Musashimurayama, Tokyo Explained

Musashimurayama
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:City
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Coordinates:35.7548°N 139.3874°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Tokyo
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:15.32
Population Total:72021
Population As Of:March 2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
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Blank1 Info Sec2:1-1-1 Honmachi, Musashimurayama-shi, Tokyo 208-8501

is a city located in the west of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 72,021 in 32,234 households, and a population density of 4,700 people per km².[1] The total area of the city is 15.32sqkm.

Geography

Musashimurayama is located in north-central Tokyo Metropolis, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the north. Upstream tributaries of the Arakawa River and Tama River flow through the city. The Sayama Hills run from west to east in the northern part of the city. The south side of the hill is on the western edge of the Musashino Plateau.

Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis

Saitama Prefecture

Climate

Musashimurayama has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Musashimurayama is . The average annual rainfall is 1647mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Musashimurayama increased rapidly in the postwar decades but the rate of growth has slowed considerably in recent years.

History

The area of present-day Musashimurayama was part of ancient Musashi Province. In Meji era, the area was organized into four villages within Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893.

The village of Murayama was created on April 1, 1917 and was elevated to town status on November 3, 1954. The population of the town grew extremely rapidly in the 1960s with the development of public housing. Murayama was elevated to city status on November 3, 1970 and was named Musashimurayama.

Government

Musashimurayama has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Musashimurayama, together with the cities of Higashiyamato and Higashimurayama, contributes three members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 20th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The area of Musashimurayama was traditionally a center for cotton textile production. The area remains largely agricultural, notably horticulture and the growing of tea, although a significant portion of the population commutes to downtown Tokyo.

Musashimurayama was the location of a Nissan automobile assembly plant, originally opened in 1962 by the Prince Motor Company. It closed in March 2001 as part of the Nissan Revival Plan announced in 1999.[4] It is now a museum called Carest Murayama, next to the Aeon Mall Musashi Murayama Megamall occupying a 213,252 square foot facility[5] [6]

Shinkawa, now known as Yamaha Robotics Holdings, is a leading manufacturer of precision robots for semiconductor manufacturing. The head office and factory are in the city.

Education

The city has three public high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Tokyo Metropolis also operates one special education school for the handicapped.

Musashimurayama has eight public elementary schools and four public junior high schools, and two combined public elementary/junior high schools operated by the city government.

Municipal combined elementary and junior high schools:[7]

Municipal junior high schools:[7]

Municipal elementary schools:[7]

The United States Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates the following schools on Yokota Air Base and in the municipality of Musashimurayama for children of United States military personnel:

For secondary levels, U.S. military-dependent children are directed to Yokota Middle School[9] and Yokota High School, both on base, but in Fussa instead of Musashimurayama.

Private schools:

Transportation

Railway

Highway

Twin towns and sister cities

Japan - Sakae, Nagano, Japan

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Musashimurayama city official statistics. Japan. ja.
  2. https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/tokyo/musashimurayama-6145/ Musashimurayama climate data
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-tokyo.php Musashimurayama population statistics
  4. Web site: http://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/machi/000940.html. ja: 日産村山工場跡地. Site of former Nissan factory . 2010-04-16. City of Musashimurayama. Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20100410101212/http://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/machi/000940.html. 2010-04-10. dead. 2015-07-22.
  5. http://www.earlydatsun.com/gloria.html History of old Musashimurayama factory
  6. http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/AR/2003/ar2003_12.pdf
  7. Web site: 学校. Musashimurayama City. 2022-11-29.
  8. Web site: About. Joan K. Mendel Elementary School.
  9. Web site: About Our School. Yokota Middle School. 2022-12-03.