Mitaka-shi in Tokyo
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) is an astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii. It was established in 1988 as an amalgamation of three existing research organizations - the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory of the University of Tokyo, International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, and a part of Research Institute of Atmospherics of Nagoya University.

Located at 35.6752, 139.538 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Astronomy institutes and departments, Astronomical observatories in Japan, Astronomical observatories in Hawaii, Buildings and structures in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Organizations established in 1988

Ghibli Museum

Ghibli Museum is a museum featuring the Japanese anime work of Studio Ghibli, and is located in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, a western suburb of Tokyo, Japan. The museum is a fine arts museum, but does not take the concept of a usual fine arts museum. With many features that are child-oriented and a sprawling and occasionally mazelike interior, the museum is a playfully created place.

Located at 35.6962, 139.57 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 2001, Art museums and galleries in Tokyo, Studio Ghibli, Western Tokyo, Media museums, Children's museums in Japan, Cartooning museums, Mitaka, Tokyo, 2001 establishments in Japan

Jindai Botanical Garden

Big tuft of Pampas Grass in 大芝生 zone of Jindai Botanical Garden, Height four meters and diameter seven meters, over 40 years old as of 2007. ]] The Jindai Botanical Garden is at the edge of the Musashino plateau just above Jindaiji Temple in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It extends across 425,433 square meters, and each of its thirty areas features varieties of one kind of plant. Displays of ume, cherries, azalea, dogwood, peonies, roses, wisteria or other can be seen every month.

Located at 35.6714, 139.546 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Japan, Gardens in Tokyo, Western Tokyo

Musashi-Sakai Station

Musashi-Sakai Station is a railway station in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Seibu Railway.

Located at 35.7022, 139.545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo, Western Tokyo, Railway stations opened in 1889

Mitaka Station

Mitaka Station is a railway station in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Located at 35.7028, 139.561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Chūō Main Line, Chūō-Sōbu Line, Stations of East Japan Railway Company, Stations of Tokyo Metro, Railway stations in Tokyo

Mitaka incident

The Mitaka incident was an incident that took place on July 15, 1949 when an unmanned 63 series train with its operating handle tied down drove into Mitaka Station on the Chūō Line in Tokyo, Japan, killing 6 people and injuring 20. The incident remains shrouded in mystery, as do the Shimoyama and Matsukawa incidents which occurred around the same time, but it is commonly said to have been a plot by the National Railway Workers' Union.

Located at 35.7028, 139.561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Tokyo, Railway accidents in Japan, Railway accidents in 1949, Mass murder in 1949, Unsolved murders in Japan, Terrorist incidents on railway systems, Crime in Japan, 1949 in Japan, Terrorist incidents in the 1940s, Chūō Main Line, Rail transport in Tokyo

TAMA 300

TAMA 300 is a gravitational wave detector located at the Mitaka campus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It is a project of the gravitational wave studies group at the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo. The ICRR was established in 1976 for cosmic ray studies, and is currently developing the Large Scale Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Telescope (LCGT). The TAMA project started in 1995.

Located at 35.6767, 139.536 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Interferometers, Gravitational wave telescopes

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University is a private university in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded 1881, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

Located at 35.7017, 139.547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1909, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Tokyo