Western Tokyo
Western Tokyo, known as the Tama area, Tama region or toka locally, in the Tokyo Metropolis consists of 30 ordinary municipalities, towns and one village ), 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 "three Tama" 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, towns and a village.List of cities, towns and village
The towns of Hinode, Mizuho, and Okutama, and the village of Hinohara make up the non-contiguous Nishitama District.The offshore islands of Tokyo 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 was at Kokubunji and the principal shrine was at Tama.Western Tokyo previously consisted of three districts:
- Nishitama District, Tokyo encompassed the present-day cities of Akiruno, Fussa, Hamura, and Ōme; in addition to the four municipalities that still remain a part of the district.
- Minamitama District, Tokyo covered the area now occupied by Hachiōji, Hino, Inagi, Tama, and Machida. With the formation of Inagi, Minamitama District ceased to exist.
- Kitatama District, Tokyo 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.