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Mitaka-shi Destination Guide

Discover Mitaka-shi in Japan

Mitaka-shi in the region of Tōkyō with its 182,901 habitants is a place located in Japan - some 7 mi or ( 12 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Mitaka-shi

Local time in Mitaka-shi is now 10:20 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Utsunomiya, Edo, Tokorozawa, and Nishi-Tokyo-shi. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mitaka-shi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Tokyo Curry Lab

2:23 min by Richard Andersen
Views: 8150 Rating: 5.00

My students and I went to the Tokyo Curry Lab for lunch at the Tokyo Tower. Umai! Oishii! Sugoi! ..

J CASA DE HELLO KITTY

2:15 min by CHINO YAZAKI
Views: 5507 Rating: 4.43

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ブルガリアの歌と踊り その1

4:46 min by chebrashka
Views: 5333 Rating: 4.08

Bulgarian folk dance performed by Japanese Българска Фолклорна Музика и Танци 神代植物公園 秋のバラフェスタJindai Botanical Garden, Chofu ..

佐須街道を走る [車載動画 2008/05 東京都 調布市]

4:44 min by wataken777
Views: 1913 Rating: 5.00

調布市 佐須街道(さず)を御塔坂交差点(おとうざか)から甲州街道の交差点(柴崎駅入口交差点)まで走行します。2008年の動画です。HDR-SR12で撮影しました。この時はまだワイコンを持っていなかったので画角が狭いです。 正確には、佐須街道は「調布都市計画道路3・4・11号柴崎駅下石原線」だそうです。 wikipedia より引用: 「佐須街道柴崎から飛田給まで市内を東西に続く古道、江戸時代に甲州 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ghibli Museum

Ghibli Museum is a museum featuring the Japanese anime work of Studio Ghibli, and is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western suburb of Tokyo, Japan. The museum is a fine arts museum, but does not take the concept of a usual fine arts museum. With many features that are child-oriented and a sprawling and occasionally mazelike interior, the museum is a playfully created place.

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Located at 35.70 139.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2001 establishments in Japan, Art museums and galleries in Tokyo, Art museums established in 2001, Cartooning museums, Children's museums in Japan, Media museums, Mitaka, Tokyo, Studio Ghibli, Western Tokyo

Jindai Botanical Garden

Big tuft of Pampas Grass in 大芝生 zone of Jindai Botanical Garden, Height four meters and diameter seven meters, over 40 years old as of 2007. ]] The Jindai Botanical Garden is at the edge of the Musashino plateau just above Jindaiji Temple in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It extends across 425,433 square meters, and each of its thirty areas features varieties of one kind of plant. Displays of ume, cherries, azalea, dogwood, peonies, roses, wisteria or other can be seen every month.

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Located at 35.67 139.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Tokyo, Western Tokyo

Mitaka Station

Mitaka Station is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Located at 35.70 139.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Chūō Main Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Railway stations in Tokyo, Stations of East Japan Railway Company, Stations of Tokyo Metro

Mitaka incident

The Mitaka incident was an incident that took place on July 15, 1949 when an unmanned 63 series train with its operating handle tied down drove into Mitaka Station on the Chūō Line in Tokyo, Japan, killing 6 people and injuring 20. The incident remains shrouded in mystery, as do the Shimoyama and Matsukawa incidents which occurred around the same time, but it is commonly said to have been a plot by the National Railway Workers' Union.

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Located at 35.70 139.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1949 in Japan, Chūō Main Line, Crime in Japan, History of Tokyo, Mass murder in 1949, Rail transport in Tokyo, Railway accidents in 1949, Railway accidents in Japan, Terrorist incidents in the 1940s, Terrorist incidents on railway systems, Unsolved murders in Japan

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) is an astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii. It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the University of Tokyo, International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, and a part of Research Institute of Atmospherics of Nagoya University.

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Located at 35.68 139.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Hawaii, Astronomical observatories in Japan, Astronomy institutes and departments, Buildings and structures in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Organizations established in 1988