Western Tokyo
Western Tokyo (green) within Tokyo Prefecture
Western Tokyo (green) within Tokyo Prefecture
CountryJapan
IslandHonshū
RegionKantō
PrefectureTokyo
Area
  Total1,160 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2018)
  Total4,233,493
  Density3,600/km2 (9,500/sq mi)

Western Tokyo, also known as the Tama area (多摩地域, Tama chiiki), Tama region (多摩地方, Tama-chihō) or toka (都下), in the Tokyo Metropolis consists of 30 ordinary municipalities (cities (市 shi), towns (町 machi) and one village (村 mura)), unlike the eastern part which consists of 23 special wards.[1]

Before it was transferred to Tokyo in 1893, the Tama area, then also still often referred to as the "three Tama" (三多摩, san-Tama) (referring to the West, North and South Tama counties it consisted of) had formed the Northern part of Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]

Overview

Whereas in the east of Tokyo Metropolis the 23 special wards occupy the area that was formerly Tokyo City, the west consists of 30 other ordinary municipalities: cities (Nos. 1–26), towns (Nos. 27, 28, 30) and a village (No. 29).

List of cities, towns and village

No. Flag Name Japanese (kanji) Hiragana Population
(as of October 2016)
Density
(/km²)
Area
(km²)
1Hachiōji八王子市はちおうじし
577,254
3,097
186.38
2Tachikawa立川市たちかわし
180,214
7,398
24.36
3Musashino武蔵野市むさしのし
147,607
13,443
10.98
4Mitaka三鷹市みたかし
191,408
11,657
16.42
5Ōme青梅市おうめし
134,857
1,305
103.31
6Fuchū府中市ふちゅうし
263,835
8,965
29.43
7Akishima昭島市あきしまし
111,942
6,456
17.34
8Chōfu調布市ちょうふし
237,637
11,012
21.58
9Machida町田市まちだし
433,938
6,065
71.80
10Koganei小金井市こがねいし
124,712
11,036
11.30
11Kodaira小平市こだいらし
194,757
9,496
20.51
12Hino日野市ひのし
188,990
6,860
27.55
13Higashimurayama東村山市ひがしむらやまし
150,101
8,757
17.14
14Kokubunji国分寺市こくぶんじし
126,317
11,022
11.46
15Kunitachi国立市くにたちし
75,022
9,205
8.15
16Fussa福生市ふっさし
58,184
5,727
10.16
17Komae狛江市こまえし
83,003
12,990
6.39
18Higashiyamato東大和市ひがしやまとし
84,480
6,295
13.42
19Kiyose清瀬市きよせし
75,400
7,370
10.23
20Higashikurume東久留米市ひがしくるめし
116,309
9,030
12.88
21Musashimurayama武蔵村山市むさしむらやまし
71,804
4,687
15.32
22Tama多摩市たまし
147,822
7,036
21.01
23Inagi稲城市いなぎし
90,774
5,051
17.97
24Hamura羽村市はむらし
55,004
5,556
9.90
25Akirunoあきる野市あきるのし
80,242
1,092
73.47
26Nishitōkyō西東京市にしとうきょうし
203,258
12,905
15.75
27Mizuho瑞穂町みずほまち
32,867
1,951
16.85
28Hinode日の出町ひのでまち
17,226
614
28.07
29Hinohara檜原村ひのはらむら
2,073
19.7
105.41
30Okutama奥多摩町おくたままち
5,023
22.3
225.53
Overall:
4,233,493
3,650
1,160

The towns of Hinode, Mizuho, and Okutama, and the village of Hinohara make up the non-contiguous Nishitama District.

The offshore islands of Tokyo (including the Bonin, Volcano, Izu island chains, and the uninhabited islands of Okinotorishima and Minamitorishima) are not considered part of Western Tokyo.

History

Under the Ritsuryō system, Western Tokyo was part of Musashi Province. The provincial capital was at Fuchū. The provincial temple (kokubunji) was at Kokubunji and the principal shrine (ichinomiya) was at Tama.

Western Tokyo previously consisted of three districts:

  • Nishi-Tama District (西多摩郡, Nishi-Tama-gun) (lit. "Western Tama") encompassed the present-day cities of Akiruno, Fussa, Hamura, and Ōme; in addition to the four municipalities (3 towns and a village) that still remain a part of the district.
  • Minami-Tama District (南多摩郡, Minami-Tama-gun) (lit. "Southern Tama") covered the area now occupied by Hachiōji, Hino, Inagi, Tama, and Machida. With the formation of Inagi (the last city to be created in Tokyo in 1971), Minamitama District ceased to exist.
  • Kita-Tama District (北多摩郡, Kita-Tama-gun) (lit. "Northern Tama") consisted of the locations of the present-day cities of Akishima, Chōfu, Fuchū, Higashikurume, Higashimurayama, Higashiyamato, Kiyose, Kodaira, Koganei, Kokubunji, Komae, Kunitachi, Mitaka, Musashimurayama, Musashino, Nishitokyo, and Tachikawa, as well as some land now in Setagaya. With the establishment of the city of Musashimurayama in 1970, Kitatama District ceased to exist.

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