Tsukuba, Ibaraki

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Tsukuba Science City) Jump to: navigation, search Tsukuba つくば —  Special city  — つくば市 View of Mount Tsukuba and Tsukuba Center Flag Location of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Tsukuba   Coordinates: 36°2′N 140°4′E / 36.033°N 140.067°E / 36.033; 140.067Coordinates: 36°2′N 140°4′E / 36.033°N 140.067°E / 36.033; 140.067 Country Japan Region Kantō Prefecture Ibaraki Government  • Mayor Kenichi Ichihara Area  • Total 284.07 km2 (109.68 sq mi) Population (October 1, 2012)  • Total 217,315  • Density 765.00/km2 (1,981.3/sq mi) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City symbols - Tree Japanese zelkova - Flower Hoshizaki-yukinoshita (Saxifraga stolonifera Curtis f. aptera (Makino) H.Hara) - Bird Ural owl Phone number 029-883-1111 Address 2530-2 Karima, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8555 Website www.city.tsukuba.ibaraki.jp Tsukuba Center, in the city central district One of the buildings at the University of Tsukuba The Tsukuba Express Mount Tsukuba

Tsukuba (つくば市, Tsukuba-shi?) is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It is known as the location of the Tsukuba Science City (筑波研究学園都市, Tsukuba Kenkyū Gakuen Toshi?), a planned city developed in the 1960s. As of October 1, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 217,315, with 90,151 households and a population density of 765 persons per km². Its total area is 284.07 km². Mount Tsukuba, particularly well known for its toad-shaped Shinto shrine, is located near the city. Tsukuba is a twin city of Irvine, California, Milpitas, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States of America.