Country Japan Prefecture Tokyo Phone number 042-557-0501 Population 33,117 (Feb 2016) Bird Eurasian skylark | Region Kantō District Nishitama Area 16.85 km² Local time Wednesday 9:34 AM | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Weather 6°C, Wind N at 26 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Mizuho (瑞穂町, Mizuho-machi) is a town located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, in the central Kantō region of Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the town had an estimated population of 33,117 and a population density of 1970 persons per km². Its total area was 16.85 square kilometres (6.51 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Mizuho Nishitama District Tokyo Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- Sister city
- In popular media
- References
Map of Mizuho, Nishitama District, Tokyo, Japan
Geography
Mizuho is located in the foothills of the Okutama Mountains of western Tokyo, bordered by Saitama Prefecture to the north.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Mizuho was part of ancient Musashi Province. In the post-Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of July 22, 1878, the area became part of Nishitama District in Kanagawa Prefecture. The villages of Hakenogasaki, Ishihata, Tonogaya and Nagaoka were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of municipalities law. Nishitama District was transferred to the administrative control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. The town of Mizuho was established by the merger of the four villages on November 10, 1940. Mizuho annexed the neighbouring town on Moto-Sayama from Saitama Prefecture in 1958.
Education
Mizuho has five public elementary schools, two public middle schools and one public high school (Mizuho Nōgei High School). There is also one special education school.
Railway
Highway
Sister city
In popular media
The town in the romance visual novel and anime called Clannad by Key was heavily based upon Mizuho.