Population
Redistribution
The population explosion that had characterized
the post-World War II period is over, and the population growth rate in
Tokyo-to as a whole has stabilized. What has changed is the distribution.
In the 1960's and 70's, Tokyo metropolitan area population increased by
47.6%, by the 1980's, this population growth had decreased to 0.5%. Certain
areas and wards within Tokyo had great decline in the population as well.
The greatest decline is in the central wards. These wards are the innermost
in the metropolis, Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato wards which are now occupied
by the CBD. Certain wards on the outskirts of the CBD have declined as
well, as people have moved into the suburbs. In terms of urban planning,
this probably will lead to the growth of the periphery: This growth is
evident in housing expansion, building of commercial centers, and employment
places at the edge of the metropolis and the redevelopment of land uses
within the center of the city.
Modern day apartment houses on the outskirts of Tokyo
Home/Back
to Contemporary Tokyo/Forward to aging population