Tokyo et les campagnes : La progression de la banlieue à Toride

Abstract

The Japanese periurban space differs from the pattern observed in Europe or the United States. As cities expand, the urban fabric retains agro-rural elements. This paper uses a GIS of two districts in the municipality of Toride, an outlying suburb of Tokyo; it makes it possible to quantify and capture the pace of urban sprawl since 1945. It also shows up the motley - and, in some respects, disorganised - landscape of Japan's large modern suburbs.