Machida
city in Tokyo, Japan
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Summary
Machida is a city of Japan[1]. Machida ranks in the top 2% of city of japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,003 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tokyo[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Jōichi Ishizaka[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Shares border with: Hachiōji-shi[7], Tama[8], Yokohama[9], Kawasaki[10], Sagamihara[11], Yamato[12]
- Anthem: Machida City Song[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aihara-machi[14], Oyamagaoka[15], Oyamamachi[16], Oyakada-Sakuradai[17], Kami-Oyamadamachi[18], Kiso-Machi[19], Kiso-Nishi[20], Kiso-Higashi[21], Shimo-Oyamada-Machi[22], Zushimachi[23], Tadao[24], Tokiwamachi[25], Negishimachi[26], Negishi[27]
- Legislative body: 町田市議会[28]
- Location: Western Tokyo[29], Greater Tokyo Area[30]
- Commons category: Machida, Tokyo[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[32]
- Inception: February 1, 1958[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Machida include Machida Station[34], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1927[37].
Why It Matters
Machida has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Machida is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Machida include Machida Station[34], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1927[37].