Machida, Tokyo

"Machida" redirects here. For the mixed martial arts fighter, see Lyoto Machida.

Machida City 町田市
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Location of Machida City in Tokyo
Machida City
Coordinates: 35°32′55.21″N 139°26′47.9″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
• Mayor	Joichi Ishizaka
Area
• Total	71.62 km2 (27.65 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2010)
• Total	424,669
• Density	5,928.65/km2 (15,355.1/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Japanese Zelkova
- Flower	Scarlet Sage
- Bird	Common Kingfisher
Phone number	042-722-3111
Address	1-20-23 Nakamachi, Machida-shi, Tokyo 194-8520

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

As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 424,669 and a population density of 5,928.65 persons per km². The total area is 71.63 km². Machida is also the home of Obirin University.

One of the ponds of Yakushi-Ike Park in Machida

Not all is concrete and asphalt in this part of the Japanese capital.

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

Machida also has the following private high schools.

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

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 from Machida

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

See also

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

External links

Media related to Machida, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (Japanese)