Chōfu Substation

Chōfu Substation is an electrical substation in Chofu, Tokyo. Chōfu Substation is situated nearby to the community center 調布市立深大寺児童館, as well as near the post office 調布深大寺郵便局.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jindai-ji and Jindaiji Castle.

Jindai-ji

Buddhist temple

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jindai-ji is a temple belonging to the Tendai school of Buddhism. It is located in Chōfu in Tokyo Prefecture. Jindai-ji is situated 600 metres southwest of Chōfu Substation.

Jindaiji Castle was a Sengoku period Japanese castle, located in what is now the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, in the Kantō region of Japan Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2007. Jindaiji Castle is situated 780 metres southwest of Chōfu Substation.

TAMA 300

Observatory

Photo: Kestrel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

TAMA 300 is a gravitational wave detector located at the Mitaka campus of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It is a project of the gravitational wave studies group at the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research of the University of Tokyo. TAMA 300 is situated 2 km west of Chōfu Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitaka and Tobitakyu.

Mitaka

Photo: Douglaspperkins, CC0.

Mitaka 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.