Fuchū

Fuchū (府中市 - shi) is a city of the agglomeration of Tōkyō to the Japan. In 2003, the population of the city counted 236 ' 491 inhabitants and its density was of 8 060,36 people by km ². Its total surface area is of 29,34 km ².

The government of the Province of Musashi was established in Fuchū at the time of the Réforme of Taika, and the city thrived as an economic, political and cultural center. The office of the district of Kita Tama is located at Fuchū since the beginning of the era Meiji.

Geography

The city is located at 20  km in the west of the center of Tokyo. It extends on left bank from the river from Tama, opposite the Tama mounts. The river of Tama runs out in the south of the town of west in east. The cliff of Kokubunji extends to north (10-15m height); the cliff of Fuchū crosses the town of west in is (10-20 m height). The Sengen-yama mount with an altitude of 79m is in the North-East of the city which it overhangs of about thirty meters. The majority of the area are punt.

History

  • With the Reform of Taika in 645, the government of the Province of Musashi is established in Fuchū.
  • 1602 the toll of Fuchū is established on the Kōshū-dochu road.
  • 1868 the Prefecture of Nirayama is created, and the south-west of the area is included inside. The remainder is placed under the authority of the governor of the Prefecture of Musashi.
  • 1869 the prefecture of Shinagawa is created, and except the south-western part, the city joined this prefecture.
  • 1871 Abolition of the Han system, establishment of the prefectoral system. Several parts of the city are transferred to the Préfecture from Kanagawa gradually during the following year.
  • 1878 the district of Tama of the Prefecture of Kanagawa is divided into three districts: Northern Tama, Tama Southern, Tama Western, and a district in the Prefecture of Tokyo: Tama Is.
  • 1880 4 cities and 1 village of the area amalgamate and form Fuchū-eki.
  • 1889 8 villages of the east amalgamate to become the village of Tama, and 3 villages of the west become the village of Nishifu. Fuchū-eki reorganizes downtown by keeping its name.
  • 1893 the three districts of Tama join the prefecture of Tokyo. Fuchū-eki becomes the town of Fuchū.
  • 1910 the railway line of Tokyo (become later JNR the line of Shimogawara) is open.
  • 1913 Arrived of the telephone service .
  • 1916 the tram of Keiō (belonging to the Keiō line) is open.
  • 1922 the line of Tama (now line Seibu Tamagawa) is open.
  • 1925 the line Gyokunan (now part of the Keiō line) is open.
  • 1929 the line Nanbu (now line JNR Nambu) is open.
  • 1943 the prefecture of Tokyo amalgamates with the town of Tokyo to form the Tokyo - to.
  • 1954 on April 1st, the town of Fuchū, the villages of Tama, Nishifu amalgamate and become a municipality of Japan.
  • 1956 the new highway of Kōshū is open between Higashi Fuchū and Honshuku.
  • 1961 the new highway of Kōshū is open between Higashi Fuchū and Chofu.
  • 1968 the incident with 300-million-yen arrives at Harumicho. It was the most important flight of the history of Japan.
  • 1973 line JNR of Musashino is open. The line of Shimogawara is closed.

Transport

Access to the city

By using the line Keio station of Shinjuku (新宿駅), that spends 25 minutes to the central station of Fuchu. While coming via the line Keio de Shinjuku, the station before Fuchu is Higashi-Fuchu (東府中) by using the local train, rapid, or express train; with the semi-special express train or special express train, the station before Fuchu is Chofu (調布).

Bus

The majority of the lines of bus leave the central station of Fuchū or the stations Tama-reien, Higashi-Fuchū, Bubaigawara, Nakagawara, Tama, Koremasa, or Seisekisakuragaoka.

Roads

The Chūō highway and Road 20 (Japan) are parrallèles with the line ferrovière Keiō, and go from the east to the west. They connect Fuchū and the center of Tokyo.

Industry

Today, the economy of the area depends mainly on the services, with retail stores and large surfaces close to the stations, as well as the circuit of Tokyo and the races of outboard motor boat of Tama-gawa. Nearly 84 ' 000 people worked in these branches in 2000.

Manufacture with nearly 26 ' 000 workmen, with large scales factories such as NEC Corporation, Toshiba, and the Musashino brewery of Suntory.

Until after the second world war, agriculture was principal industry, cultivating rice by plowing the rice plantations and raising worms with silk for sériculture. However in 2000, the number of agrarian workers rose with only 865 people, and in 2002, only 6,9% of the grounds were cultivated, 25.7% were rice plantations. The farms accounted for only 0.4% of constructions.

Fuchu also shelters the prison of Fuchu, one of the largest prison of Japan and an important base of the force of air self-defense.

Education

  • Tokyo University off Foreign Studies
  • Tokyo University off Agriculture and Technology

Close cities

To also discover

Sports

external bonds

  • official site
  • Cinema Toho de Fuchu

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