LIX. Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo, Japan —Caelin Johnson.
Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan, and has the largest population of any city in the world. Originally a small fishing village, Tokyo has grown into a multicultural hub yielding cutting edge technology. The port of Tokyo sits in the 23 wards that make up the historic city boundary, before the metro area was extended to the Tokyo prefecture in 1943. Now the greater metro area includes the prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa & Chiba.
Population:
Urban: 14,189,000 people
Metro: 37,115,000 people
Area:
Urban: 2,194.1 km2 (847.15 sqmi)
Metro: 13,452 km2 (5193.85 sqmi)
Population Density:
Urban Average: 6,466.9 people/km2
Metro Average: 2,759.1 people/km2
Politics:
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government has influence over the cities policies and administration. The Governor of Tokyo acts as the head of the organization who is elected by the citizens based upon four-year terms. The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is responsible for passing ordinances, approving budgets, and overseeing the administration of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, this consists of 127 people elected every four years. Tokyo’s politics generally discuss issues like urban development, transportation, sustainability, and disaster preparedness. The city also deals with challenges related to its aging population and the need for economic revitalization.
TYPOLOGY STUDY
Tokyo, Japan : High-Density Building Typologies.
Tokyo, Japan : Urban Void Typologies.
Google Earth - Maps
Google Maps.
NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS:
1. Nakano, Tokyo.
2.
Bunkyō, Tokyo.
3. Toshima, Tokyo
Sources:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7902476#map=13/12.9728/77.6090
https://cadmapper.com/
https://www.google.com/maps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefield,_Bangalore
