National Institute of Polar Research

National Institute of Polar Research is a college in Tachikawa, Tokyo. National Institute of Polar Research is situated nearby to the college National Institute of Japanese Literature, as well as near The Institute of Statistical Mathematics.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Institute of Japanese Literature and Local Autonomy College.

National Institute of Japanese Literature

College

The National Institute of Japanese Literature, or NIJL, was established in May 1972. Its primary purpose is to preserve manuscripts and books relating to the study of Japanese literature.

Local Autonomy College

College

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Local Autonomy College is situated 310 metres south of National Institute of Polar Research.

Tachikawa Airfield is an airfield in the city of Tachikawa, in the western part of Tokyo, Japan. Currently under the administration of the Ministry of Defense, it has also served as a civilian airport with Japan's first scheduled air service.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokubunji and Kunitachi.

Kokubunji

Photo: Irina Gelbukh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kokubunji is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 126,791, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 11.46 square kilometres.

Kunitachi

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Kunitachi is a city in western Tokyo. The naming of Kunitachi comes from its location: sandwiched between Kokubunji and Tachikawa, the first kanji in each city was combined to create a new name.