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located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis,

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. , the city had an estimated

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of 206,047, and a

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of 13,000 persons per km². The total area of the city is .

Geography

Nishitokyo is located at the centre of the geological/geographical region known as the Musashino Terrace, and is covered with the Kantō loam formation. The city has a good water supply, owing to rivers running through the city - the

Shakujii River The is a river which flows through the northwest quadrant of central Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the tributaries of the Arakawa River. With a total length of and a drainage basin of , it is categorized as a Class A river by the Japanese gov ...

, Shirako River, Shin River (tributary of Shirako River) and

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. From east to west, the city is about 4.8 km, and from south to north is about 5.6 km.

Neighborhoods

*former city of Hoya ::Fuji-machi, Hibarigaoka, Higashi-cho, Higashi-fushimi, Hoya-cho, Izumi-cho, Kita-machi, Naka-machi, Sakae-cho, Shimo-hoya, Shin-machi, Sumiyoshi-cho, Yagisawa *former city of Tanashi ::Kitahara-cho, Midori-cho, Minami-cho, Mukodai-cho, Nishihara-cho, Shibakubo-cho, Tanashi-cho, Yato-cho

Surrounding municipalities

* Tokyo Metropolis **

Nerima is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 foreign residents are ...

** Kodaira ** Koganei ** Musashino **

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Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

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Climate

Nishitokyo has a

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(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nishitokyo is 14.5°C. The average annual rainfall is 1648 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1°C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Nishitokyo population statistics
/ref> the population of Nishitokyo increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s.

History

The area of present-day Nishitokyo was part of ancient

Musashi Province was a province of Japan, which today comprises Tokyo Metropolis, most of Saitama Prefecture and part of Kanagawa Prefecture. It was sometimes called . The province encompassed Kawasaki and Yokohama. Musashi bordered on Kai, Kōzuke, Sagami, ...

. In the post-

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cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Kitadachi District in

. The villages of Hoya and Tanashi were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of modern municipalities system. The southern portion of Kitaadachi District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1907. The city of Nishitokyo was established on January 21, 2001 by the merger of the cities of Hoya and Tanashi. The name Nishitokyo means "West Tokyo."

Government

Nishitokyo has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...

city council of 28 members. Nishitokyo contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 19th district of the

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of the

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Economy

The watch manufacturer

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is headquartered in Nishitokyo. The animation studios

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and Magic Bus are also located here.

Education

Universities and colleges

* Musashino University *

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- Higashi-Fushimi campus * Tokyo University - Tanashi campus

Primary and secondary education

The city has three public high schools operated by the

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. * * * Nishitokyo has 18 public elementary schools and nine public junior high schools operated by the city government. Public junior high schools: * Hibarigaoka (ひばりが丘中学校) * Houya (保谷中学校) * Meihou ( 明保中学校) * Seiran (青嵐中学校) * Tanashi No. 1 (田無第一中学校) * Tanashi No. 2 (田無第二中学校) * Tanashi No. 3 (田無第三中学校) * Tanashi No. 4 (田無第四中学校) * Yagisawa ( 柳沢中学校) Public elementary schools: * Hekizan (碧山小学校) * Higashi (東小学校) * Higashi Fushimi (東伏見小学校) * Honcho (本町小学校) * Houya (保谷小学校) * Houya No. 1 (保谷第一小学校) * Houya No. 2 (保谷第二小学校) * Kami Mukodai (上向台小学校) * Keyaki (けやき小学校) * Mukodai (向台小学校) * Nakahara (中原小学校) * Sakae (栄小学校) * Shibakubo (芝久保小学校) * Sumiyoshi (住吉小学校) * Tanashi * Yagisawa (柳沢小学校) * Yato (谷戸小学校) * Yato No. 2 (谷戸第二小学校) There are three private high schools: * * * Musashino Joshi Gakuin, private combined middle/high school.

Transportation

Railway

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–

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* -

– Seibu Shinjuku Line * - -

Highway

Nishitokyo is not served by any national expressways or national highways

Notable people

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(born 1990), Japanese

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(born 1993), Japanese singer, model,

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idol and

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/ Decora icon (Real Name: Kiriko Takemura,

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: 竹村桐子, ''Takemura Kiriko'') * Naoyuki Yamazaki (born 1991), Japanese

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* Kohei Sato (born 1996), Japanese

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player * Eiji Ōtsuka (born 1958), social critic, folklorist, media theorist, and novelist. *

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(born 1985),

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football player (Korean Name: ''Lee Chung-Sung'',

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: 이충성)/Japanese Name: Tadanari Lee,

: 李忠成, ''Ri Tadanari'' or Tadanari Ōyama,

: 大山忠成, ''Ōyama Tadanari'') * Ginga Munetomo (born 1994), Japanese trampolinist *

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(1962), Japanese rock singer and actor (Real Name: Yutaka Tadokoro,

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(born 1970), Japanese actress *

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(born 1964), Japanese musician *

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(born 1972), Japanese

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(Real Name: Kazuteru Kubota,

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(born 1990), Japanese football player *

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(born 1945), Japanese actor,

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and narrator * Shota Fukuoka (born 1995), Japanese football player *

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(born 1978), Japanese

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player * Tadahito "Gucci" Iguchi (born 1974), Japanese former

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second baseman and current

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of the

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(NPB). * Takumi Motohashi (born 1982), former Japanese football player * Mami Yamaguchi (born 1986), Japanese football player (

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) * Tomohiro Hasumi (born 1972), former Japanese football player * Miho Tanaka (born 1983), Japanese model, entertainer, and actress

References

External links

Nishitokyo City Official Website
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