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Fuchu Prison

Class AHighmaleUnder capacity (54%)LowHigh
Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Apr 2024
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How to send mail, money, and visit Fuchu Prison

Step-by-step guidance using the Japan system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.

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Japan's largest prison. Houses foreign inmates in a dedicated cellblock with separate work programmes.

Capacity

2,800

Current population

1,500

Occupancy

54%

Year opened

1935

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Ministry of Justice (Correction Bureau)

Population held

male

Opened

1935

Region

Tokyo

Security level

High

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

Strict silence rule during work hours; uniformity in routine emphasized.

Visiting

Visits restricted to family unless approved; 15-30 minutes maximum, supervised. Foreign consular visits arranged separately.

Mailing

Mail screened; limit on number of letters per month based on inmate's behavior grade. Format: 〒183-0057 東京都府中市晴見町4-10 府中刑務所 + name.

Practical info

Visitors should bring photo ID and be prepared for thorough security screening.

Known issues

Reports from foreign embassies of strict discipline, prolonged solitary, and limited medical access for non-Japanese inmates.

Notable inmates

Carlos Ghosn (2018-2019, MOJ Tokyo Detention then bail), Mark Karpelès (2015 pre-trial).

Contact & address

4-10 Harumi-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-0057

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

Compared to other facilities in Japan

154 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 15/100 (67%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Japan.

Occupancythis: 54% · peers avg: 60% (10%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2800 · peers avg: 1759 (+59%)

Data completeness

100%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.