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14-482: The Musashino Forest Sport Plaza ( 武蔵野の森総合スポーツプラザ , Musashino no Mori Sōgō Supōtsu Puraza ) is a multi-sport venue located in Chōfu , Tokyo , Japan . The main arena has a seating capacity of over 10,000, and also includes a swimming pool, a gym, a multi-use sports area and two fitness studios, that is available for use by the general public. It is the first new venue completed for Tokyo 2020. Construction took three and

28-635: A bedroom community ("bed town" ベッドタウン, beddotaun) for central Tokyo. The headquarters of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are also located in the city. [REDACTED] Keio Corporation - Keiō Line [REDACTED] Keio Corporation - Keiō Sagamihara Line Colleges and universities: Primary and secondary education Metropolitan high schools: Municipal junior high schools: Municipal elementary schools: Private schools: The Chōfu City Fireworks Festival, attended by as many as 300,000 people along

42-785: A population density of 11,000 per km . the total area of the city is 21.58 square kilometres (8.33 sq mi). Chōfu is approximately in the south-center of Tokyo Metropolis, approximately 20 kilometers west from downtown Tokyo, on the Musashino Terrace bordered by the floodplains of the Tama River and the Iruma River . Tokyo Metropolis Kanagawa Prefecture Chōfu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chōfu

56-549: A half years and cost over $ 300 million to complete. In October 2018, the venue hosted the Japan Open Tennis Championships as the Ariake Coliseum is being renovated for the tennis events at the 2020 Summer Olympics . It was used for staging the 2020 Summer Olympics badminton tournaments and is hosting the badminton and fencing competitions as well as wheelchair basketball games for

70-402: A system, the mayor's administrative staff often prepares the city budget, although that budget must be approved by the council. The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with the council able to override such a veto. Conversely, in a weak-mayor system, the mayor has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as council chairperson and is elected by

84-592: Is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C. Per Japanese census data, the population of Chōfu has grown steadily over the past century, and increased especially rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s. The area of present-day Chōfu has been inhabited since Japanese Paleolithic times, and numerous remains from

98-503: The 2020 Summer Paralympics . This article about a sports venue in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Summer Olympics venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ch%C5%8Dfu, Tokyo Chōfu ( 調布市 , Chōfu-shi ) is a city in the western side of Tokyo Metropolis , Japan. As of 1 April 2021 , the city had an estimated population of 238,087, and

112-715: The Jōmon , Yayoi and Kofun periods have been discovered. During the Nara period , it became part of ancient Musashi Province . During the Sengoku period , the area was frequently contested between the Later Hōjō clan and Uesugi clan . During the Edo period , the area prospered as a post station on the Kōshū Kaidō and as a center for sericulture . The origin of the city name "Chōfu" comes from

126-487: The banks of the Tamagawa River. Chōfu has a large cultural centre that supports many groups encouraging the integration of foreigners into Japanese society, providing free Japanese, Shodo , Ikebana , Karate (and many other) lessons. There is a park and memorial hall commemorating the life of novelist Mushanokōji Saneatsu , a former resident of Chōfu. For the 1964 Summer Olympics , the city served as part of

140-469: The council from among themselves A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body. It is one of the two most common forms of local government in the United States , and is the form most frequently adopted in large cities, although

154-496: The fact that it was allowed to pay taxes in cloth instead of in rice. In the post- Meiji Restoration cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, Chōfu Town and neighboring Jindai Village were established within Kanagawa Prefecture . The entire district was transferred to the control of Tokyo Metropolis on April 1, 1893. Jindai was elevated to town status on November 3, 1952, and merged with Chōfu Town on April 1, 1955, to form

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168-543: The other common form, council–manager government , is the local government form of more municipalities. The form may be categorized into two main variations depending on the relative power of the mayor compared to the council, the strong-mayor variant and the weak-mayor variant. In a typical strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is granted almost total administrative authority with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads, although some city charters or prevailing state law may require council ratification. In such

182-558: The present city of Chōfu. Chōfu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 28 members. Chōfu, together with the city of Komae, contributes three members to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Tokyo 22nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Chōfu is primarily a regional commercial center, and

196-409: The route for the athletic 50-kilometer walk and marathon events. Mayor-council Executive mayor elected by the people, elected legislative City council Council - Manager Executive leader elected by the council from among themselves Elected mayor and cabinet Executive mayor elected by the people Committee system Executive leader and executive committees elected by

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