Fuchū 府中市 | |
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 Approach to theŌkunitama Shrine, Fūchu | |
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 Location of Fuchū inTokyo Prefecture | |
  Fuchū | |
| Coordinates:35°40′8.2″N139°28′39.5″E / 35.668944°N 139.477639°E /35.668944; 139.477639 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| First official recorded | 111 AD |
| Town settled | April 1, 1893 |
| City settled | April 1, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norio Takano [ja] (from February 2012) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi) |
| Population (August 2025) | |
• Total | 264,534 |
| • Density | 8,989/km2 (23,280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 042-364-4111 |
| Address | 2-24 MiyaNishi-machi, Fuchū-shi, Tokyo 183-8703 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Skylark |
| Flower | Ume |
| Tree | Keyaki |
Fuchū (府中市,Fuchū-shi) is acity located in thewestern portion of theTokyo Metropolis,Japan. Fuchū serves as a regional commercial center and acommuter town for workers in central Tokyo. The city hosts large scale manufacturing facilities forToshiba,NEC andSuntory, as well as theBank of Japan's main computer operations center. Local sporting attractions include theTokyo Racecourse and the training grounds ofTop Leaguerugby teamsToshiba Brave Lupus andSuntory Sungoliath.
As of 1 August 2025[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 264,534, and apopulation density of 8,989 persons per square kilometer.[1] The total area of the city is 29.43 square kilometres (11.36 sq mi).
Fuchū is located about 20 km west of the centre of Tokyo. Using theKeiō Line fromShinjuku, it is 25 minutes toFuchū Station (main station). It spreads across theMusashino Terrace on the left bank of theTama River, facing the Tama hills on the opposite shore. The Tama River flows through the southernmost end of the city from west to east. The Kokubunji cliff runs west to east along the north; the Fuchū cliff runs west to east through the center of the city. The former has a height of 10 to 15 m, and the latter, 10 to 20 m. Sengenyama with an altitude of 79 m is in the northeast part, and the height from the foot is about 30 m. The region is mostly flatland. To the south of the Fuchū cliff is the Tama River lowlands while to the north of the Kokubunji cliff is the Musashino side of Musashino Plateau; the region between is the Tachikawa side of the Musashino Plateau. The cliffs are calledhake in the local dialect. The Nogaysa river, a tributary of the Tama River, grazes the northeast end of the city.
Tokyo Metropolis
Fuchū has ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fuchū is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.[2] The highest temperature ever recorded in Fuchu was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 5 August 2025.[3]
| Climate data for Fuchū, Tokyo (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.5 (92.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 40.0 (104.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 32.4 (90.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.6 (34.9) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −8.2 (17.2) | −6.5 (20.3) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | −7.2 (19.0) | −8.4 (16.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 56.9 (2.24) | 52.4 (2.06) | 113.8 (4.48) | 121.9 (4.80) | 133.1 (5.24) | 166.6 (6.56) | 164.2 (6.46) | 173.4 (6.83) | 246.7 (9.71) | 228.0 (8.98) | 83.2 (3.28) | 58.7 (2.31) | 1,598.9 (62.95) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.9 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 107.5 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 201.3 | 178.2 | 179.1 | 180.3 | 179.6 | 123.6 | 148.1 | 178.0 | 130.2 | 138.0 | 158.2 | 182.0 | 1,986.2 |
| Source:JMA[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[6] the population of Fuchū increased rapidly in the mid-20th century and has continued to grow at a slower pace in the decades since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1950 | 45,342 | — |
| 1960 | 82,098 | +81.1% |
| 1970 | 163,173 | +98.8% |
| 1980 | 192,198 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 209,396 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 226,769 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 255,506 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 262,790 | +2.9% |
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The government of ancientMusashi Province was established in Fuchū by theTaika Reform, and the city prospered as the local center of politics, economy, and culture. It prospered as apost town on theKōshū Kaidō highway in theEdo period, and theKita Tama District public office was placed here after the start of theMeiji era.
Fuchū has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city council of 30 members. Fuchū contributes two members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part ofTokyo 18th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
Fuchū has five public high schools are operated by theTokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education,
Tokyo Metropolis also operates three special education schools for the handicapped.
The city has 22 public elementary schools and 11 public junior high schools operated by the city government.
Public junior high schools:[7]
Public elementary schools:[7]
There is one municipal kindergarten: Midori Kindergarten (みどり幼稚園).[7]
There is also one private combined middle/high school and two private elementary schools.
Keio Corporation -Keiō Keibajō Line
Seibu Railway -Seibu Tamagawa Line
Most bus routes in the city start atFuchū Station. Other routes start atTama-Reien Station,Higashi-Fuchū Station,Bubaigawara Station,Nakagawara Station,Tama Station,Koremasa Station, orSeisekisakuragaoka Station.
Chūō Expressway
National Route 20 (Kōshū Highway); Chūō Expressway and Route 20 are parallel to Keiō Line Railway, and run east to west, connecting Fuchū and central Tokyo.
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