Hachiōji八王子市

Hachiōji-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Hachiōji (八王子市, Hachiōji-shi) is a city in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 579,355 (2020 census), area 186.38 km². Borders 8 places.

An ordinary city in western Tokyo, outside the 23 special wards. Tokyo has 26 such cities, and they work like cities in any other prefecture.

"Tokyo" in daily speech usually means the 23 special wards. Legally Tokyo also includes 26 cities, 5 towns, 8 villages, and islands 1,000 km to the south.

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Facts

Japanese name

八王子市

Reading

Hachiōji-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

579,355 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 577,513

Area

186.38 km²

Density

3,108 people per km²

Households

267,020

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

27.1%

Foreign residents

13,527 (2.3%)

Code

13201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Hachiōji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Akishima City昭島市
• Machida City町田市
• Hino City日野市
• Fussa City福生市
• Tama City多摩市
• Akiruno Cityあきる野市
• Hinohara Village檜原村
• Midori Ward緑区(Kanagawa)

Questions about Hachiōji

Is Hachiōji a city or a prefecture?

Hachiōji (八王子市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokyo Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Hachiōji?

Hachiōji is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hachiōji?

579,355 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 577,513 in 2015. The area is 186.38 km², which is 3,108 people per km². 267,020 households. 27.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hachiōji?

Eight: Akishima City (昭島市), Machida City (町田市), Hino City (日野市), Fussa City (福生市), Tama City (多摩市), Akiruno City (あきる野市), Hinohara Village (檜原村), and Midori Ward (緑区) of Sagamihara in Kanagawa. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hachiōji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hachiōji written in Japanese?

八王子市, read Hachiōji-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hachiōji begin?

東京都八王子市… (Tōkyō-to, Hachiōji-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.