User:Nankai/Chofu

Chofu is a suburban city in the Tama area of eastern Tokyo.

Chofu is a residential quarter close to the Tokyo city center. The Tamagawa river flows along the southern side marking the border with Kanagawa prefecture. The Koshukaido (national highway 20) and the Chuo expressway link with downtown Tokyo. [[Shinjuku is 20 minutes away by rail and there are also many bus routes.

The city marked its 50th anniversary in 2005.

Statistics

As of December 1 2006

   * 213 750 (male: 106 551 female: 107 199
   * Foreigners 3,698 (included in above figures)
   * 21.53km²
   * population density 9,928 /km ²

Geography

The city boundary adjoins

   * East - Komae city and Setagaya Ku
   * North - Mitaka city and Koganei city
   * West - Fuchu city
   * South - Inagi city and Kanagawa prefecture (Kawasaki city's ward of Tama Ku)

Rivers

• Onogawa river flows from north west to south east through Chofu. Both banks have cycling lanes and the riverbed has been landscaped and softened

   * 仙 river city north eastern green boundary of the hill and 仙 river Cho it flows, to Setagaya Ku.
   * the Irima river formerly flowed from Mitaka city field, but was converted to a culvert, flowing into the Onogawa.
   * The tama river residential outer circle it flows from near root river dyeing area small, to Komae city.
   * near Fuchu service water Hida giving small appearing in the city earth's surface, at residential quarter it has been converted to a culvert flowing into the Tamagawa river before the Nikkatsu studio.

History

chronological table

   * 1889 - upper Ishihara village and Hida village etc combining, in Chofu Cho, Zindaizi village and funds village etc combining, it becomes God generation village.
   * 1893 April 1st - three Tama area from Kanagawa prefecture are transferred to Tokyo prefecture.
   * 1952 November 3rd - with town system enforcement, God generation village in God generation town.
   * 1955 April 1st - Chofu Cho and God generation town to combine, city system enforcement.
   * 1964 - population 100,000.
   * 1969 - population 150,000.
   * 2000 - population 200,000.

Place name origin

The name Chofu is derived from having supplied the cloth. Because of that in the past other than this area there were some “Chofu” place names inside capital. As for rural Chofu as for the origin Jinbara Gun Chofu village (east Chofu Cho after) was, Nishitama Gun Chofu village (present Oume mayor Fuchi area) there was Chofu of the Koizumi Yakumo snow woman. (There being south Tama Gun, there is also a theory of present Hachiozi city.)Chofu writing, “it is to make” or “the [te] it made and” also read (name of the synthesis cultural facility of Chofu city “it is to make”, also being is derived from that). Futa (the [hu] is), dyeing area (the [so] [me] [chi]) and the like the place name which relates to the cloth exists in Chofu city. The record which exposed the cloth in the Tama river remains to the Edo era. “The plate you throw away in the Tama river and make and smoothly what the love which here of this child is (kana) song of Collection of Myriad Leaves (Man'youshuu), system” remains at the cloth multi Tenzin corporations. (It is said the Tamagawa section that reference) funds and God generation etc are something which is derived from the crossing the sea person of far former times. (Komae and the like)

Area

the east

   * 仙 river green hill new leaves town & Irima Cho
   * While [ji] hill
   * 柴 promontory chrysanthemum field stand

central part

   * National territory town eight universal heads 佐 須 town

   * Chofu hill Fujimi Cho Futa Kojima Cho

    * The city hall, there is an area before the Chofu station and the station, forms the center of city.

