The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Chofu
(ch´f) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 197,677), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Tuma River. A residential suburb of Tokyo, Chofu produces electrical equipment, machinery, and food. The city has a racetrack and an amusement park, as well as the Jindai Temple, which was built in 733.