Chofu

Chofu is a western suburb of , and the main draws are Jindaiji Temple and Jindai Botanical gardens. These twin attractions are next to each other, making a reasonable day trip from central Tokyo.
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  • Type: City with 233,000 residents
  • Description: city in Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chōfu”, “Chofu City”, “Chofu-shi”, and “Chōfu-shi”
  • Neighbors: , , , , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ajinomoto Stadium and Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.

Stadium
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The Tokyo Stadium, currently known as for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The stadium was founded at Kantō Mura, the redevelopment area formerly used by United States Forces Japan, in March 2001.

Stadium
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The Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, currently known as Keio Arena Tokyo for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-sport venue located in Chōfu, , Japan. The main arena has a seating capacity of over 10,000, and also includes a swimming pool, a gym, a multi-use sports area and two fitness studios, that is available for use by the general public.

Aerodrome
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is an located 1.2 NM northwest of Chōfu, Tokyo, , west of central . It is administered by the Bureau of Port and Harbor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inagi and Mitaka.

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is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The city covers an area of 17.97 square kilometres and is located at 35°38′17″N, 139°30′16″E.

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is a city in the Western Tokyo region of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 190,403, and a population density of 12,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 16.42 square kilometres.

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Fuchū is a city located in the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, . Fuchū serves as a regional commercial center and a commuter town for workers in central Tokyo.

Chofu

Latitude
35.6506° or 35° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
139.5407° or 139° 32′ 27″ east
Population
233,000
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XMG2R+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 621286703
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
1864514
Wiki­data ID
Q210667
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Chofu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشوفو، طوكيو”
  • Arabic: “تشوفو”
  • Armenian: “Տյոֆու”
  • Asturian: “Chōfu”
  • Basque: “Chōfu”
  • Bengali: “চোফু, টোকিও”
  • Bengali: “চোফু”
  • Bulgarian: “Чофу”
  • Catalan: “Chōfu”
  • Cebuano: “Chōfu-shi”
  • Chechen: “Тёфу”
  • Chinese: “Tyôhu-chhī”
  • Chinese: “調布市”
  • Chinese: “调布市”
  • Czech: “Čófu”
  • Danish: “Chofu”
  • Dutch: “Chofu”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉofu”
  • Estonian: “Chofu”
  • Estonian: “Chōfu”
  • Finnish: “Chofu”
  • Finnish: “Chōfu”
  • French: “Chofu”
  • French: “Chōfu”
  • Galician: “Chōfu, Tokyo”
  • Galician: “Chōfu”
  • German: “Chofu”
  • German: “Chōfu”
  • German: “Choufu”
  • Greek: “Τσόφου”
  • Gujarati: “ચોફુ”
  • Hindi: “चोफू”
  • Hungarian: “Csófu”
  • Indonesian: “Chōfu, Tōkyō”
  • Indonesian: “Chōfu”
  • Irish: “Chōfu”
  • Italian: “Chofu”
  • Italian: “Chōfu”
  • Japanese: “Chōfu-shi”
  • Japanese: “ちょうふし”
  • Japanese: “調布”
  • Japanese: “調布市”
  • Kannada: “ಚೋಫು”
  • Korean: “조후”
  • Korean: “조후시”
  • Latvian: “Čhofu”
  • Literary Chinese: “調布市”
  • Lithuanian: “Chofu”
  • Lithuanian: “Chōfu”
  • Lithuanian: “Čiofu”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Chōfu”
  • Malagasy: “Chōfu”
  • Malay: “Chofu”
  • Marathi: “चोफू”
  • Mazanderani: “چوفو، توکیو”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tyôhu-chhī”
  • Mongolian: “Чоофү”
  • Mongolian: “Чофү”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chofu”
  • Norwegian: “Chofu”
  • Persian: “چوفو، توکیو”
  • Persian: “چوفو”
  • Polish: “Chofu”
  • Polish: “Chōfu”
  • Portuguese: “Chofu”
  • Romanian: “Chofu”
  • Romanian: “Chōfu”
  • Russian: “Тёфу”
  • Serbian: “Čofu”
  • Serbian: “Чофу”
  • Serbian: “調布市”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chōfu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Čofu”
  • Sinhala: “චෝෆු”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چوفو، توکیو”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چوفو”
  • Spanish: “Chofu Tokyo”
  • Spanish: “Chōfu Tokyo”
  • Spanish: “Chofu”
  • Spanish: “Chōfu”
  • Sundanese: “Chofu, Tokyo”
  • Swedish: “Chofu-shi”
  • Swedish: “Chōfu-shi”
  • Swedish: “Chofu”
  • Swedish: “Chôfu”
  • Swedish: “Chōfu”
  • Swedish: “Chofushi”
  • Swedish: “Chōfushi”
  • Tagalog: “Chōfu, Tokyo”
  • Tagalog: “Chōfu”
  • Tagalog: “Tsopu”
  • Tajik: “Cōfu”
  • Tajik: “Чёфу”
  • Tajik: “Чофу”
  • Tamil: “சோபியூ”
  • Tatar: “Тёфу”
  • Tatar: “Чофу”
  • Telugu: “చోఫు”
  • Thai: “โชฟุ”
  • Tumbuka: “Chōfu”
  • Turkish: “Chōfu”
  • Ukrainian: “Тьофу”
  • Ukrainian: “Чьофу”
  • Urdu: “چوفو”
  • Urdu: “شؤفو، ٹوکیو”
  • Venetian: “Chōfu”
  • Vietnamese: “Chōfu, Tokyo”
  • Vietnamese: “Chōfu”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chōfu”
  • Yue Chinese: “調布市”
  • “Chōfu”
  • “Chōfu-shi”

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