Nice to meet you all! This is the Chofu City Tourism Association Secretariat.

Chofu City is located in the southeastern part of the Tama district, almost in the center of Tokyo, Located in 15 kilometers from the Shinjuku Vice Central Tokyo.
It is a city full of charm where you can enjoy "movies", "Jindaiji Temple", "Ge no Kitaro", "fireworks", "Tama River", etc., where the charm of nature and the city are fused.

==Introduction to Chofu City==

■Jindaiji Temple
The Jindaiji Temple area, blessed with abundant greenery and spring water, is loved as a place of relaxation.
Jindaiji Temple is known as one of the one-of-the-best ancient temples in the Kanto region, and its Minamoto is said to have been founded by Manku Shoujin in the Nara period.
Precious temple treasures such as the bronze Buddha Statue of Buddha (late Asuka period), which was designated as a national treasure in the 2017 (Heisei 29), are enshrinement.
In front of the gate, there are tea houses where Worshippers can relax, and Specialties Jindaiji Temple Soba noodle stores.

■The city where Water Manga was born
Chofu City is the "city where Water manga was born" where Shigeru Water, an honorary citizen of Chofu City, the creator of "Ge no Kitaro", lived for more than 50 years.
Shigeru Water is loved and affectionately received by many citizens, so he was awarded the title of honorary citizen in 2008 (Heisei 20).
You can meet Kitaro and his friends in various places in the city.

■ The City of Movies
During the heyday of Japan films in the 1955 (Showa 30) era, in addition to Daiei and Nikkatsu, Chofu Film Studios Co., Ltd. (now around Tama River 2-chome), an independent production company, produced movies at three locations, and Chofu was likened to "Hollywood of the East."
The film industry flourished in Chofu because of the Nature environment, which is suitable for both period and contemporary dramas, and because of the abundance of clean water, which is indispensable for film development.
Chofu City, where about 40 film and video companies are still concentrated, has grown as a "movie town" and is used as a location for many movies and dramas.

■Chofu fireworks
Chofu fireworks held in on the Tama River. In fact, it has a long history, and the first time it was held in was in Showa 8.
After that, the history of the Chofu City Fireworks Festival began in Showa 57.
Approximately 10,000 fireworks that are launched non-stop color the night sky of Chofu and are popular as Chofu Specialties

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