01 ／ Jomon stone rods
About 4,000 years ago, in the Jomon period, four large stone rods were found laid side by side, heads pointing southwest, on the floor of a stone-paved feature. They are nearly intact, each over 1 m long, the heaviest 30.8 kg. Kunitachi City owns them as a national Important Cultural Property.
02 ／ Yabo Tenmangu forest
Until some time in the 17th century the Koshu Kaido ran below the Tachikawa terrace, so the main and worship halls were built facing the road, to the south. When the road moved up onto the terrace, the approach came to pass through the shrine forest. The forest is a Tokyo-designated natural monument, and the grounds hold Tokiwa no Shimizu, one of Tokyo's 57 Famous Springs.
03 ／ Former Honda residence
The front gate of the former Honda residence is said to have let a rider pass through on horseback, and the Honda family called it Oumamon. In 1932 it was moved to the southeast corner of the site when the Koshu Kaido was widened. Until the mid-Edo period the family trained horses and worked as horse doctors, later turning to herbal medicine; successive heads served as village headmen and elders.
Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.
Wide (about 6 km across)
Close (about 1.5 km across)
Now (shot June–November 2019)Shot 1974–78
Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））
Living here
On the JR Chuo Line (Rapid), the fastest weekday train takes 32 minutes from Shinjuku Station and 46 from Tokyo Station (October 2026 timetable; on weekends and holidays there are trains of 29 and 44 minutes). From the station, University Street, about 44 m wide, runs south, and the Nambu Line's Yaho and Yagawa stations are also in the city.
+4.7% since 2015
66,719 → 77,130
8.12km² of it habitable
2024
2.0 people per household
2020
National average 60,630 yen
2023
11.2 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow JR東日本の駅時刻表（timetables.jreast.co.jp・2610版）国立駅 中央本線・中央線快速（下り）の平日表（tt0622/0622010・219本）・土曜休日表（0622011・178本）の全列車ページ。東京・新宿の発から国立の着までを数えた（全列車。第2段で数え直し済み） (checked 2026-10-23). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
3.7km
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