West

   * Upper Ishihara lower Ishihara Hida giving

North west

   * Nisimati (it does and to wait) - there is an airport and the Ajinomoto Co., Inc. stadium. The residents are few.
   * Field water (not seeing) - north Nisibata of city limits. The metropolitan field river park, there are two bridge waste incineration plants and an American school etc. The residents are few.

north section

Tokyo metropolitan God generation plant park Tokyo metropolitan God generation plant park

   * Jindaiji

     In regard to house indication north, east and south, divides into original 4 towns. Other than of south side is surrounded in Mitaka city. There is Zindaizi even in Mitaka city.

southern part

   * Dyeing area
   * The tama river

City government

mayor

Long friend your tree

successive mayor

   * Yamaoka willow good fortune 1955 May - 1957 March
   * Aoki 貞 Osamu 1957 March - 1958 June
   * Takeuchi Torao 1958 July - 1962 July
   * Honda 嘉 Ichiro 1962 July - 1978 July
   * Funds 佐 Ichiro 1978 July - 1986 July
   * Good fortune tail victory conquering (the tide and it goes) 1986 July - 2002 July
   * Long friend your tree (also system) 2002 July -

city assembly

As of 2007 January 31st 27 Councillors. Direct closely election 2007 spring.

   * Liberal-Democratic Party - 11
   * Challenge Chofu 21 - 6
   * Komeito - 5
   * The Japan Communist Party - 3
   * Meeting - 1 names of vigorous group citizen　
   * Living person network - 1

local government on a broader unit area

   * The tokyo 11 city competition wheel business union - Hachiozi, Musashino and Oume, Akishima, Machida and Koganei, Kodaira, Hino, Higashi Murayama, the Keio official building competition wheel is held in 11 cities of Kokubunji, and this city.
   * The tokyo six city regatta business union - Hachiozi and Akishima, Musashino, Edogawa regatta is held in 6 cities of Machida, Koganei, and this city.
   * Two bridge hygienic unions - referring to the section of refuse disposal.

city regulations

Main regulations

   * Chofu city the town layout regulations which cultivate the home where it will be relieved

The town layout due to inhabitant thinking out is propelled

crime prevention

   * The chofu safe relieved mail - traffic crime prevention in addition transmitting emergency intelligence.
   * The house of the child - it corresponds to the emergency of the child
   * Cooperating with the office of the city, executing crime prevention patrol
   * Executing safe relief patrol

       * Nighttime patrol of city all - the patrol by the guard
       * Chofu child safe relief patrol - around the school of the city, the uniform guard patrolling the attending school road
       * Chofu station Minaguti patrol - it designates the Chofu city safety relieved seeing 廻 group 屯 place as base, the uniform guard patrolling around the Chofu station Minaguti open space
       * Prevention crime prevention patrol party of illegality abandonment - illegal abandonment measure, being cautious the doubtful fire of the rubbish yard by the blue rotary light patrol car

City Centre redevelopment

Linked with the Keio line's continual grade separation project around the Chofu station Futa station national territory station.

Sister city

Nagano prefecture Kijimadaira village

External politics

national government

With the House of Representatives small constituency election Tokyo 22 Ku (Mitaka, Chofu, Komae and Inagi) it belongs. Recently the Assemblyman of election is as follows.

   * 2005 September (44th member of the house of representatives general election)
         o Tatuya Itoh (our people) (front special life minister of state financial charge)
   * 2003 November (43rd member of the house of representatives general election)
         o Mountain flower Ikuo (democracy) (front Democratic party Deputy Secretary General)
         o Tatuya Itoh (our people) (advance payment molten phase) proportion Ku election.

           Itoh and the mountain flower together designate this city as base.
   * 2000 June
         o Mountain flower Ikuo (democracy)
         o Tatuya Itoh (our people)
   * 1996
         o Tatuya Itoh (rising)
         o Mountain flower Sadao (democracy)

• Ranking has entered by small constituency, or national governmental experience.

Metropolitan government

North Tama 3 Ku (Chofu and Komae) it belongs. As for constant 2. Recently the Assemblyman of election is as follows.

   * 2005 July
         o Endo Mamoru (our people)
         o Ozaki large mediating/helping (democracy)

   * 2001 June
         o Endo Mamoru (our people)
         o Kawanishi trust beauty (democracy) - in 2004 June for Komae mayor selection running you resigned.

   * 1997 July
         o Endo Mamoru (our people)
         o Tomoko Tanaka (common property)

Public agencies

Police

Chofu police station serves this city and Komae city. As for the government building there is the Kousiyuu highway paralleling of national territory town which is the center of the area which adjusts both cities. In case of the superior person, to do with Setagaya Ku Seijo station it is possible the driver's permit renewal of both city resident person. In addition, 7th riot squad is placed on upper Ishihara.

