TSUKUBA

Ibaraki · JAPAN (JP) · 36.08°N / 140.12°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,110,681

Tsukuba is a city in Japan with a population of 241,656. It sits at 36.08/140.12, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 5 km from Naka.

Population 241,656

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Ibaraki
Coords: 36.08°N / 140.12°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Naka Ibaraki 53,137 5.8 km

E Tsuchiura Ibaraki 144,399 8.5 km

SE Ami Ibaraki 48,553 9.3 km

S Ushiku Ibaraki 84,651 13.0 km

W Ishige Ibaraki 24,948 14.0 km

NE Kasumigaura Ibaraki 40,087 14.0 km

SW Mitsukaidō Ibaraki 41,147 14.1 km

SW Tsukubamirai Ibaraki 49,872 14.7 km

W Jōsō Ibaraki 60,834 15.0 km

NE Ishioka Ibaraki 73,061 17.5 km

Air access

nearby

IBR

Ibaraki Airport

Large airport

28.9 km

NRT

Narita International Airport

Large airport

42.7 km

Universities

linked

Tsukuba University

tsukuba.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Tsukuba?: 241,656 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Tsukuba in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Tsukuba in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Tsukuba?: Ibaraki Airport (IBR).
How far is Tsukuba from Tokyo?: About 58 km.
Does Tsukuba have a university?: Yes. Tsukuba University.
What languages are spoken in Japan?: Japanese.
What currency is used in Japan?: Yen.
How many cities are in Japan?: 2,174 on record.
Which admin region is Tsukuba in?: Ibaraki.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2110681

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2110681,
    "name": "Tsukuba",
    "ascii_name": "Tsukuba",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 241656,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 36.08333,
    "longitude": 140.11667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.5x the population of Naka.
5 km from Naka.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.