Where the old Musashi provincial capital stood, a zelkova avenue before the shrine watched over by residents
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The city name "Fuchu" comes from the fact that the provincial capital of ancient Musashi Province was once located here, and Okunitama Shrine was the general shrine of Musashi Province. On the approach about 600 meters north of the shrine, as of March 2024 there were 127 zelkova trees forming a tree-lined avenue, designated a natural monument in 1924.
This road runs north-south through the west side of Fuchu Station, and you can walk to it right from the north exit. Residents also protect it: in a 1974 survey, 92% of people wanted it actively preserved, and in 2024 an ordinance to protect it was put into effect.
In 2020, single-person households made up about 49% of this neighborhood, higher than the 44% for Fuchu City as a whole. About 43% of households rent privately, also more than the citywide figure.
Every year from April 30 to May 6, the shrine holds the Kurayami Festival, one of the three great curious festivals of the Kanto region, and on May 3 an old-style horse race is run on the zelkova avenue. On May 5, six large taiko drums lead eight mikoshi to the otabisho.
Fuchu Station is a stop for the Keio Line Special Express. Heading south to Fuchu-Honmachi Station within this neighborhood, there are also the JR Nambu Line and the Musashino Line, with the Musashino Line departing from here.
Judging from our street photos, cleanliness ranks 50th among Tokyo's 395 neighborhoods, the highest-ranking item for this neighborhood. Sidewalks also rank 74th.
Fuchu-Honmachi Station is the closest station for taking JR to Tokyo Racecourse outside this neighborhood. Race days are mostly on weekends, when the station opens large temporary gates and gets crowded.
In 2020, about 160 people lived per hectare in this neighborhood. The building next to the station connects directly via a pedestrian bridge, but everyday shopping only ranks 242nd, the lowest-ranking item for this neighborhood.
Okunitama Shrine is said to have been founded in the year 111; during the Taika Reform of 645, the Musashi provincial capital was set up within the shrine grounds. The provincial capital remained there until the middle of the Heian period, and the provincial governor's residence, Kokushikan, stood on the east side of present-day Fuchu-Honmachi Station.
In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu built Fuchu Goten on the same site. A notice from 1667 already prohibited uprooting the saplings on the racing grounds.
In 1916, the predecessor of Keio opened a railway to the east side of the zelkova avenue. The station was elevated in 1993.
The city hall at Miyanishi-cho 2-chome within this neighborhood is building the second phase of its new building. The entire new building is scheduled to become fully operational in January 2027.
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