Editing Musashimurayama, Tokyo

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{{Nihongo|'''Musashimurayama'''|武蔵村山市|Musashi-Murayama-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in the [[western Tokyo|west]] of the [[Tokyo Metropolis]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|03|01}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 72,021 in 32,234 households, and a [[population density]] of 4,700 people per km².<ref name="Musashimurayama-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/shisei/shoukai/jinkou/1012443.html|title= Musashimurayama city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|15.32|sqkm|sqmi}}.

==Geography==
Musashimurayama is located in north-central [[Tokyo Metropolis]], bordered by [[Saitama Prefecture]] to the north. Upstream tributaries of the [[Arakawa River (Kanto)|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===
[[Saitama Prefecture]]
*[[Tokorozawa, Saitama|Tokorozawa]]
[[Tokyo Metropolis]]
*[[Fussa, Tokyo|Fussa]]
*[[Higashiyamato, Tokyo|Higashiyamato]]
*[[Mizuho, Tokyo|Mizuho]]
*[[Tachikawa, Tokyo|Tachikawa]]

===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 {{convert|13.8|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|1647|mm|abbr=on}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|25.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|2.1|C}}.<ref>[https://en.climate-data.org/asia/japan/tokyo/musashimurayama-6145/  Musashimurayama climate data]</ref>

==Demographics==
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-tokyo.php Musashimurayama population statistics]</ref> the population of Musashimurayama increased rapidly in the postwar decades but the rate of growth has slowed considerably in recent years.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 7,165
| 1930 | 7,891
| 1940 | 8,989
| 1950 | 10,989
| 1960 | 12,065
| 1970 | 41,275
| 1980 | 57,198
| 1990 | 65,562
| 2000 | 66,052
| 2010 | 70,053
| 2020 | 70,829
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==History==
The area of present-day Musashimurayama was part of ancient [[Musashi Province]]. In [[Meiji Restoration|Meiji era]], the area was organized into four villages within [[Kitatama District, Tokyo|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 [[House of Representatives of Japan|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 [[Commuting|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.<ref name="musashimurayama20100416">{{cite web |url= http://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/machi/000940.html|script-title=ja: 日産村山工場跡地|trans-title= Site of former Nissan factory |date= 2010-04-16|publisher= City of Musashimurayama|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410101212/http://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/machi/000940.html|archive-date=2010-04-10|url-status= dead|access-date= 2015-07-22}}</ref> It is now a museum called Carest Murayama, next to the Aeon Mall Musashi Murayama Megamall occupying a 213,252 square foot facility<ref>[http://www.earlydatsun.com/gloria.html History of old Musashimurayama factory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090754/http://www.earlydatsun.com/gloria.html |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref>http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/AR/2003/ar2003_12.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114645/http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/AR/2003/ar2003_12.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

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==
* [[Tokyo Keizai University]] - Musashimurayama campus

The city has three public high schools operated by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education]].
* {{ill|Josui High School|ja|東京都立上水高等学校}}
* {{ill|Musashimurayama High School|ja|東京都立武蔵村山高等学校}}

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:<ref name=Musashimurayamaschoollist>{{cite web|url=https://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/school/index.html|title=学校|publisher=Musashimurayama City|accessdate=2022-11-29}}</ref>
* Dainan Gakuen (大南学園) - No. 7 Elementary School (第七小学校) and No. 4  Junior High School (第四中学校)
* Murayama Gakuen (村山学園)

Municipal junior high schools:<ref name=Musashimurayamaschoollist/>
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* No. 1 (第一中学校)
* No. 3 (第三中学校)
* No. 5 (第五中学校)
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Municipal elementary schools:<ref name=Musashimurayamaschoollist/>
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* No. 1 (第一小学校)
* No. 2 (第二小学校)
* No. 3 (第三小学校)
* No. 8 (第八小学校)
* No. 9 (第九小学校)
* No. 10 (第十小学校)
* Raizuka (雷塚小学校)
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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:
* Joan K. Mendel Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dodea.edu/mendeles/about.cfm|title=About|publisher=Joan K. Mendel Elementary School}}</ref>

For secondary levels, U.S. military-dependent children are directed to Yokota Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dodea.edu/yokotams/about.cfm|title=About Our School|publisher=Yokota Middle School|accessdate=2022-12-03}}</ref> and [[Yokota High School]], both on base, but in [[Fussa, Tokyo|Fussa]] instead of Musashimurayama.

Private schools:
* {{ill|Takushoku University Daiichi High School|ja|拓殖大学第一高等学校}}

==Transportation==
===Railway===
*Musashimurayama is not served by any passenger rail services.

===Highway===
*Musashimurayama is not served by any expressways or [[National highways of Japan|national highways]].

==Sister cities==
{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sakae, Nagano]], Japan

==Notable people==
* [[Gedo (wrestler)|Gedo]] (Real Name: Keiji Takayama, [[Nihongo]]: 高山 圭司, ''Takayama Keiji''), [[Puroresu|Japanese professional wrestler]] and [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] ([[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]])
* [[Go Hatano]], [[Soccer in Japan|Japanese football player]] ([[FC Tokyo]], [[J1 League]])
* [[Hidekazu Nagai]], [[Japanese comedy|Japanese comedian]] and [[owarai]] presenter
* [[Kenji Osawa]], former [[Mixed martial arts in Japan|Japanese mixed martial artist]]
* [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Japanese [[Video game creative director|video game director]], [[game designer]] and [[video game music|songwriter]] ([[Kirby (series)|Kirby]], [[Super Smash Bros.]] and [[Kid Icarus: Uprising]])
* [[Yuko Suzuki]], Japanese [[volleyball player]] ([[Denso Airybees]], [[V.League (Japanese Volleyball League)|V.League 1]])

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Tokyo}}

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*[http://www.city.musashimurayama.lg.jp/ Musashimurayama City Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Tokyo}}
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