Nishitama District, Tokyo

District in Kantō, Japan

Nishitama 35°45′N 139°20′E / 35.750°N 139.333°E / 35.750; 139.333
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis
Area
• Total	375.96 km² (145.16 sq mi)
Population (August 1, 2011)
• Total	58,429
• Density	155/km² (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.nishitama-kouiki.jp

Nishitama (西多摩郡, Nishitama-gun) is a district located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It comprises the village of Hinohara and the following three towns:

Hinode
Mizuho
Okutama

Historically, the cities of Ōme, Fussa, Hamura, and Akiruno were parts of Nishitama District but these were broken off from the district after they were elevated to city status.

Education

Each of the towns and villages operates separate public elementary and junior high school systems.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates Mizuho Nougei High School^[1] in Mizuho.

The school district also operates the following high schools in nearby Ōme:

Norin High School^[2]
Ome Sogo High School^[3]
Tama High School^[4]

The district operates the following high schools in Fussa:

Fussa High School^[5]
Tama Technical High School^[6]

The district operates Hamura High School^[7] in Hamura.

The district operates the following schools in Akiruno:

Akirudai High School^[8]
Itsukaichi High School^[9]

District timeline

July 22, 1878: Tama District, which it had long been part of former Musashi Province, was divided into four parts: Higashitama (Eastern Tama), Kitatama (Northern Tama), Minamitama (Southern Tama) and Nishitama (Western Tama). Nishitama District had 1 town and 93 village areas.
April 1, 1889: The new legislation, Nishitama District had 2 towns and 30 villages areas.
April 1, 1893: Nishitama District was transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture.
June 1, 1955: The villages of Ohisano and Hirai were merged to create the new village of Hinode.
October 1, 1956: The village of Nishitama was elevated to town status and renamed to Hamura.
October 15, 1958: Parts of the village of Motosayama (from Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture), excluding the parts that was merged into the town of Musashi (from Iruma District) on October 14, 1958, was merged into the town of Mizuho.
July 1, 1970: The town of Fussa was elevated to city status.
May 5, 1972: The town of Akita was elevated to city status and renamed to Akigawa.
June 1, 1974: The village of Hinode was elevated to town status.
November 1, 1991: The town of Hamura was elevated to city status.
September 1, 1995: The town of Itsukaichi was merged with the city of Akigawa to create the city of Akiruno.

References

^ "Home". mizuho-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
^ "都立農林高校のトップページ". Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
^ "Home". ome-sogo-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
^ "Home". tama-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
^ "Home". fussa-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
^ "Home". tamakogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp.
^ "Home". hamura-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
^ "Home". akiru-h.metro.tokyo.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
^ "Home". itsukaichi-h.metro.tokyo.jp.

Tokyo Metropolis

Special Wards
of Tokyo

Western
(Tama area)

Core city	Hachiōji
Cities	Akiruno Akishima Chōfu Fuchū Fussa Hamura Higashikurume Higashimurayama Higashiyamato Hino Inagi Kiyose Kodaira Koganei Kokubunji Komae Kunitachi Machida Mitaka Musashimurayama Musashino Nishitokyo Ōme Tachikawa Tama
Nishitama District	Hinode Mizuho Okutama Hinohara