Urban Development in Tokyo
Evolving into an “Environmentally-advanced”
City that offers appeal and vitality to emerge
as the world’s role model1

ContentsOutline of Tokyo

Urban Development in Tokyo・Urban Development Vision that stipulates
basic policies of city planning2

ContentsOutline of Tokyo

Urban Development in Tokyo・Urban Development Vision that stipulates
basic policies of city planning3

Location of Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolis
GDP: 92 trillion yen
Population: 13 million
Area 2102km2

GD P

Tokyo’s share to人口Population
the nation

18%
10%
0.5%

東Tokyo京都otherregions
東 京都以外面積
Area0%20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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The Tokyo Megalopolis

TokyoMegalopolis
東京大都市圏
人口３，４００万人
Population
34 million(the world largest)(世界最大)

Tokyo Metropolis
東京都(jurisdictionalarea)
人口１，３００万人
Population
13 million
行政的境界

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The population of Tokyo will start todecrease in 2015
10,000persons
（万人）
1,600

推計
Projection
1,500
2015 年がピーク
Peak
population
約
13 1,300
million万人(2015)

1,400
1,300
1,200

2025
12.8 年
million約
1,280 万人
(2025)

1,258
1,162

1,183

1,186

1,206
1,177

1,100
1,000
2050 年には
20%
decrease2005 年比でfromlevel約 2the割減of 2005 in 2050

900
800
1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

（年）

2050

6Unprecedented speed into an aged society
100%
90%

8%

10%

11%

11%

80%

12%

14%

16%

13%

12%

11%

70%
60%
50%

70%

68%

40%

66%

65%

65%

さらなる高齢化
さらなるFurtherが進展
aging
高齢化が進展

30%
20%
10%

11%

11%

10%

8%

7%

2005年

2010年

2015年

2020年

2025年

0%
Child population
年少人口(age 0-14)（～14歳）

Productive-age
生産年齢人口population (age（15～64歳）
15-64)

2050年
Elderly
老年人口
population 1 (age（65～74歳）
65-74)

Elderly
老年人口
population 2 (age（75歳以上）
75 and older)7

Situations surrounding today’s Tokyo

Intensifying interurban competition, diminishinginternational competitivenessWorsening global environmental problems, i.e.
global warmingEnhancing consciences toward nearby greeneryand landscapeUrgent preparedness against a future earthquake

Aging large-scale housing complexes
8ContentsOutline of Tokyo

Urban Development in Tokyo・Urban Development Vision that stipulates
basic policies of city planning9Basic Philosophy and Goals
TMG revised Urban Development Vision in July 2009 in
response properly and swiftly to emerging needs of residents andissues of the era.
Emphasis on Environment, Greenery and Landscape in addition
to reinforcing international competitiveness and securing publicsafety

Evolving into an “Environmentally-advanced”
City that offers appeal and vitality to emerge as
the world’s role model
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Basic Philosophy and Goals
国際競争力を備えた都市活力の維持・発展
安全・安心で快適に暮らせる都市の実現

持続的発展に不可欠な地球環境との共生

世界の範となる魅力とにぎわいを備えた
環境先進都市東京の創造

豊かな緑や水辺に囲まれた美しい都市空間の再生

独自性のある都市文化の創造・発信・継承
都民、区市町村、企業やＮＰＯ等の多様な主体の参加と連携

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Basic StrategyTo realize Basic Philosophy and Goals, TMG demonstrates basicstrategies concentrating on infrastructure development.

Basic strategy 1: Reinforcing wide-area transport infrastructures
Basic strategy 2: Forming hubs for boosting economic vitality
Basic strategy 3: Converting Tokyo into low-carbon city
Basic strategy 4: Creating Water and Greenery network
Basic strategy 5: Creating beautiful urban space
Basic strategy 6: Creating a higher residential standard
Basic strategy 7: Creating a disaster-resistant city
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Reinforcing wide-area transport
infrastructures
Reinforcing wide-area transport infrastructures as thefoundation for enabling integral delivery of metropolitan
functions and maintaining / improving international
competitiveness13

Basic strategy 2
Forming hubs for boosting economic
vitality
Concentrating international business functions and otherdistinctive functions with many appeals at urban hubs in city
centers and sub centers, in order to boost Tokyo’s economic
vitality
Tama Silicon Valley
Sub centers: identity and diversity

Suburban cores

City center: international businessNew centers
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Converting Tokyo into low-carbon city
Reducing environmental strains to coincide urban development
projects, and completing trunk motorways such as the three loop
roads as the city’s transport backbones, in order to reduce CO2
emissions and promote the development of low-carbon city15Basic strategy 4
Creating Water and Greenery network
Preserving valuable greeneries in city areas, creating
accessible waterfront space, and enriching greeneryalong trunk motorways in order to create a network ofwater and greenery16Basic strategy 5
Creating beautiful urban space
Establishing world class landscape around the Imperial Palace,and preserving other historical and cultural landscapes, inorder to create beautiful urban space in the capital Tokyo
Landscapes harmonious with natures and geography
Conservation of historical and cultural landscapes
World class landscapes around the Imperial Palace

