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  1. Welcome to the Districts and municipalities task force, a joint taskforce of WikiProject Japan and WikiProject Cities. The purpose of this task force is to maintain consistency on all Japan-related district and municipality pages on Wikipedia.

    • History
    • Geography
    • Demographics
    • Economy
    • Arts and Culture
    • Sports
    • Parks and Recreation
    • Government
    • Education
    • Media

    This section provides a narrative of the settlement's history. Topics that can be covered include, but are not limited to: 1. the origin of the name; etymology if appropriate 2. original inhabitants 3. original settlements 4. occupying powers/transitions of power 5. population spikes 6. recessions 7. reasons for settlement/growth 8. dominant activi...

    This section provides a description of the physical geography. Topics that can be covered include, but are not limited to: 1. the settlement's context in the region 2. topography, natural features, landscape 3. cityscape and skyline 4. wildlife and vegetation 5. neighborhoods 6. infrastructure The purpose is to describe the settlement as a geograph...

    This section provides a demographic profile of the community, and usually relies on census data. 1. Do NOT include population projections past present time per WP:CRYSTAL. 2. The Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication should be the primary source of demographic data. If census estimates or other reliable sources of ...

    Presumably 95% of the people in the municipality work for a living, what do they do? What industries/sectors can support so many people? Who are the biggest employers? How did the economy take form and change over time? It is important to maintain a professional and neutral discussion here: avoid spam. Though often unintentional promotional languag...

    This section should include a description of the cultural aspects of the municipality, such as points of interest, museums, libraries, mentions of the city in the popular entertainment, etc. Try to minimize the use of peacock termsin this section. This is arguably the most tempting section for ORand unsourced material. Do not do it! Local festivals...

    Are there any major league or other professional sports teams in the municipality? What about other sports that people might participate in (skiing, swimming, golf, tennis).

    Are there any major parks in the municipality? What do people do for fun? Since this section is somewhat related to sports, it would be advisable to place it immediately after the sports section. In smaller municipalities and towns with no major league professional sports, it might actually work better to combine this section with sports, using a s...

    This section should include a description of the local municipality government, such as the mayor's office, city/town/village council or legislature, city manager (if applicable), and how these entities interact. For larger cities, you might include information on the local government politics as well. Secondly, a brief paragraph about finance: spe...

    Provide information on notable public and private schools in the municipality, as well as any colleges and universities that might be present. You might also include some information on the school board, as well as how many students and teachers are in the system. Are there any top-rated schools in the city? What about top-rated teachers (teacher o...

    What is the major daily newspaper in town? Are there any alternative weekly publications? Television and radio stations? You might also talk about the city's media marketand audience demographics here. If any major motion pictures, television shows, or syndicated radio broadcasts were filmed/recorded or originated in the municipality, this would pr...

  2. [[District Name, Ward Name]] is enough, as the wards are independent municipalities in and of themselves. Actually the term "district" is problematic, as in Japan the word is already used to refer to 郡 (see: Districts of Japan). Really these are not districts, but are rather "neighborhoods". --Amake 14:12, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

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