Kunitachi
Kunitachi is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.

Kunitachi is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 April 2021, the city had an estimated population of 76,423 in 38,825 households, and a population density of 9,400 persons per km2. Approximately 41.9% of the city population is over 65 years in age. The total area of the city is 8.15 square kilometres (3.15 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Kunitachi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ajinomoto Stadium
The Tokyo Stadium, currently known as Ajinomoto Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by United States Forces Japan, in March 2001.
8 km · multi-purpose stadium in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Hitotsubashi University
Hitotsubashi University, formerly known as Tokyo University of Commerce, is a public research university in Tokyo, Japan. The university has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Chiyoda.
1.1 km · national university in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an open-air museum located within Koganei Park, Tokyo, Japan.
7.3 km · museum · Wikipedia - 04Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University or Musabi is a private university in Kodaira, Western Tokyo, founded in 1962 with roots going back to 1929. It is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
4.7 km · university in Kodaira, western Tokyo · Wikipedia - 05University of Electro-Communications
The University of Electro-Communications is a national university in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology.
9.8 km · Japanese University · Wikipedia - 06International Christian University
International Christian University is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and BOJ Governor Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts college in Japan.
8 km · university in Tokyo · Wikipedia - 07Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery in Tokyo is the largest municipal cemetery in Japan. It is split between the cities of Fuchu and Koganei within the Tokyo Metropolis.
6.2 km · cemetery in Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Musashinonomori Park
Musashinonomori Park is a park in the Musashino región of the Japanese metropolis of Tokyo.
7.4 km · park in Japan · Wikipedia - 09Sanrio Puroland
Sanrio Puroland, also known as Hello Kitty Land, is an indoor theme park located in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan. Opened on December 7, 1990, it hosts attractions, live shows, shopping outlets, and restaurants dedicated to Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Gudetama, and Aggretsuko, in a manner akin to Disney theme parks.
6.7 km · amusement park in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Tokyo metropolitan university
Tokyo Metropolitan University, often referred to as TMU, is a public research university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. In contrast to other non-private universities in Tokyo, the university is established under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and not the national government.
9.5 km · Japanese University · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kunitachi
- Airports
- Tokyo Haneda (HND), 35 km · Narita (NRT), 86 km · Ibaraki (IBR), 104 km
- Stations
- Chōfu Airport, 7.9 km · Hachiōji Station, 9.8 km · Tachikawa Station, 3 km · Chōfu Station, 9.9 km · Haijima Station, 9.8 km
- Narita → Kunitachi80 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · ¥1,100–1,500
- Omitama → Kunitachi103 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ¥1,380–1,880
- Makinohara / Shimada → Kunitachi149 km · quickest by road, 3h 24m · ¥2,150–2,930
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kunitachi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kunitachi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Kunitachi
Kunitachi is 11 km from Hachiōji, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.