Hoya [city] - Hoya

Japanese: 保谷[市] - ほうや

An old city in central Tokyo. It was incorporated as a city in 1967. In January 2001, it merged with neighboring Tanashi City to the west and was renamed Nishitokyo City. Located on the Musashino Plateau, it was once a region of scattered farm villages specializing in Nerima radishes. From the Taisho era to the beginning of the Showa era, the area was served by the Seibu Railway Shinjuku Line and Ikebukuro Line, and developed into a suburban residential area. In the 1960s, large housing estates such as Hibarigaoka, which straddles Higashikurume City and the former Tanashi City, were built, and factories for food products, precision machinery, and other industries also moved in. Higashifushimi Inari Shrine is located in the south. 9.05 ^km2 . Population: 99,010 (1998).

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Japanese:

東京都中部の旧市。1967年市制。2001年１月西隣の田無市と合併して西東京市と改称。武蔵野台地上にあり，かつては練馬ダイコンを特産する畑作散村地帯であった。大正から昭和初めにかけて西武鉄道新宿線・池袋線が通じ，郊外住宅地として発展。1960年代に東久留米市，旧田無市にまたがるひばりが丘などの大住宅団地が建設され，食品，精密機械などの工場も進出。南部に東伏見稲荷がある。9.05km²。９万9010人（1998）。

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