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13224 ／たまし

Tama City

An oval hall, ringed by columns.

Old Tama Seiseki Memorial Hall

Photo by Wiiii (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Burial mound

Once judged a round mound,it may be octagonal.

Inarizuka Kofun is a Tokyo-designated historic site, estimated to date from the early 7th century. Surveys around it found a ditch and judged it a round mound about 34 m across, but it may also be an octagonal mound, a form with few known examples nationwide. Its stone chamber has been backfilled for protection.

Tokyo-designated historic site
Estimated to date from the early 7th century
Stone chamber backfilled for protection

02 ／ Natural monument

Two shii trees, one large and one small,form a crown like an upturned bowl.

Birikubo no Shii is a Tokyo-designated natural monument: two shii trees, one large and one small, whose branches grow into each other. The larger tree is 25 m tall with a trunk girth of 5.9 m, and together their crown spans about 28 m. Tokyo describes it as a large tree from a wealthy farmer's garden that keeps the look of the Tama Hills.

Tokyo-designated natural monument
Larger tree: 25 m tall, 5.9 m girth
Combined crown about 28 m

03 ／ Historic site

The name Sekido comes from the gateof a barrier on the Kamakura road.

Historic site in Tama City — Photo by 多摩に暇人が撮影 (CC BY 3.0)

The remains of the south wooden-gate fence at Kasuminoseki are a Tokyo-designated historic site, the site of a barrier fence said to have been set up on the Kamakura-kaido road in 1213 (Kenreki 3). Round-pillar marks found beside the Kumano Shrine approach, 16 at 45 cm intervals, are thought to be the barrier's southern gate fence.

Tokyo-designated historic site
Said to be a barrier fence set up in 1213
16 pillar marks at 45 cm intervals

Tama City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

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））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

28 minutes from Shinjuku on the Keio Line.

about 150,000 people
30 min to a city centre

Keio Line Special Express trains stop at Seiseki-Sakuragaoka Station. The fastest from Shinjuku takes 27 minutes on weekdays and 28 minutes on the Saturday and holiday timetable (as of October 2026). The city says City Hall is about 10 minutes by bus from the station.

People living here: 146,951people
Area: 21.01km²
Households: 68,415households
Rent (average for rentals): 57,919yen
Healthcare: 7 hospitals ／ 114 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —21 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Tama City in Japan35.637°N 139.446°E

to ShinjukuKeio Line28min

Travel times follow 京王電鉄の公式時刻表（京王の時刻表検索が使う API。新宿駅 https://transfer-train.navitime.biz/api/keio/timetable/4254/1/1 と聖蹟桜ヶ丘駅 .../timetable/4691/1/1。京王線下り＝京王八王子・高尾山口方面。平日は2026-10-22、土休日は2026-10-25の分）を、列車番号（id）で突き合わせて新宿発→聖蹟桜ヶ丘着を数えた。調布の本が使った道具の写し（$SP/tokyo-tama/ に API の写し keio_4254.json・keio_4691.json） (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Tama City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.

North to south

5.9km

Tokyo: Hachioji City, Machida City, Hino City, Inagi City, Fuchu City
Kanagawa Prefecture: Kawasaki City

Tama City isthis kind of town.

01Old Tama Seiseki Memorial Hall, built in 1930 to commemorate Emperor Meiji's repeated visits, is a modern building where columns surround an oval exhibition hall. It is a city-designated cultural property
02Inarizuka Kofun, a Tokyo-designated historic site estimated to date from the early 7th century, was judged a round mound but may be octagonal
03Birikubo no Shii is a Tokyo-designated natural monument of two shii trees whose branches meet. The Kasuminoseki site is said to be a Kamakura-kaido barrier, and Sekido is named for its gate

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Tama City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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