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Geography

(File:Sun Road.jpg|thumb|Sun Road, Kichijōji|right|250px)Musashino is located in the Musashino Terrace of central Tokyo Metropolis. It is bordered by the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo.WEB, 64 Things to Do in Musashino: Points of Interest + Activities,weblink 2021-01-08, Inspirock, en, WEB, Adriana, 2019-05-22, Kichijoji – Tokyo's hottest suburban area,weblink 2021-01-08, REthink Tokyo - Real Estate Information for Buyers and Investors, en, Musashino is composed of the following neighborhoods: Kichijoji Kitamachi, Kichijoji Higashi Cho, Kichijoji Honcho, Kichijoji Minamicho, Kyonan Cho, Gotenyama, Sakai, Sakurazuki, Sekimae, Nakacho, Nishikubo, Midoricho, and Yahata Cho.Mapion. 住所一覧から地図を検索 > 関東 > 東京都 > 武蔵野市 地図. Retrieved 2012-02-01.Kichijōji includes the source of the Kanda River.WEB, Hanami at Inokashira park {{!, MustLoveJapan Video Travel Guide|url=https://www.mustlovejapan.com/subject/inokashira_hanami/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=www.mustlovejapan.com}}

Surrounding municipalities

Tokyo Metropolis

• Suginami
• Nerima
• Mitaka
• Koganei
• Nishitōkyō

Climate

Musashino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Musashino is 14.5 Â°C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 Â°C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 Â°C.Musashino climate data

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Musashino population statistics the population of Musashino increased rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, but has remained relatively constant over the past 50 years.{{Historical populations 4,931 17,229 41,767 73,149 120,337 136,959 136,910 139,077 135,746 138,734 150,149|align = none| footnote = }}

History

The area of present-day Musashino was part of ancient Musashi Province.WEB, 22 May 2020, Kokubunji, Musashino, the belly button of Tokyo,weblink 2021-01-08, www.mactionplanet.com, In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Kitatama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The village of Musashino was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of modern municipalities law. Kitatama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893.WEB, Writers, YABAI, The Tourist's Complete Guide to Exploring the City of Kokubunji {{!, YABAI - The Modern, Vibrant Face of Japan|url=http://yabai.com/p/3836|access-date=2021-01-08|website=YABAI}} Musashino was elevated to town status in 1928. Nakajima Aircraft Company had an aircraft engine plant in Musashino, which became a target for American bombers in World War II.WEB, 3 December 2020, THIRD B-29 RAID ON JAPANESE CAPITAL TOKYO,weblink 2021-01-08, ww2days.com, Musashino was elevated to city status on November 3, 1947.WEB, 2017 Musashino City Overview,weblink 2021-01-08, www.city.musashino.lg.jp,

Government

Musashino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 26 members. Musashino contributes one member to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 18th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

Musashino is largely a commuter town for central Tokyo.The anime and manga company Coamix has its headquarters in the Kichijōji neighborhood of Musashino."事業概要." "【住所】 [出版コンテンツ事業部（編集部）・キャラクター事業部・総務部] 〒180-0004 東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺本町 2-4-14 メディ・コープビル8 3F TEL/0422-29-0414（代表） FAX/0422-29-0413" At one time Studio Ghibli was located in Kichijōji."The Animerica Interview: Takahata and Nosaka: Two Grave Voices in Animation." Animerica. Volume 2, No. 11. Page 11. Translated by Animerica from: Takahata, Isao. Eiga o Tsukurinagara, Kangaeta Koto ("Things I Thought While Making Movies") Tokuma Shoten, 1991. Originally published in Animage, June 1987. This is a translation of a 1987 conversation between Takahata and Akiyuki Nosaka. "Kichijoji is the Tokyo area where "Studio Ghibli," frequent Takahata collaborator Hayao Miyazaki's studio, is located.[...]—Ed." Several other animation studios are located in Musashino, including J.C.Staff,"http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/" Artland, Studio Ponoc, Production I.G, Bee Train, and Tatsunoko Production.The electrical engineering and software company Yokogawa Electric has its headquarters in Nakacho, Musashino. Tokyo Musashino City FC, a football (soccer) club, is also located there.

Education

Universities and colleges

• Asia University
• Seikei University
• Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
• Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

Primary and secondary schools

• Musashino has 12 public elementary schools and six public middle schools operated by the Musashino city government. There are also three private elementary schools, two private middle schools and two private combined middle/high schools.
• The city has two public high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education.

