of the former town of Shōwa, and the on'yomi of the second kanji in the name of the former village of Haijima. Government Akishima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members. Akishima contributes one member to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 25th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Economy Akishima was developed as an industrial suburb of Tokyo, and still has large factories operated by Hoya Corporation, JEOL, Japan Aviation Electronics, Fostex, Shōwa Aircraft Industry Co., and others. The city is also a bedroom community for the Tokyo metropolitan area. Education Akishima has two public high schools operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. Akishima has 13 public elementary schools and six public junior high schools operated by the city government. Municipal junior high schools: Fukujima Junior High School (福島中学校) Haijima Junior High School (拝島中学校) Seisen Junior High School (清泉中学校) Showa Junior High School (昭和中学校) Tamabe Junior High School (多摩辺中学校) Zuiun Junior High School (瑞雲中学校) Municipal elementary schools: Azuma Elementary School (東小学校) Fujimigaoka Elementary School (富士見丘小学校) Hajima No. 1 Elementary School (拝島第一小学校) Hajima No. 2 Elementary School (拝島第二小学校) Hajima No. 3 Elementary School (拝島第三小学校) Koka Elementary School (光華小学校) Kyosei Elementary School (共成小学校) Musashino Elementary School (武蔵野小学校) Nakagami Elementary School (中神小学校) Seirin Elementary School (成隣小学校) Tamagawa Elementary School (玉川小学校) Tanaka Elementary School (田中小学校) Tsutsuji Gaoka Elementary School (つつじが丘小学校) Former municipal elementary schools: Hajima No. 4 Elementary School (拝島第四小学校) - Merged into Hajima No. 1 in 2015 (Heisei 27) Tsutsuji Gaoka Kita Elementary School (つつじが丘北小学校) - Merged into Tsutsuji Gaoka in 2016 (Heisei 28) Tsutsuji Gaoka Minami Elementary School (つつじが丘南小学校) - Merged into Tsutsuji Gaoka in 2016 (Heisei 28) The city also has one combined private elementary, junior high, and high school: . Transportation Railroads JR East – Ōme Line – – – JR East – Hachikō Line JR East – Itsukaichi Line - Seibu Haijima Line Highway Local attractions Showa Memorial Park Tamagawa Aqueduct Hajima Daishi Buddhist temple Notable people from Akishima Aja Kong, professional wrestler Takao Koyama, screenwriter and novelist Satoshi Koizumi, professional soccer player References External links Akishima City Official Website Cities in Tokyo Western Tokyo