is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Tokyo

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...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. As of July 1, 2011, the city has an officially registered population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 116,055 with 56,296 households and a population density

Population density

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 of 10,243.16 persons per km². The total area is 11.33 km².

Geography

Geographically, the city lies approximately at the center of Tokyo, and is located about 20 kilometers west of Shinjuku, where Tokyo Metropolitan Government has its headquarters. It is flanked on the north and the south by two large parks. To the north is Koganei Park, which includes the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum

The in Koganei Park, Tokyo, Japan, is a museum of historic Japanese buildings.The park includes many buildings from the ordinary middle class Japanese experience to the homes of wealthy and powerful individuals such as former Prime Minister Takahashi Korekiyo, out in the open in a park.The museum...

, a branch of the Edo-Tokyo Museum

Edo-Tokyo Museum

The is a museum of the history of Tokyo, established in 1993. The main features of the permanent exhibitions are the life-size replica of the Nihonbashi, which was the bridge leading into Edo; the Nakamuraza theatre; scale models of town; and buildings from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods.The...

 located in Ryōgoku

Ryogoku

is a neighborhood in Sumida, Tokyo. It is surrounded by various neighborhoods in Sumida, Chūō, and Taitō wards: Yokoami, Midori, Chitose, Higashi Nihonbashi, and Yanagibashi....

, Tokyo. To the south is Nogawa Park and Tama Cemetery, two of the largest green areas in Tokyo.

Koganei City is transected by the JR Chūō Line

Chuo Main Line

The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It runs between Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faster, while the Tōkaidō Shinkansen is the fastest rail...

, and is served by the Higashi-Koganei

Higashi-Koganei Station

is a train station on the Chūō Main Line located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company . The station opened on September 10, 1964. Freight operations from the station began from April 1965...

 and Musashi-Koganei

Musashi-Koganei Station

is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company , in Koganei City, Tokyo, Japan.- Platforms :-Adjacent stations:-See also:...

 stations. It takes approximately 30 minutes to reach Musashi Koganei Station from Tokyo Station by Chūō Line. The distance between Higashi Koganei Station and Musashi Koganei Station is just 2 km, which takes about 2 minutes to go by JR Chūō Line. Additionally, Shin-Koganei Station on the Seibu Tamagawa Line

Seibu Tamagawa Line

The Tamagawa Line, or , part of the Seibu Railway system, is an 8.0 km railway line in the western suburbs of Tokyo. The line runs from Musashi-Sakai Station on the Chūō Main Line to Koremasa Station along the Tama River. The line has only six stations and is not connected to any other part of...

 serves the eastern portion of the city.

Universities

Hosei University

Hosei University

is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...

, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Established in 1949 as a national university, , nicknamed "Nōkōdai" or "TUAT", is a research-oriented national university with two campuses, one each located in the cities of Fuchū and Koganei, Tokyo....

 and Tokyo Gakugei University

Tokyo Gakugei University

Tokyo Gakugei University or Gakudai , for short, is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo. While its history may be traced to 1873, it was formally chartered as a university in 1949 through the merging of four teacher-training institutions....

 are located in Koganei city. International Christian University

International Christian University

There are several rankings related to ICU, shown below.-Alumni rankings:According to the Weekly Economist's 2010 rankings and the PRESIDENT's article on 2006/10/16, graduates from ICU have the 24th best employment rate in 400 major companies, and their average graduate salary is the 4th best in...

, officially located in Mitaka City, lies partially within Koganei City.

Primary and secondary schools

Koganei operates its public elementary and junior high schools.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education

The 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...

 operates the following public high schools.

• Koganei North High School
• Koganei Technical High School

Private high schools

• Chuo University High School
• International Christian University High School
  International Christian University High School
  is an independent high school located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:International Christian University High School was founded in 1978 and is dedicated to the principles of the Christian faith and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...
  
  
• Tokyo Denki University High School

Private junior high schools

• Musashino Higashi Junior High School
• Tokyo Denki University Junior High School