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13209 ／まちだし

Machida City

Tomb ceiling carved as a house roof.

Shimomiwa Gyokudayato Tomb Group

Photo by 小池隆 (CC BY 3.0)

01 ／ River source

The Tsurumi River risesin one of Machida's yato valleys.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism records that the Tsurumi River rises in the Tanaka valley (about 170 m high), one of a group of yato valleys in Kami-Oyamada, Machida. It is a Class A river with a 43 km main channel and a 235 km² basin; the city calls the Oyamada area its uppermost headwaters.

Source: the Tanaka valley (about 170 m; Ministry)
Main channel 43 km, basin 235 km²
Oyamada is the uppermost headwaters (city)

02 ／ Farmhouse

A farmhouse from Onojinow stands in Yakushiike Park.

It was originally a farmhouse in Onoji-machi, which the city describes as a typical farmhouse of the Tama hills. Hip-roofed and thatched, it is recorded by the Agency for Cultural Affairs' database as among the oldest houses in the Tokyo suburbs, and was moved into the park.

Important Cultural Property (21 January 1978)
Hip roof, thatch
Originally a farmhouse in Onoji-machi

03 ／ Archaeological site

A bent burdock led toa Jomon dwelling site.

The city records that the site was found in 1925 after a burdock in a field grew bent. The next year it was designated a National Historic Site as the first dwelling site found on hill land. The paved-stone dwelling at the Roba site is preserved under a cover building.

National Historic Site (designated 24 February 1926)
Three areas: Roba, Inariyama and Hachimandaira
Found in 1925 (city)

Machida City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June–August 2019)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

26 minutes from Shinjuku, without changing.

about 430,000 people
30 min to a city centre

From Shinjuku Station to Machida Station it takes 26 minutes by Odakyu Romancecar (a limited express fee applies; October 2026 timetable) and 30 minutes by rapid express. City Hall is about an 8-minute walk from the west exit of Odakyu's Machida Station (city guide).

People living here: 431,079people
Area: 71.55km²
Households: 192,015households
Rent (average for rentals): 61,154yen
Healthcare: 21 hospitals ／ 341 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —71 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Machida City in Japan35.547°N 139.439°E

to ShinjukuOdakyu Romancecar26min

Travel times follow 小田急電鉄の駅時刻表（新宿駅の下り・小田原線。NAVITIME が配信する小田急公式サイトの時刻表と、列車ごとの停車駅・時刻の画面）を、平日（2026-10-22）と日曜（2026-10-25）の快速急行・急行・ロマンスカーすべてについて1本ずつ引いて、新宿の発→町田の着を数えた（ロマンスカーを含む） (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 6 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Machida City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.

North to south

13.6km

Tokyo: Hachioji City, Tama City
Kanagawa Prefecture: Sagamihara City, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Yamato City

Machida City isthis kind of town.

01The Shimomiwa Gyokudayato Tomb Group is a group of tombs estimated to date from the late 6th to the 7th century; Tombs 1 and 3 are known as house-shaped tombs with a roof structure in relief on the ceiling (Tokyo Metropolitan Historic Site)
02The Tsurumi River rises in the Tanaka valley (about 170 m), one of a group of yato valleys in Kami-Oyamada, Machida
0326 minutes from Shinjuku Station to Machida Station by Odakyu Romancecar

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Machida City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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