2017 Musashino City Overview

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Prologue・Greetings…………………………………………………………………………………………02About Musashino City……………………………………………………………………………………04Take a stroll through Musashino, a city ripe with individualistic flavor……………………………………………………………………………06 “Harmony between nature and the city” “The perfect city for a stroll” “A city paving the way to the future”Bird's eye view of Musashino “Kichijoji Area”“Chuo Area”“Musashisakai Area”……………………………………………12Exchange programsMusashino makes new connections both through domesticand international exchange programs…………………………………………………………………………20Heading toward the futureMusashino makes preparations in anticipation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympics & 2019 Rugby World Cup …………………22Musashino takes a step towards the futurewith its urban planning………………………………………………………………………………24 “01Health & Welfare”…………………………………………………………………………………………………26 “02Children & Education”…………………………………………………………………………………………30 “03Culture & Residential Life”…………………………………………………………………………………34 “04Greenery & Environment”……………………………………………………………………………………40 “05City Infrastructure”…………………………………………………………………………………………………44City Council & City Administration………………………………………………48Musashino City Honorary Citizens…………………………………………………50Timeline70 years of history leading up to today……………51City Statistics …………………………………………………………………………………………………………56Epilogue…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………58ContentsOriginally published by musashino city, November 2017Revised by Musashino City, December 2017Tokyo-to, Musashino-shi, Midori-cho 2-2-28Planning & Editing: Musashino City Press Secretary DepartmentJapan International Institute, Inc.Musashino City’s 70th Founding Anniversary2017 Musashino City Overview