Tokyo fire fighting agency

The Chofu fire station [2] has governed Chofu city. It is located to lower Ishihara and there is a Kousiyuu highway vicinity. While in other things the [ji] there is a branch in hill national territory Zindaizi.

   * Chofu fire station (lower Ishihara 1-16-1) emergency party 1
         o While while [ji] hill branch (west [ji] hill 3-8-3) emergency party 1
         o National territory branch (national territory town 7-50-8) emergency party 1
         o Zindaizi branch (Zindaizi east town 5-25-11) special extinguishing troop emergency party nothing

Water

The tap water consists of river water (60%) and groundwater (40%). Water temperature is 17~18 degrees.

Refuse disposal

This city in “two bridge hygienic unions [participates 3,]” does refuse disposal with that facility. Union, Fuchu and Koganei, consists Chofu city, is a boundary of 3 cities “two bridge waste incineration plants” are managed. The policy recently, deterioration of the facility being considerable, dispersing union by 2009 was put out. As the substitution obtaining, being joint with Mitaka city, it executed processing of the noninflammable rubbish and recycling business, the new refuse disposal facility which designates “[hu] [ji] seeing hygienic union” as business subject is constructed in both city boundary, the general plan which aims toward 2013 work is decided.

Telephone

As for area code in general 042 (as for city code 4 *, the Musashino Mitaka MA) is, but at the area which touches to Setagaya Ku Komae city 03 (Tokyo MA), green as for portion and field water area of the hill 0422 (the Musashino Mitaka MA) with it becomes same as 23 Ku.

Transport in Chofu

This city is categorized to the center of Tokyo, principal traffic has been complete. When the railroad is used, it arrives to the city center in 15 minutes. In addition also the direct communication limousine bus from the Narita & Haneda both airports has arrived and departed, the traffic net has advanced.

Railways

   * Keio Hachiozi, Takao Yamaguchi, and Hashimoto are all connected by the Keio electric railway to Shinjuku. At Chofu the Keio Sagamihara line to Sagamihara city in Kanagawa prefecture bbranches off the main line. All Keio Line services stop at Chofu. Some services travel by Tokyo Metropolitan Subway tunnels to Yawata station in Chiba prefecture.

Although it has no station in the city, the Seibu Tamagawa line barely skims over the north west of the city. In addition, the Odakyu line in Komae city and Setagaya Ku and the JR Chuo line in Mitaka city pass close to Chofu.

Roads

   Koshukaido National highway 20 crosses the city. The sidewalk is narrow. Procrastination has converted chronically, (before the cascade Sakaue ~ Chofu police station the place of interest of procrastination). It runs parallel with the Keio line, in these city limits as for the shuttle bus almost it does not pass by the Kousiyuu highway partly due to the fact that distance between that stations is short. The sidewalk bridge is provided mainly. With the marathon of Tokyo Olympics vicinity of the airport turns back and becomes the position, the monument is the Ajinomoto Co., Inc. stadium vicinity.
         o Old Kousiyuu highway

           The tokyo road 119 Ishihara line and the Tokyo road 229 on Kitaura Fuchu Chofu line. It runs between the Kousiyuu highway and the Keio line. In national territory it divides from the Kousiyuu highway and to Fuchu city continues. The bus route runs this mainly. The highway from the Edo era near the Chofu station the commercial facility is many. With the continual grade separation business of the Chofu station, around the Chofu station re-development construction has started.
         o According to Shinagawa

           It runs the south side of the Keio line. At one time it was called the “Shinagawa road” with Kodou who continues to Shinagawa from the large 國 soul shrine of Fuchu. As for that old road there is also a place where as “old Shinagawa it is full and” it exists. While “according to of present as for Shinagawa” the [ji] stretching it is done in hill direction. The garage of the Keio bus (the Chofu place of business) it is in the vicinity of the Keio line Futa station. Because the pedestrian crossing is many, the signal it is many. Because near national territory town [itoyokado] there is a crossover of according to Komae, especially earth day holiday procrastination is extreme. In addition, presently the Keio Sagamihara line of the underpass structure where the road passes by under the railroad and the intersection section of according to Shinagawa, for Keio line underground conversion construction several years, to overbridge it converts the road temporarily and it becomes the structure which strides the railroad, (presently the UC). After Keio Sagamihara line underground movement it removes the pride line bridge and becomes the plane surface road.
         o 佐 須 highway

