著者

今朝 洞重美

出版者

The Association of Japanese Geographers

雑誌

地理学評論 (ISSN:00167444)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.31, no.12, pp.733-753, 1958

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The busiest quarters, in this paper, mean the area serving as an amusement center as well as a shopping center, and therefore with the increase of the population. of the city, besides the busiest central quarter, many other busy quarters are formed locally.<br> Defining the busiest quarter as "a business district which consists of more than on cinema theater and fifty shops", the writer selected one hundred and fifty six districts in Tokyo as of in 1056. They were divided into four classes with reference to their spatial extent, internal structure (functional differentiation), existence or number of great department-stores or high class cinema theaters, and number of shops and cinema theaters.<br> a) The first class busiest quarter; A district consisting of more than 601 shops, and high class cinema theaters and great department-store. The spatial extent is much larger. There are a great number of "De luxe" or high class shops and theaters in groups. The areal differentiation into general commercial area and amusement area is clear, and Ginza-Nihonbashi area, located in the midtown area is most distinct. Asakusa, Ueno, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro belong to the first class, and these are located on the great terminal place, except Asakusa. Asakusa is the greatest templetown in Tokyo before the Meiji era.<br> b) The second class busiest quarter; A district which comes under more than two items, among a small department store, a high class theater, more than 601 shops and more than 6 cinema theaters and a few high class shops. