Akishima, Tokyo
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Akishima (昭島市; -shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 109,427 and the density of 6,314.31 persons per km². The total area is 17.33 km².
The city was founded on May 1, 1954.
The name of the city consists of one character from each of its predecessors. Akishima is the result of the merger of the town of Showa (昭和) and the village of Haijima (拝島). The first character contributes the "Aki" to the name, and it's the first character from Showa. That character has multiple pronunciations. Aki is the kunyomi; sho is the onyomi. The second character is the "shima" and comes from Haijima, where its pronunciation is slightly different due to rendaku.
External links
- Official website (http://www.city.akishima.tokyo.jp) in Japanese