           Until from the 柴 promontory to Hida giving the city Kodou who follows to east west, the Kousiyuu highway is serviced in the Edo era, it was the highway of Chofu.
         o According to of cherry tree embankment

           It runs to the Tama river paralleling. The nikkatsu studio, there is a metropolitan Chofu south high school.
         o East eight roads

           The tokyo road 14 Shinjuku national line. It passes by the north edge of city.
   * North and south direction
         o According to Komae

           To according to Setagaya near the Komae station it reaches from the old Kousiyuu highway near the national territory station. The bus passes mainly. Presently the expansion works middle.
         o According to Mitaka

           Capital road 121. It passes by before the Futa station, runs through Zindaizi area, reaches to the Mitaka station septentrional Itsukaichi highway.
         o Crane river highway
           Crane river highway.Near the Tama Kawahara bridge
           Crane river highway. Near the Tama Kawahara bridge
           The tama Kawahara bridge which ties Chofu city and Inagi city
           The tama Kawahara bridge which ties Chofu city and Inagi city

           Capital road 19. From Kawasaki city crane river road to Kousiyuu highway. The tama Kawahara bridge which depends on the Tama river to 4 lanes converted on 2006 April 23rd, the procrastination which has been converted chronically was somewhat eased. It preceded the underground conversion with the continual grade separation business of the Chofu station, it multi-layerized in the railroad crossing section with the temporary overbridge, on 2003 March 30th it communicated it opened the “Chofu crane river bridge” as “the railroad crossing a business of Tokyo completion 1st number smoothly”.
         o According to of Musashi boundary

           Capital road 12. It is in regard to extension of the crane river highway. The bypass common running does from the old Kousiyuu highway to central high speed.
         o According to observatory

           Capital road 123. It runs the national observatory and east side of the airport to Mitaka direction. Road width was narrow, but recently repair construction is done.
         o According to Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.

           It runs the side of the Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd. studio, parallel with the Keio Sagamihara line.
   * In addition
         o According to Tenzin

           Futa Tenzin going/participating road. Portion of Chofu station north oral business district is formed. Recently, Mizuki such as Onitarou it did and the monument of the ghost character of the [ge] [ru] was made.
         o The dentsu avenue

           From the Chofu station north mouth, the Kousiyuu highway (national highway 20) to the term of endearment which is attached to sort. Many Dentsu Oobu comes and goes.
         o Tramcar road

           The road which passes by two small east sides from west side in three. It is derived from the tramcar in order to transport the gravel of the Tama river from Taisho extending through Showa running.
   * Highway
         o Central automatic driveway

           It passes by septentrional of the Kousiyuu highway, the Chofu interchange is provided in intersection place in Fujimi Cho. There is a stop Zindaizi bus stop of the high-speed bus near the agricultural high school practice place. With the Matutouya reason actual tune 'central free way' the spectacle of this city and Fuchu city is sung.
         o Outside ring road (while planning)

           Near this city it has become the plan which passes by underneath the Kokubunji cliff line. Central high speed, there is the conception which makes junction and the interchange in intersection place of Kousiyuu highway.

Plan of the note interchange is the direction which 2006 March presently is not made.

Keio line continual grade separation project

Grade crossing of the railroad track of the Keio electric railway and the road of according to Komae and according to etc Mitaka (the railroad crossing) by the chronic traffic procrastination which is the continual grade separation conversion business which designates cancellation as main purpose. Enforcement section is converted between the 柴 promontory station ~ west Chofu stations of the Keio line (2808m) with between the Chofu station ~ Keio Tama river stations of the Sagamihara line (886m) with, 3 stations of the national territory station Futa station Chofu station to underground, the railroad crossing of 18 places is cancelled. As for business subject Tokyo. To acquire business approval in 2003 March, on 2012 end business completion schedule. Four people of Keio electric railway national & Tokyo Chofu city allot entire working expenses at approximately 114,900,000,000 Yen.

