Chōfu, Tokyo

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Ajinomoto Stadium
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Ajinomoto Stadium
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Jindai Botanical Garden in Chōfu is a popular public park.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Jindai Botanical Garden in Chōfu is a popular public park.

Chōfu (調布市; -shi) is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1955.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 210,428 and the density of 9,773.71 persons per km². The total area is 21.53 km². Chōfu has significance to American expatriates because it is home to the American School in Japan, a K-12 institution attended by many American and international children. There is the park and memorial hall of novelist Mushanokōji Saneatsu. He used to live in Chōfu.

Tokyo Stadium (commonly known as Ajinomoto Stadium) in Chōfu hosts soccer games for two J. League teams: F.C. Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy 1969.

Chōfu is also home to Chōfu Airport, which handles general aviation traffic and some flights to the islands south of Tokyo.

Chōfu can be accessed from central Tokyo by the Keio Line at Tobitakyu Station (closest to the stadium and airport), Chōfu Station (closest to the town center). The Chūō Expressway also runs through Chōfu and has an interchange near the stadium and airport.

[edit] Politics of Chōfu

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