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, known as the , or locally, 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.

Before it was transferred to Tokyo in 1893, the Tama area, then also still often referred to as the (referring to the West, North and South Tama counties it consisted of) had formed the Northern part of Kanagawa Prefecture.

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	Density	Area
1	Hachiōji	八王子市	はちおうじし
2	Tachikawa	立川市	たちかわし
3	Musashino	武蔵野市	むさしのし
4	Mitaka	三鷹市	みたかし
5	Ōme	青梅市	おうめし
6	Fuchū	府中市	ふちゅうし
7	Akishima	昭島市	あきしまし
8	Chōfu	調布市	ちょうふし
9	Machida	町田市	まちだし
10	Koganei	小金井市	こがねいし
11	Kodaira	小平市	こだいらし
12	Hino	日野市	ひのし
13	Higashimurayama	東村山市	ひがしむらやまし
14	Kokubunji	国分寺市	こくぶんじし
15	Kunitachi	国立市	くにたちし
16	Fussa	福生市	ふっさし
17	Komae	狛江市	こまえし
18	Higashiyamato	東大和市	ひがしやまとし
19	Kiyose	清瀬市	きよせし
20	Higashikurume	東久留米市	ひがしくるめし
21	Musashimurayama	武蔵村山市	むさしむらやまし
22	Tama	多摩市	たまし
23	Inagi	稲城市	いなぎし
24	Hamura	羽村市	はむらし
25	Akiruno	あきる野市	あきるのし
26	Nishitōkyō	西東京市	にしとうきょうし
27	Mizuho	瑞穂町	みずほまち
28	Hinode	日の出町	ひのでまち
29	Hinohara	檜原村	ひのはらむら
30	Okutama	奥多摩町	おくたままち
Overall:

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:

(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.
(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.
(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.

Overview

List of cities, towns and village

History

References