Machida, Tokyo

Machida 町田市
City
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Location of Machida in Tokyo
Machida Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°32′55.21″N 139°26′47.9″E / 35.5486694°N 139.446639°ECoordinates: 35°32′55.21″N 139°26′47.9″E / 35.5486694°N 139.446639°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
• Mayor	Joichi Ishizaka
Area
• Total	71.62 km^2 (27.65 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2014)
• Total	426,349
• Density	5,952.93/km^2 (15,418.0/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Japanese Zelkova
• Flower	Scarlet Sage
• Bird	Common Kingfisher
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	1-20-23 Nakamachi, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-8520

Machida (町田市 Machida-shi) is a city in the western part of the metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1958.

As of July 1, 2014, the city has an estimated population of 426,349 and a population density of 5,952.93 persons per km². The total area is 71.63 km². Machida is also the home of Obirin University and Tamagawa University.

One of the ponds of Yakushi-Ike Park in Machida

A road lined with cherry blossom trees in Machida

Railway stations

■ Odakyū Odawara Line

• - Machida - Tamagawagakuen-mae - Tsurukawa -

■ Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line

• - Minami-Machida - Suzukakedai - Tsukushino -

■ Yokohama Line

• - Aihara - Hashimoto - Sagamihara - Yabe - Fuchinobe - Kobuchi - Machida - Naruse -
  Though Hashimoto, Sagamihara, Yabe, Fuchinobe, Kobuchi Station are in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, They are near the city border.

■ Keiō Sagamihara Line

• - Tamasakai -

Education

Machida operates its public elementary and junior high schools.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates the following public high schools.

• Machida High School
• Machida Sogo High School
• Machida Technical High School
• Naruse High School
• Nozuta High School
• Ogawa High School
• Yamasaki High School
• Tsukushino Elementary School

Machida also has the following private high schools.

• Nihon University 3rd High School
• Obirin High School
• Tamagawa University High School

International schools:

• West Tokyo Korean 2nd Elementary School (西東京朝鮮第二初級学校) - North Korean school^[1]

Government

List of mayors

1. Tokichiro Aoyama (1958–1970)
2. Katsumasa Oshita (1970–1990)
3. Kazuo Terada (1990–2006)
4. Joichi Ishizaka (2006–2010)

Notable residents and people

• Jirō Shirasu, diplomat, and his wife Masako Shirasu, essayist
• Ami Onuki, Half of the J-pop group Puffy
• Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, who also based Pallet Town on this town in the original Pokémon Red and Blue.

Sites to see

• Buaisō museum, former residence of the Shirasu family
• Machida Squirrel Garden
• Tadao Park
• Grandberry Mall

See also

• F.C. Machida Zelvia, a football club based in Machida
• Pescadola Machida, a futsal club based in Machida

References

1. "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.

External links

• Media related to Machida, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
• Machida travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Machida City official website (Japanese)