Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Machida Shi

This page is for locations in the city of Machida in Tokyo. This city is not part of my book Tokyo Stroll.

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Some entries on this page may include a note that says "Description to be added soon ." These entries are for items I felt should be listed even if the description is not ready to assist those who wish to plan a trip. When possible I included a link to an official web page, I suggest also doing web searchs for more information.

Machida Shi (町田市)

Official pages for each of the cities and towns of will have sections of interest to visitors. These will likely be labeled as dealing with culture, tourism, or events.
Machida official site: https://www.city.machida.tokyo.jp

Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts (町田市立国際版画美術館)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Machida Station (JR Yokohama Line, Odakyu Odawara Line)
WEB: https://hanga-museum.jp

Machida Squirrel Garden (町田リス園)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Machida Station (JR Yokohama Line, Odakyu Odawara Line), Tamagawagakuen-mae Station (Odakyu Odawara Line)
WEB: https://www.machida-risuen.com

Machida Tenmangū (町田天満宮)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Machida Station (JR Yokohama Line, Odakyu Odawara Line)
EVENTS:
1st day of every month from 7:00 - 15:00, except January and November is the Machida Tenmangu Antique Fair (Machida Tenmangu Garakuta Kotto-ichi)
25th of every month is the festival day
January 14th Dondoyaki (burning of end of year decorations)
May the 3rd Sunday Iizuna Sanno Festival
June 30 Nagoshi no Harae
September the weekend closest to the 25th - Annual Festival, the mikoshi procession is on Sunday starting around 9:30
Dec 25th Tenjin Matsuri
WEB: https://tenmangu.newsinet.com

Pokémon Manhole “Poké-Lids” / Pokéfuta (ポケモンマンホール「ポケふた」)

Six manhole covers with designs of various characters from the famous game Pokemon. Tajiri Satoshi, the designer of Pokemon, grew up in Machida and was well known in his school as collector of insects.
The manhole covers are:
Bulbasaur (Japanese: フシギダネ Fushigidane)
Caterpie (Japanese: キャタピー Caterpie), Oddish (Japanese: ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa) and Weedle (Japanese: ビードル Beedle)
Charmander (Japanese: ヒトカゲ Hitokage)
Poliwag (Japanese: ニョロモ Nyoromo)
Pidgey and Rattata (Japanese: ポッポ Poppo and コラッタ Koratta)
Squirtle (Japanese: ゼニガメ Zenigame)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Machida Station (JR Yokohama Line, Odakyu Odawara Line)

Serigaya Park / Serigaya Kōen (芹ヶ谷公園)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Machida Station (JR Yokohama Line, Odakyu Odawara Line)
WEB: https://www.city.machida.tokyo.jp/bunka/park/shisetu/serigaya/index.html

Snoopy Museum Tokyo (スヌーピーミュージアム)

Description to be added soon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Minami-machida Grandberry Park Station (Tōkyū Railways Den-en-toshi Line)
WEB: https://snoopymuseum.tokyo/s/smt/?ima=0000