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Tokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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As of 1 June 2008, the city has an estimated
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of 117,335 (55,459 households). The total area is 11.48 km². The city was founded on November 3, 1964.
Economy
Kokubunji is the home of the
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Central Research Laboratory, which contains one of the largest natural preserves in the area surrounding Tokyo.
Tatsunoko has its headquarters in Kokubunji. Game and animation studio Production I.G, which produced series such as
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Neon Genesis Evangelion, commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards...
and the animated sequence in
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, is located on the south side of
Kokubunji Stationis a railway station on the Chūō Line in Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company and Seibu Railway Company. It has six platforms...
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Education
Kokubunji operates ten public elementary and five junior high schools.
Kokubunji High School is operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of EducationThe Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education is the board of education in Tokyo, Japan. The board manages the individual school systems within the metropolis. The board also directly manages all of the public high schools in Tokyo...
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