Kodaira, Tokyo

Kodaira 小平市
City
Kodaira City Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Kodaira in Tokyo
Kodaira
Coordinates: 35°43′42.6″N 139°28′38.8″E / 35.728500°N 139.477444°E / 35.728500; 139.477444Coordinates: 35°43′42.6″N 139°28′38.8″E / 35.728500°N 139.477444°E / 35.728500; 139.477444
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
• Mayor	Masanori Kobayashi (since April 2005)
Area
• Total	20.51 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population (February 2016)
• Total	191,380
• Density	9,330/km2 (24,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata
• Flower	Azalea
• Bird	Japanese pygmy woodpecker
Phone number	042-341-1211
Address	2-1333 Ogawa, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8701
Website	www.city.kodaira.tokyo.jp

Kodaira (小平市, Kodaira-shi) is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 191,380 and a population density of 9330 persons per km². Its total area was 20.51 square kilometres (7.92 sq mi).^[1]

Geography

Kodaira is located in the Musashino Terrace near the geographic centre of Tokyo Metropolis.

Surrounding municipalities

• Tokyo Metropolis
  • Nishitokyo
  • Tachikawa
  • Higashimurayama
  • Higashiiyamato
  • Higashikurume
  • Kokubunji
  • Koganei

History

The area of present-day Kodaira was part of ancient Musashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Kodaira was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of municipalities law. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. The population of the area expanded after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake with the relocation of universities and housing areas from central Tokyo. Kodaira was elevated to town status in 1944 and to city status on October 1, 1962.

Education

Universities

• Tsuda College
• Kaetsu University
• Musashino Art University
• Korea University
• Hitotsubashi University (Kodaira campus)
• Shiraume Gakuen College
• Shiraume Gakuen Junior College

Primary and secondary schools

Kodaiara has 19 public and two private elementary schools, eight public and three private middle schools. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates three public high schools and there are also three private high school. There is also one special education school.

Transportation

Railway

• JR East - Musashino Line
  • Shin-Kodaira
• Seibu Railway - Seibu Shinjuku Line
  • Hana-Koganei - Kodaira
• Seibu Railway - Seibu Tamako Line
  • Hitotsubashi-Gakuen - Ōmekaidō
• Seibu Railway - Seibu Kokubunji Line
  • Takanodai - Ogawa
• Seibu Railway - Seibu Haijima Line
  • Kodaira - <Higashi-Murayama> - Ogawa

Highway

Kodaira is not served by any national highways or expressways.

Local attractions

• Koganei Park
• Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
• Kodaira Municipal Cemetery
• Kodaiara Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum
• Gas Museum

Notable people from Kodaira

• Kōji Tsujitani, voice actor
• Shun Oguri, actor
• Ryuhei Kawada, politician

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kodaira, Tokyo.

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Kodaira travel guide from Wikivoyage