[Compilation] airport

   * Chofu airport
     Chofu airport.It photographs from the Musashino forest park.
     Chofu airport. It photographs from the Musashino forest park.

Base of the remote island aeronautical route which ties between the Oshima, Niizima's and Kouzu Shima etc Tokyo archipelagoes

   *

     In 1992 July Tokyo takes over management from the country, in 2001 March the formal airport (in addition the airport) with becomes from the taking off and landing place outside the place. It is used for also urgent activity such as prevention of disasters, medical care and fire fighting.

[Compilation] regional broadcast

   * Community FM
         o Chofu FM - Frequency 83.8MHz. As for the broadcasting station the Chofu city cultural center “it is to make”, it is inside. As for call sign JOZZ3AW-FM

At the entire area Mitaka city Setagaya Ku Kawasaki city Tama Ku Inagi city Fuchu city Koganei city Musashi Noichi of Chofu city Komae city portion reception possibility.

   * Cable television
         o Chofu cable television - corporation Jupiter Telecom connected subsidiary company

As for brand name “J: As for COM Chofu Setagaya” service area Chofu city, portion of Setagaya Ku Keio line area along the railroad line

[Compilation] park

   * Opening to metropolitan field river park - 1980 June

It extends over Koganei city. There is a “large lawn”. The origin was the golf-course of the International Christian University.

   * The metropolitan God generation plant park - the ant plant park around Zindaizi

Originally, it was the nursery in order to raise Tokyo roadside tree and the like, but opening name in 1961 the God generation plant park as the only plant park while the changing and capital.

[Compilation] facility of country

   * Independent administrative corporate body space aeronautics research and development mechanism (JAXA) aerospace technical research center (old National Aerospace Laboratory)
   * Independent administrative corporate body Electronic Navigation Research Institute
   * Independent administrative corporate body traffic safe environmental laboratory

   * The national university corporate body University of Electronic Communication

[Compilation] facilities buildings The chofu city cultural center it is making.2006 August photographing The chofu city cultural center it is making. 2006 August photographing

   * The chofu city cultural center it is making

It is located to station Minaguti Chofu. There is hole conference assembly hall Chofu municipal central library Chofu FM and the like ahead Japanese cinnamon hole unevenness. (100 seats) there is a self study room, many students and the society member utilize.

   * Chofu city green hole　

It is located to station Minaguti Chofu. There is a large hole small hole. With NHK “throat pride” of 2006 February 26th broadcast it broadcast raw from the large hole.　

   * The chofu city comprehensive gymnasium - the God generation plant park it is septentrional. The large gymnasium and the indoor pool, there is a training room.
   * The body tea - national territory station north the high rise building which is before the mouth. Terrestrial 34 floors and underground 2 floors. Height with 118m is highest in Tama area. 2004 October completion. The citizen plaza the [ro] which is opened it does as a facility of city, but as for the lower stratum as for the commercial facility and the higher stratum of society section the residence enters. The body tea (Kokuty) with, with the term of endearment which is decided with citizen public offering, the city where it was formed by the public facilities of the re-development building and the open space etc before the station which are place name and the compound facility, national territory (the city) with the coined word which mixes the word which is said
   * The chofu city citizen plaza the [ro] which is opened it does

It is inside the national territory station north oral body tea. Various citizen activities, activity, accumulation and starting a business house rearing which of new industry are directed to the actualization of man and woman joint participation society were established in goal.

   * Child home support center it does, it is dense and?

It is inside the national territory station coconut square. The comprehensive facility concerning parenting.

   * Young people station CAPS ([kiyapusu])

It is located to the west Chofu station. The facility which deals with the junior high and high school students. It raises knowledge through various things, such as sport music dance thing making design personal computer it has become the place where it interchanges mutually.

