Musashino, Tokyo

Musashino 武蔵野市
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View of Inokashira Park
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Location of Musashino in Tokyo
Musashino
Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°34′E / 35.717°N 139.567°E / 35.717; 139.567Coordinates: 35°43′N 139°34′E / 35.717°N 139.567°E / 35.717; 139.567
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo
Government
- Mayor	Morimasa Murakami (since October 2005)
Area
- Total	10.73 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2010)
- Total	137,222
- Density	12,788.63/km2 (33,122.4/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	Musashino

Sun Road in Kichijōji

Musashino (武蔵野市, Musashino-shi^?) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.

As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 137,222 and a population density of 12,788.63 persons per km². The total area is 10.73 km².

The city was founded on November 3, 1947. The city is made up of around three neighbourhoods, one of which is Kichijōji, which includes the source of the Kanda River.

Musashino is the former sister city of Lubbock, Texas, in the USA, having begun a partnership in 1983.

Education

Musashino operates its public elementary and junior high schools.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates the following high schools:

• Musashi High School
• Musashino North High School

In addition, the metropolitan school district operates Musashino Junior High School.

• Musashino Joshi Gakuin, a girls' school.

Economy

The anime and manga company Coamix has its headquarters in Kichijōji, Musashino.^[1]

Musashino in popular culture

• Satoshi Kon's anime series Paranoia Agent and Konno Oyuki's shōjo novel series Maria-sama ga Miteru take place in Musashino.
• Shōhei Ōoka's novel A Wife in Musashino (Musashino Fujin)(1951) 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, staring Kinuyo Tanaka and Masayuki Mori.
• Innocent Grey's 2007 visual novel Kara no Shoujo features many scenes set in the Musashino of 1956. Inokashira Park in particular serves as a pivotal setting for much of the story.

References

1. ^ "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"

External links

Tokyo portal

Media related to Musashino, Tokyo at Wikimedia Commons

• Musashino official website (Japanese)
• Musashino Art University (Japanese)