is an administrative unit in Japan, often referred to in English as

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

. In Japanese and other languages, it may also refer to:

Places

Machi, Iran Machi ( fa, مچي, also romanized as Machī) is a village in Kangan Rural District, in the Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a co ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran *

Maji, Ethiopia Maji (also Machi) is a town in south western Ethiopia. It is located on the Boma Plateau, lying in the West Omo Zone of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, and has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation variously given as 2,104, 2,25 ...

, a city in southwestern Ethiopia *

Machi, Manipur Machi village (MACHI BLOCK under tengnoupal district) is located in India and listed under Taluk : Machi, in the district of Tengnoupal, in Manipur state, India. It is located 28 km towards North from Chandel District Headquarter. Machi V ...

, India * Machi, Mardan, Pakistan

Mythology and religious tradition

* Machi (biblical figure), a minor Biblical figure appearing in Numbers 13:15 *

Machi (shaman) A machi is a traditional healer and religious leader in the Mapuche culture of Chile and Argentina. Machis play significant roles in Mapuche religion. In contemporary Mapuche culture, women are more commonly machis than men but it is not a rule. ...

, the shaman of the Mapuche indigenous culture

Popular culture

Machi (hip hop group) Machi () is a Taiwanese hip hop group that has nine active members, with two additional members on a hiatus from group activities. Members Current * Jeff, Huang Li Cheng () * Stan, Huang Li Xing () * Jae Chong * Andrew, Zhou Li Min ...

, a Taiwanese hip-hop group **

Machi Esports Machi Esports was a professional esports organization founded by Taiwanese hip hop group Machi (hip hop group), Machi. Machi previously had a ''League of Legends'' team competing in the League of Legends Master Series, ''League of Legends'' Mast ...

, a professional multi-gaming organization founded by the hip hop group * Machi (''Hunter × Hunter''), a character from the manga series ''Hunter × Hunter'' * ''Machi'' (video game), a 1998 video game *"Machi", a song by

Borgeous John James Borger Jr. better known by his stage name Borgeous (stylized as BORGEOUS), is an American DJ and music producer. Career The LA-based Platinum recording artist and DJ/producer has already accomplished three Billboard Dance Radio Top 1 ...

and Ryos * ''Machi'' (film), a 2004 Tamil action film

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Machi (name) Machi is both a surname and a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Carmen Machi María del Carmen Machi Arroyo (born 7 January 1963) is a Spanish actress. She become popular for her role as Aída in the t ...

, a given name and surname (including a list of people with the name) *

Machiyar The Machiyar are both Hindi and Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India. They also known as the Machhi. History and origin The Machiyar are a fishing community distributed throughout the coastal areas of Gujarat from Kutch ...

, also known as Machi, a Muslim community in Gujarat, India *

Machi Koro is a tabletop city-building game designed by Masao Suganuma, illustrated by Noboru Hotta, and published in 2012 by the Japanese games company Grounding, Inc. Players roll dice to earn coins, with which they develop their city, aiming to win the ...

, a Japanese tabletop city-building game

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Mythology and religious tradition

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