[Compilation] industry

[Compilation] primary industry

   * Agricultural JA [mainzu] 1948 July, each agricultural cooperative start, 1992 April 1st, five agricultural cooperatives become merger JA [mainzu] in Fuchu city Chofu city Komae city and reach soon.

[Compilation] secondary industry

[Compilation] main office

   * 榮 It is thick 樓 總 the book 鋪 - the candy manufacturer which is known with the candy honey bean. It has the head office factory in the 仙 river.
   * [kiyupi] - 仙 river factory
   * [hotsupibibaretsuji] - Chofu factory

[Compilation] third industry

Southern part of the city where the companies involved in movie image are many prospered in 1955 age as a town of the movie. Recently fixation of IT enterprise increases.

[Compilation] main office

   * Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd. studio
     Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd. studio.2006 August photographing
     Kadokawa Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd. studio. 2006 August photographing
   * The nikkatsu studio
   * Ishihara promotion - entertainment production and production production. It has the head office in Futa.
   * 榮 It is thick 樓 總 the book 鋪 - the candy manufacturer which is known with the candy honey bean. It has the head office factory in the 仙 river.
   * [kiyupi] - 仙 river factory
   * Microsoft - the entire technical center in Chofu technical center Japan
   * American family life insurance - there is an office work center of [ahuratsuku]
   * JUKI - For industry/production company such as sewing machine [chitsupumaunta] for home “JUKI” ([jiyuki]) head office. It moves producing department to Tochigi and the foreign country.
   * CARE COM - It has head office engineering development center in the Tama river.
   * [maniyuraihu] life insurance - the head office is located in national territory.

[Compilation] sight-seeing

[Compilation] place of interest & historic spot etc Aerophotography of God generation plant park.National image information (color aerial photograph) (national traffic ministry compilation on the basis of). Aerophotography of God generation plant park. National image information (color aerial photograph) (national traffic ministry compilation on the basis of).

   * Commemorating [chi] [yo] [u] [hu] eight scene city system 30th anniversary, it appoints

Cloth multi Tenzin and city Chofu firm valuing and thousand year rattan 糟 ridge shrine of national territory shrine and discernment illuminating institute God generation plant park and Isamu's Zindaizi Kondo historic site and the Tama river of field river park four seasons and fireworks Saneatu park and commemoration mansion upper Ishihara Wakamiya Yawata green of [ke]The introduction page by Chofu city sight-seeing association

   * Zindaizi

   Zindaizi castle markOnitarou Chaya - location to Zindaizi original town. Opening of shop 2003 fall. 'The onitarou' related commodity of [gegege] is handled. There is a “ghost gallery” in the 2nd floor.
   Chofu municipal wild grass garden.2006 August photographing
   Chofu municipal wild grass garden. 2006 August photographing

   * The chofu city Zindaizi natural open space wild grass garden - every year executing glowfly admiration meeting in June.
     Cloth multi Tenzin corporations.2006 August photographing
     Cloth multi Tenzin corporations. 2006 August photographing
   * The cloth multi Tenzin corporations [4] - festival God little 彦 name God and celebrates the Sugawara road truth. In monthly festival 25th of every month third 叟 (so) and so on village kagura is offered, city stands in the grounds, the branch store stands in a row in the going/participating road. It is example large festival portable shrine crossing over in September.　Shrine inside Engishiki
   * The 國 territory shrine [5] - with Oki “thousand year 乃 rattan” of the rattan of the grounds which are the God wood famous.
   * Blue 渭 shrine - shrine inside Engishiki　
   * Tiger Kashiwa shrine - shrine inside Engishiki　
   * New selection group Kondo Isamu raw house mark

[Compilation] museum fine arts museum

   * Chofu city native museum - Keio Tama river station getting off　
   * The warrior path Saneatu commemoration mansion, the Saneatu park - adjoining to the Saneatu park which is the warrior path Saneatu's residence mark, there is a commemoration mansion which you collect & retain the work and the data.
   * Tokyo art museum - location to 仙 river. 2004 opening. It is decided that the road is open to traffic with re-development before the 仙 river station, the individual who owns the land the fact that the rows of buildings in town are protected as a purpose, constructs. The design depends on Tadao Ando. Half of the mansion is lent to city.

