. ▁▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁Tokyo ▁Pref ect ure ▁merged ▁with ▁Tokyo ▁City , ▁forming ▁Tokyo - to . ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁April ▁ 1 : ▁F uch ū ▁Town , ▁T ama ▁Village , ▁N ish if u ▁Village ▁merged ▁into ▁F uch ū ▁City , ▁with ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁a ▁city . ▁▁ 1 9 5 6 : ▁New ▁K ō sh ū ▁Highway ▁is ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁between ▁H ig ashi ▁F uch ū ▁and ▁H ons h ū ku . ▁▁ 1 9 6 1 : ▁New ▁K ō sh ū ▁Highway ▁is ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁between ▁H ig ashi ▁F uch ū ▁and ▁Ch ō fu . ▁▁ 1 9 6 8 : ▁The ▁ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁y en ▁rob ber y ▁occurred ▁in ▁Har um ich o . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁rob ber y ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁nation . ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 : ▁The ▁Mus ash ino ▁Line ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic . ▁The ▁Sh im og aw ara ▁Line ▁closed . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Railway ▁Ke io ▁Corporation ▁- ▁Ke i ō ▁Line ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁Ke io ▁Corporation ▁- ▁Ke i ō ▁Ke ib aj ō ▁Line ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁J R ▁East ▁- ▁N amb u ▁Line ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁J R ▁East ▁- ▁Mus ash ino ▁Line ▁ ▁- ▁ ▁Se ib u ▁Railway ▁- ▁Se ib u ▁Tam