Tsukuba

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Tsukuba is a city in Japan known for hosting a major university and being connected to Tokyo by the Tsukuba Express train line. The city is notable as an educational and cultural center, with landmarks including Mount Tsukuba and Tsukuba Shrine.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Tsukuba
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: Special city
Settlement.image_skyline: Tsukuba Center & Mt.Tsukuba01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Mount Tsukuba and Tsukuba Center
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Tsukuba, Ibaraki.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Tsukuba, Ibaraki.svg
Settlement.image_map: Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kantō
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ibaraki
Settlement.established_title: First official recorded

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

Geography
Surrounding municipalities
Climate
Demographics
History
Government
Economy
Companies headquartered in Tsukuba
Manufacturing
Education
Higher education
Primary and secondary education
Transportation
Railway
Highway
Media
Local attractions
Tsukuba Science City
History
Leo Esaki
Criticism
Museums
Other attractions
Sister cities
Notable people from Tsukuba
See also
References
External links

is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 256,526 in 121,001 households and a population density of 900 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total area of the city is . It is known as the location of the , a planned science park developed in the 1960s.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tsukuba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.