Mizuho, Tokyo

Mizuho 瑞穂町
Town
Location of Mizuho in Tokyo Metropolis
Mizuho Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°46′19″N 139°21′14″E / 35.77194°N 139.35389°ECoordinates: 35°46′19″N 139°21′14″E / 35.77194°N 139.35389°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis
District	Nishitama
Area
• Total	16.83 km^2 (6.50 sq mi)
Population (September 2011)
• Total	33,506
• Density	2,000/km^2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	www.town.mizuho.tokyo.jp

Mizuho (瑞穂町 Mizuho-machi) is a town located in Nishitama District, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It was established on November 10, 1940, resulting from the merger of four villages and acquired additional land in 1958.

As of 2006, the town has an estimated population of 34,778 and the density of 2066.43 persons per km². The total area is 16.83 km².

Its neighbors are:

• on the east, Musashi Murayama, Tokyo and Tokorozawa, Saitama
• on the south, Fussa, Tokyo
• on the west, Ōme and Hamura, Tokyo
• on the north, Iruma, Saitama

Education

Mizuho Nōgei High School

Mizuho operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates Mizuho Nōgei High School.

Sister city

• Morgan Hill, California, United States

Mizuho in media

The town in the romance visual novel and anime called Clannad by Key was heavily based upon Mizuho.

References

External links

• Media related to Mizuho, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons
• Mizuho official website (Japanese)