is an administrative unit in Japan, often referred to in English as

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

. In Japanese and other languages, it may also refer to:

Places

Machi, Iran Machi (, also romanized as Machī) is a village in Kangan Rural District, in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in W ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran *

Maji, Ethiopia Maji (also Machi) is a town in south western Ethiopia. It is located on the Boma Plateau, lying in the West Omo Zone of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, and has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation variously given as 2,104, 2,25 ...

, a city in southwestern Ethiopia * Machi, Manipur, India * Machi, Mardan, Pakistan

Mythology and religious tradition

* Machi (biblical figure), a minor Biblical figure appearing in Numbers 13:15 *

Machi (shaman) A machi is a traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina. Machis play significant roles in Mapuche religion. In contemporary Mapuche culture, women are more commonly machis than men, but it is not a ...

, the shaman of the Mapuche indigenous culture

Popular culture

Machi (hip hop group) Machi () is a Taiwanese Hip hop music, hip hop group that has nine active members, with two additional members on a hiatus from group activities. Members Current * Jeffrey Huang, Jeff, Huang Li Cheng () * Stanley Huang, Stan, Huang ...

, a Taiwanese hip-hop group **

Machi Esports Machi Esports was a professional esports organization founded by Taiwanese hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. ...

, a professional multi-gaming organization founded by the hip hop group * Machi (''Hunter × Hunter''), a character from the manga series ''Hunter × Hunter'' * ''Machi'' (video game), a 1998 video game *"Machi", a song by

Borgeous John James Borger Jr., better known by his stage name Borgeous (stylized as BORGEOUS), is an American DJ and music producer. The LA-based Platinum recording artist and DJ/producer has charted three Billboard Dance Radio Top 10s, three Beatport # ...

and Ryos * ''Machi'' (film), a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film

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Machi (name) Machi is both a surname and a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Carmen Machi (born 1963), Spanish actor * Jean Machi (born 1983), Venezuelan major league baseball pitcher * Yūji Machi (born 1962), Japane ...

, a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Machiyar The Machiyara, Machhiyara or Machhimar () is a Muslim community of fishing, they are found throughout the coastal area of state of Gujarat RupenBandar Dwarka, bhogat Bandar, Navdra Bandar, Harshad Bandar, Gosabara, Madhavpur Ghed, Sil Bandar, Ma ...

, also known as Machi, a Muslim community in Gujarat, India *

Machi Koro is a tabletop city-building game designed by Masao Suganuma, illustrated by Noboru Hotta, and published in 2012 by the Japanese games company Grounding, Inc. Players roll dice to earn coins, with which they develop their city, aiming to win the ...

, a Japanese tabletop city-building game

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Mythology and religious tradition

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