A Study on Green Belt Ring Plan of Tokyo Park System

Abstract

Tokyo Park System is the first master plan of land use in Japan and it's important in the history of Japanese Park System. The purpose of this thesis is to clarify the process and intention of the plan. Tokyo Park System had two independent plans. One was “Green Belt Ring Plan” and the other was “Park Ring Plan”. “Green Belt Ring Plan” had an aim to stop the city from exaggerating. “Park Ring Plan” was a plan for recreation. Finally “Green Belt Ring Plan” was adopted. But the selection of the area was based on “Park Ring Plan”, so the area which has good scenery like waterfront was chosen. © 2003, The City Planning Institute of Japan. All rights reserved.