[Compilation] sport recreation facilities The ajinomoto co., inc. stadium.2006 August photographing The ajinomoto co., inc. stadium. 2006 August photographing

   * The ajinomoto co., inc. stadium - FC Tokyo and the home stadium of Tokyo Verudi 1969. With the soccer W cup 2002 it became camp area of the Saudi Arabian representation.
   * [akurabu] Chofu - Fujimaru Mayo player of synchronizer graduate
   * Keio official building competition wheel place - Keio Tama river station getting off
   * Keio [hurorarugadenanjie] - Keio Tama river station getting off
   * Foundation Chofu city physical education association

Managing the Chofu city comprehensive gymnasium and the like

   * Chofu base former site motion open space

[Compilation] festival event

   * Zindaizi Daruma city (March 3rd ~4 day) - one of Japanese three large Daruma cities
   * Good quality dense saw run celebration
   * Chofu citizen post horse
   * Chofu film festival
   * The chofu city fireworks festival - the fireworks festival which every year is held with the river area of the Tama river. Approximately, 10,000 departure it is launched.

There is a Futa meeting place and the Tama river meeting place and is launched from both. Shaku ball 100 rapid fire of the program latter half specialty. 2002 for W cup opening being under staffed, had in October. Every year, the audience 350,000 approximately is gathered from inside and outside city.

[Compilation] specialty specialty item

   * Zindaizi side - history is old, can see statement in the Edo place of interest plan. There is the movement which recently makes the cultivation of side revive.

[Compilation] town causing activity

   * [chi] [yo] [u] [hu] new selection group [huesuta] - big river drama 'new selection group of NHK!'It adjusted to broadcast, from 2004 February 28th to November 28th it had inside the God generation plant park the sight-seeing promotion of this city which is Isamu's Kondo home as a purpose. City and commercial meeting etc made Executive Committee, the exhibition and various events etc were done. 600,000, the lower part it corrects goals of beginning in the halfway 450,000 person number the final of attendance people, there was a surface which can force bitter fight e.g., it remains in 182,000.
   * Zindaizi shortly compilation romantic love novel “Zindaizi love story” public offering business - 'it is the Kanto prominent old 刹, the appearance “of Zindaizi” is origin of the name, as, “sand Daio deeply” God, that “it is derived from the story of the [wa] [ru] matchmaking which” it waits', even now from before 1300 it is transmitted to Zindaizi, it is stated in the “Zindaizi luck picture scroll”. Public offering business of the romantic love novel which designates this story as the foundation of business, has gone from 2005. As for most best prize 100,000 Yen prizes. As for judge Tomomi Muramatsu of direct wooden prize writer et. al. The winning a prize work becomes the booklet, is sold. Executive Committee utilizes Chofu quality on the basis of the work, has aimed toward filming.

Education

Primary schools

   * Municipal
         o First small school
         o Second small school
         o Third small school
         o Eight universal head small schools
         o Fujimi stand small school
         o Cascade hill small school
         o Zindaizi small school
         o The upper no field small school (presently, in the city first attending raw number)
         o Ishihara small school
         o New leaves small school
         o Green hill small school
         o Dyeing area small school
         o North no stand small school
         o The tama river small school
         o Cedar forest small school
         o Harmony small school
         o Hida giving small school
         o Kashiwa field small school
         o National territory small school
         o Futa small school

   * Private
         o Toho small school - 仙 river station neighboring station.
 
       o Kouka school small school - location to 佐 須.

[Compilation] junior high school

   * Municipal (all junior high school home page establishment)
         o Chofu municipal Chofu junior high school
         o Chofu municipal God generation junior high school
         o Chofu municipal third junior high school
         o Chofu municipal fourth junior high school
         o Chofu municipal fifth junior high school
         o Chofu municipal sixth junior high school
         o Chofu municipal seventh junior high school
         o Chofu municipal eighth junior high school

   * Private
         o Toho woman junior high school - 仙 river station neighboring station.
         o Kouka school junior high school - location to 佐 須. It is the woman school of medium high consistency.