Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

City Planning and Transit Oriented Development

in Japan

Kengo OchiCity Planning Information and Survey Office,

City Planning Division, City Bureau, MLIT

Growth of the Tokyo metropolitan area

1Source: Population Census “Historical Statistics of Japan”

In millions

SaitamaChibaTokyoKanagawaThe Tokyo area

1900 ‘’10 ‘’20 ‘’30 ‘’40’’47’50’55’’60’65’70’75’80’’85’90’’95’00’’050

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40First

UrbanizationSecond

UrbanizationThird

Urbanization

High economic growth period

Population

District Plans

•Area Division•Land-Use Zones•Additional Zones & Districts

etc

•Road•Park and greenery system•Sewerage system•Public Transportation System

etc

•Land Readjustment•Urban Renewal•New Residential Built-up

Area Developmentetc

Policy for Urban Renewal Basic Policy on City Planning of Municipality

City Plans

Master Plan(Policy for Improvement, Development and Preservation)

Land-UseControl

Planning ofPublic Facilities

Urban DevelopmentProjects

2

Legislative System of City PlanningOutline of City Planning Law（1968～）

Image of Land-Use Control

3

City Planning AreaQuasi-City Planning Area

Urbanization Promotion Area

Urbanization Control Area

Urbanization and Transportation of Tokyo metropolitan area

4

In millions

SaitamaChibaTokyoKanagawaThe Tokyo area

1900 ‘’10 ‘’20 ‘’30 ‘’40’’47’50’55’’60’65’70’75’80’’85’90’’95’00’’050

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40First

UrbanizationSecond

UrbanizationThird

Urbanization

1900 ‘’10 ‘’20 ‘’30 ‘’40’’47’50’55’’60’65’70’75’80’’85’90’’95’00’’05

2

468

101012

16

0

14

Number of automobiles (in millions)

*All automobiles(including light automobiles)

SaitamaChibaTokyoKanagawaThe Tokyo area

First Urbanization

Second Urbanization

Third Urbanization

Source: Population Census “Historical Statistics of Japan”Automobile Inspection & Registration Information Association)

in the 1950s

RailwaySubwayCity CenterCommercial Area

Source: Tokyo Bureau of Transportation 80 years history

population

Railway Network

Major new town plan and railway plan in Metropolitan Area

Omiya

Urawa

HachiojiTokyo

Kawasaki

Chiba

Chiba NT

Narita airport

Haneda airport

Shinjuku

Keiyo line

Seibu Yurakucho line

Tokyu Den-en-toshi line

Yokohama Blue line

Toyo high-speed line

Keisei Chihara line

Narita Rapid Rail AccessHokuso line

Odakyu Tama lineKeio Sagamihara line

Tama NT

Tama Monorail

Yokohama

Legend

Sub CenterMajor City Planned Rail

LineNew Town（NT）

CBD

Railway Line（JR）

Railway Line（Private）

The Plan for National Capital Region Development to control sprawl of the city and urban development.

Integrated plan to develop urban railway and new town in wide area.

Transit Oriented Development : TOD

Tama Den-en Toshi

Tachikawa

Kashiwa no Ha

Kohoku NT

Kaihin NT

5

Source: City and Transportation,Vol. No. 65

(Japan Transportation Planning Association)

City plan decided : 1965Moving-in started in : 1971Planned area : 2,892haProjected population: 340,000

Project concept

Residential area Greenbelt and parks

Educational facilities Commercial facilitiesSource: Materials submitted by UR

20km40km

Tokyo City Center

Location mapTachikawa City

Toll expressway

RailwayMonorailPrefectural Boundary

Development of Tama New Town

Example of TOD : Tama New Town

Urban railway Monorail

6

○Urban development by public government.○New construction of two radial private railways with direct connection to central Tokyo○New construction of a loop of Tama Intercity Monorail with connection to Tachikawa City

【Reference】 National Land Use Planning System

Agricultural Promotion Area

Basic Land Use Master Plan

Urban Area Agricultural Area Forest Area Natural Park

Natural Conservation Area

City Planning Law

Law for Improvement of Agricultural Promotion Area

Forestry Law Natural Park LawNature Conservation Law

City Planning Area

National Forest AreaPrivate Forest

Area on Regional Forest Plan

National ParkQuai-National

ParkPrefectural

Natural Park

Wilderness AreaNational Nature

Conservation AreaPrefectural Nature

Conservation Area

Prefectural Plan

Municipal Plan

National Land Utilization and Planning Act National Plan

7

○ -Polycentric regional structure with urban transportation network

Tsukuba

Mito

Utsunomiya

Takasaki

Kofu Tachikawa

Omiya

Yokohama

Chiba

Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Ring Functional Cities

Inland West Region

East Kanto Region

North Kanto Region

Large Ring Coordination NetworkIn Tokyo Metropolitan Area

【Reference】 Plan for National Capital Region Development

9

9

Housing Hotel

Commerce

Futako TamagawaStation

↓Station Square

Housing

Housing

Traffic Square

HousingHousing

Housing HotelTraffic Square

↑Location map

Pedestrian space

↓Development of environment where people live in harmony with nature-abundant environment of Tama River, etc.

Tama River

Futako TamagawaPark

Office

Tama River

Source: Website of Futako Tamagawa Rise (https://www.rise.sc/)

FutakoTamagawa

Park Futako TamagawaStation

【Reference】 Example of TOD (Futako Tamagawa Rise, Tokyo) Transit Oriented Development centering on the intersection of two railway lines Large scale development (11 ha) of commercial, office, residential complex on unutilized land Designed to serve as a regional hub for bus network with the development of station square. Realized eco-friendly town through efficient energy use in infrastructure and buildings, utilization of rich natural environment along the river.

(Awarded world’s first LEED* Gold in the "Town Planning Section" in 2015)*LEED: Environmental performance assessment index under the control of the U.S. Green Building Council aiming at the dissemination of sustainable buildings.

Shinjuku Station

Tokyo Station

Shibuya Station

OimachiStation

Futako TamagawaStation