Architectural views and stately landscapes
Attractive urban waterfront
Islands area:
Harmonious landscapes with nature and climate

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Basic strategy 6
Creating a higher residential standard
Promoting urban living to establish a residential
environment with work/living proximity, and establishinghigh quality and environmentally friendly residential
stock in order to raise the residential standard

Areas to promote housing
Areas to improve close-set wooden housing
Areas to improve close-set wooden housing with high priority
Areas to maintain/improve living environment
Areas to renew built-up urban districts in planned ways
Major large scale TMG-owned public housing

City都心居住の推進
center housing（勝どき一丁目地区）
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Basic strategy 7
Creating a disaster-resistant city
Resolving areas with heavy concentration of wooden residential
homes, improving firebreak belts (e.g. Disaster Control Axis
Framework), and upgrading quake-resistance of urban
infrastructures/public facilities, in order to actualize a disasterFire/quake-resistance of buildings
resistant city
(Areas of dense wooden houses)
Disaster Control Axis Framework

Wide area disaster preparedness center
Measures against torrential rains
Quake-resistance of urban infrastructures and public facilities

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Urban Development based policy
inducement
Urban structure that Tokyo aspires to be○

Urban structure of Tokyo○Tokyo metropolitan district
Formulation of The Circular
Megalopolis Structure
Local district
Realignment for the development ofcompact city hubs

Local characteristics Zone


Five zones based on the underling framework ofthe Circular Megalopolis Structure
Five zone’s Strategies

Urban development that reflects
local characteristics

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“The“The Circular
Circular Megalopolis
Megalopolis Structure”
Structure”
North-core
ノー ス ・ コアセンター ・ コアWest-core
ウエスト ・ コア Center-core
イースト ・ コア
East-core

東 京 湾 BayTokyo
サウス ・ コア
South-core

S ch eme o f th e s tructu re21

Accessible urban functions: Realignment
for the development of compact city hubs
- Realign urban communities so that each of the maintransport hubs forms a compact concentration of all urbanfunctions- Surrounded by residential areas that maintain proximity
to workplaces as well as lush greenery- Communal space, making it possible for all residents toeasily access urban services
City centers that accommodate
the environment and economic
vitality at the same timeCore cities that help shapestandalone urban zones in
Tama

Urban hubs that enhance thefunctions of central core area

Highly livable lifestyle zones
that share lifestyle functions

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Urban development that reflects local
characteristics
Five zones based on the underlining framework of the Circular
Megalopolis Structure

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Strategies by Zones
Central Core Revitalization Zone
Strategy１： strengthening of functions of international business center andbuilding attractive and vibrant area
Strategy ２： implementation of most environmentally-friendly urban
development in the world
Strategy ３： creation of the urban spaces surrounded by forests and waterfront
Strategy ４： creation of the urban spaces with its history and culture
Strategy ５： implementation of urban residence for enjoyment of urban life

Tokyo Bay Waterfront Vitalization Zone
Strategy ６： enhancement A Window on the World as an international cityTokyo
Strategy ７： interaction among Asia and world countries and transmissionof information of the appealing meals
Strategy ８： creation of the new hub for environmentally symbiotic urbandevelopment
Strategy ９：Developing accessible water front areas to turn Tokyo into anappealing “Waterfront Capital”
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Strategies by Zones

Urban Environment Revitalization
Strategy10：Developmentof Compact City, which enhances Community

Governancestrategy11： Introducing greenification to coincide river / road development ,which suits for framework of city
strategy12：Formation of verdant and affluent landscapestrategy13： Development of affluent residential environment
strategy14： Improvement of the safety and residential environment in Densely
Built-up Area Crowded with Wooden BuildingsCore Cities Regional Collaboration

strategy15： Building to leading spot to develop Tama as a Vibrant city due tourban infrastructure projects
strategy16： Promotion of Establishment of New Industrial Facilities due toIndustry-university collaboration
strategy17： Conservation and Utilization of Green space and Farmland
strategy18：Development of High quality and deliberate residential area

Natural Environment Preservation and Utilization Zone

strategy19：Development of Richly Green Recreational Zone in Tokyo

metropolitan area
strategy20： revival of the beautiful forest with softwood and hardwood
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Central Core Revitalization Zone

Shinagawa line

Ohhashi JCTOhhashiJCT26

Tokyo Bay Waterfront Vitalization Zone

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Urban Environment Revitalization Zone

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Core Cities Regional Collaboration Zone

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Natural Environment Preservationand Utilization Zone
The Ogasawara island chain in the Pacific south of Tokyo becomesJapan‘s fourth natural heritage site according to the decision by theU.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World
Heritage Committee in June 2011.

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