Hachioji [city] - Hachioji

Japanese: 八王子[市] - はちおうじ

A city in the western part of Tokyo. It was incorporated as a city in 1917. It occupies the eastern foot of the Kanto Mountains, the Hachioji Basin and the surrounding mountainous areas. It is the largest city in Tokyo. The city center has been a castle town since the Middle Ages, a post town on the Koshu road in the Edo period, and developed as the economic center of the Tama area. As one of the five major textile manufacturing areas in the Kanto region, textile manufacturing has been active since ancient times, but recently there has been an increase in electrical, machinery, food and precision machinery factories. Since the 1960s, the hilly areas have been transformed into residential areas such as Mejirodai, and universities such as Chuo University and Tokyo Metropolitan University (now Tokyo Metropolitan University) have been moving in. The southeastern part of the city is included in Tama New Town. The city is served by the Chuo Main Line, Yokohama Line, Hachiko Line, Keio Electric Railway, Chuo Expressway, and Ken-O Expressway, and department stores and major supermarkets are concentrated around Hachioji Station, and further development and improvement are being promoted. There are tourist spots such as Mount Takao, Mount Jinba (ba), and Musashino Imperial Palace. Kuruma Ningyo is a traditional doll-shaped cartwheel. The area is 186.38 ^km2 . 580,053 people (2010).
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Japanese:

東京都西部の市。1917年市制。関東山地の東麓，八王子盆地と周辺の山地を占める。面積は東京の市で最大。中心市街は中世以来の城下町，江戸時代に甲州道中の宿場町，多摩地区の経済中心として発展。関東五大機業地の一つとして古くから機業が盛んであったが，最近は電気，機械，食品や精密機械の工場が増加している。丘陵部は1960年代からめじろ台などの住宅地化や，中央大学，東京都立大学（現，首都大学東京）などの大学の進出が著しい。市南東部は多摩ニュータウンに含まれる。中央本線，横浜線，八高線，京王電鉄，中央自動車道，圏央道が通じ，八王子駅周辺はデパートや大手スーパーが集中し，さらに開発，整備が進められている。高尾山，陣馬（場）山，武蔵陵などの行楽地がある。車人形が伝わる。186.38km²。58万53人（2010）。
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