Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 23rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Mayors Tokichiro Aoyama (1958–1970, 3 terms) Katsumasa Oshita (1970–1990, 5 terms) Kazuo Terada (1990–2006, 4 terms) Joichi Ishizaka (2006–present, 4th term incumbent) Education Universities and colleges J. F. Oberlin University Kokushikan University Showa Pharmaceutical University Tamagawa University Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University Tokyo Jogakkan College Hosei University - Machida campus Wako University Tsurukawa Women's Junior College Primary and secondary education Machida has seven public high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education, including: Machida High School The Machida city government operates 20 public junior high schools and 42 elementary schools. Combined municipal elementary and junior high schools: Yukinoki Gakuen (ゆくのき学園) - For elementary, it occupies Oto Elementary (大戸小学校). For junior high, it occupies Musashigaoka Junior High School (武蔵岡中学校) Municipal junior high schools: Kanai (金井中学校) Kiso (木曽中学校) Machida No. 1 (町田第一中学校) Machida No. 2 (町田第二中学校) Machida No. 3 (町田第三中学校) Minami (南中学校) Minaminaruse (南成瀬中学校) Minamiotani (南大谷中学校) Narusedai (成瀬台中学校) Oyama (小山中学校) Oyamada (小山田中学校) Sakai (堺中学校) Shinkoji (真光寺中学校) Tadao (忠生中学校) Tsukushino (つくし野中学校) Tsurukawa (鶴川中学校) Tsurukawa No. 2 (鶴川第二中学校) Yakushi (薬師中学校) Yamasaki (山崎中学校) Municipal elementary schools: Aihara (相原小学校) Fujinodai (藤の台小学校) Honmachida (本町田小学校) Honmachida Higashi (本町田東小学校) Kanai (金井小学校) Kiso Sakaigawa (木曽境川小学校) Machida No. 1 (町田第一小学校) Machida No. 2 (町田第二小学校) Machida No. 3 (町田第三小学校) Machida No. 4 (町田第四小学校) Machida No. 5 (町田第五小学校) Machida No. 6 (町田第六小学校) Minami No. 1 (南第一小学校) Minami No. 2 (南第二小学校) Minami No. 3 (南第三小学校) Minami No. 4 (南第四小学校) Minaminaruse (南成瀬小学校) Minamioya (南大谷小学校) Minami Tsukushino (南つくし野小学校) Miwa (三輪小学校) Nanakuniyama (七国山小学校) Naruse Chuo (成瀬中央小学校) Narusedai (成瀬台小学校) Ogawa (小川小学校) Okura (大蔵小学校) Oyama (小山小学校) Oyama Chuo (小山中央小学校) Oyamada (小山田小学校) Oyamada Minami (小山田南小学校) Oyama Gaoka (小山ヶ丘小学校) Tadao (忠生小学校) Tadao No. 3 (忠生第三小学校) Takagasaka (高ヶ坂小学校) Tsukushino (つくし野小学校) Tsurukawa No. 1 (鶴川第一小学校) Tsurukawa No. 2 (鶴川第二小学校) Tsurukawa No. 3 (鶴川第三小学校) Tsurukawa No. 4 (鶴川第四小学校) Tsuruma (鶴間小学校) Yamazaki (山崎小学校) Zushi (図師小学校) The city also operates one special education school for the handicapped. There are also seven private high schools, including: Tamagawa Gakuen Third Junior & Senior High School of Nihon University There are also five private junior high schools and three private elementary schools. International schools - North Korean school Transportation Railway Odakyu Electric Railway - Odakyu Odawara Line - - Tokyu Corporation - Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line - - JR East JR East - Yokohama Line - < - - - - > - - Keio Corporation