'Machida' (
町田; -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 April,
2007, the city has an estimated
population of 413,398 and a
population density of 5,772.10 persons per
km². The total area is 71.63 km². The city is serviced by two rail lines, the
Odakyu line and the
JR rail system's
Yokohama Line. Machida is also the home of
Obirin University.
One of the ponds of Yakushi-Ike Park in Machida, Tokyo.
Not all is concrete and asphalt in this part of the Japanese capital.
Government
List of mayors
#
Tokichiro Aoyama 1958 –
1970
#
Katsumasa Oshita 1970 –
1990
#
Kazuo Terada 1990 –
2006
#
Joichi Ishizaka 2006 –
2010
External links
★
Machida official website in English (note 4-12-2006 English section appears to be removed, now consisting only of http://www.city.machida.tokyo.jp/living_guide/)
★
Machida official website in Japanese
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