Urban Planning in Japan– category –

In this memo, we will look at one simple but surprisingly difficult question:Where does Tokyo begin and end?When people say “Tokyo,” they are not always talking about the same area.Sometimes they mean Tokyo Metropolis as an adm...

In this memo, I’ll walk you through how Japan’s Urbanization Control Areas work. It may seem a bit technical, but once you understand this concept, you’ll see how it influences where buildings can be placed across Japan. An Urb...