Machida, Tokyo
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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.
Railway stations
- - Odakyu - Tamagawagakuen-mae - Tsurukawa -
- - Minami-Machida - Suzukakedai - Tsukushino -
- - Aihara - Kanagawa - Sagamihara - Yabe - Fuchinobe - Kanagawa - JR East - Naruse -
Though Hashimoto, Sagamihara, Yabe, Fuchinobe, Kobuchi Station are in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, They are near the city border.
- - Aihara - Kanagawa - Sagamihara - Yabe - Fuchinobe - Kanagawa - JR East - Naruse -
- - 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
- Tokichiro Aoyama (1958–1970)
- Katsumasa Oshita (1970–1990)
- Kazuo Terada (1990–2006)
- 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
Sites to see
- Machida Squirrel Garden
- Tadao Park
- Grandberry Mall
See also
- F.C. Machida Zelvia, a football club based in Machida
References
External links
Media related to Machida, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons