Socio
Economic Patterns
The best way to understand the socio-
economic patterns is through the train,subway routes, transportation
networks and the commuter flow. The further one moves away from the city
the longer and more jammed the train ride. Furthermore an interesting population
survey included the facts that many of the commuters travel for the day
and return at night to their suburban residents, thereby giving Tokyo a
varying population. Also the fact that the center of Tokyo has formed into
an "urban donut," whereby the CBD is located in the center pushing the
periphery residential areas even further with economic development, has
increased commuter traffic. The city can be divided into predominantly
two zones: The first zone is the center, where the people congregate and
go shopping or visit the entertainment districts. The second is the periphery
where the majority of Tokyoites have their homes and community life. The
influx of commuters via train is bound to increase as Tokyo becomes more
business oriented and the cost of land in the city increases tremendously.
A
picture depicting the large influx of day commuters to Tokyo
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Even
though an old mode of transportation, Trams are still prevalent in Tokyo
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