant Hawkmoth

Deilephila elpenor

Seen 2026-06-27

Japanese stone oak

Lithocarpus edulis

Seen 2026-06-25

Glossy Abelia

Abelia × grandiflora

Seen 2026-06-25

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Seen 2026-06-24

Chinese evergreen oak

Quercus myrsinifolia

Seen 2026-06-24

Persian silk tree

Albizia julibrissin

Seen 2026-06-24

Bombus diversus diversus

Bombus diversus diversus

Seen 2026-06-23

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

Official Identifiers