Metropolitan secondary and high schools:

• {{ill|Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi Senior High School & Junior High School|ja|東京都立武蔵高等学校・附属中学校}}
• {{ill|Musashino Kita High School|ja|東京都立武蔵野北高等学校}}

Municipal junior high schools:WEB,weblink 武蔵野市立学校学区表, Musashino, 2022-11-13,

• No. 1 Junior High School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第一中学校|第一中学校))
• No. 2 Junior High School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第二中学校|第二中学校))
• No. 3 Junior High School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第三中学校|第三中学校))
• No. 4 Junior High School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第四中学校|第四中学校))
• No. 5 Junior High School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第五中学校|第五中学校))
• No. 6 Junior High School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第六中学校|第六中学校))

Municipal elementary schools:

• No. 1 Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第一小学校|第一小学校))
• No. 2 Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第二小学校|第二小学校))
• No. 3 Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第三小学校|第三小学校))
• No. 4 Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第四小学校|第四小学校))
• No. 5 Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立第五小学校|第五小学校))
• Honjuku Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立本宿小学校|本宿小学校))
• Inokashira Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立井之頭小学校|井之頭小学校))
• Kyonan Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立境南小学校|境南小学校))
• Onoden Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立大野田小学校|大野田小学校))
• Sakurano Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立桜野小学校|桜野小学校))
• Sekimae Minami Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立関前南小学校|関前南小学校))
• Senkawa Elementary School ((:ja:武蔵野市立千川小学校|千川小学校))

Private schools:

• {{ill|Fujimura Girls' Junior and Senior High School|ja|藤村女子中学校・高等学校}}
• {{ill|Kichijo Girls' School|ja|吉祥女子中学校・高等学校}} (junior and senior high school)
• {{ill|Seikei Junior and Senior High School|ja|成蹊中学校・高等学校}}
• {{ill|Shotoku Gakuen Junior and Senior High School|ja|聖徳学園中学校・高等学校}}

International schools

• Little Angels International School (now Musashi International School Tokyo), a private international school, previously had a campus in Kichijōji, Musashino."Spring School Program 2011 Application Form {{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}" (weblink" title="www.webcitation.org/6WtP6LiP5?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150309053150weblink">Archive). Little Angels International School. Retrieved on March 9, 2015. "Little Angels International School 4-9-15, Honcho, Kichijoji, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0004 (〒180-0004 東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺本町4-9-15)"

Transportation

Railways

(File:JR logo (east).svg|20px) JR East – Chūō Line (Rapid)

• {{STN|Kichijōji }}
• {{STN|Mitaka}} (northern part of the station is located in Nakacho, Musashino)
• {{STN|Musashi-Sakai}}

(file:KeioRailway logo.svg|40px) Keio Corporation - Keio Inokashira Line

• {{STN|Kichijōji}}

(File:SeibuRailway mark.svg|20px) - Seibu Tamagawa Line

• {{STN|Musashi-Sakai}}

Highways

• Musashino is not served by any national highways or expressways

(File:Inokasira Park.jpg|right|270px|thumb|Inokashira Park)

Local attractions

• Inokashira Park
• Musashino Central Park
• Musashino Municipal Athletic Stadium
• Musashino Sports Complex

Sister cities

• {{flag|South Korea}} - Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
• {{flag|South Korea}} - Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea
• {{flag|Romania}} - BraÈ™ov, Romania
• {{Flag|Russia}} - Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
• {{Flag|USA}} - Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Musashino in popular culture

• Satoshi Kon's anime series Paranoia Agent and Oyuki Konno's shōjo novel series Maria-sama ga Miteru take place in Musashino.
• Shōhei ÅŒoka's 1951 novel A Wife in Musashino (Musashino Fujin) is a drama in which a moral and stoic woman, trapped in a loveless marriage with a selfish and morally decadent man, becomes implicated against her will in what looks like an affair with her younger cousin. The story ends tragically as she is let down by him as well as by her husband. Kenji Mizoguchi made the story into a film in 1951, starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Masayuki Mori.
• Innocent Grey's 2007 visual novel Kara no Shoujo features many scenes set in Musashino in 1956. Inokashira Park in particular serves as a pivotal setting for much of the story.
• In the Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō manga by Hitoshi Ashinano, Musashino is the "former capital of the East" in a post-Apocalyptic Japan in which the ocean level continually rises, implying Tokyo itself had been submerged many years before it.
• In the anime Shirobako the animation studio is named Musashino Animation.
• In the manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, Onizuka lives in Musashino and his first job is at Musashino Public High School. He later gets a job at a private school in Kichijōji.

References

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External links

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• {{wikivoyage-inline|Musashino}}
• Musashino City Official Website {{in lang|ja}}

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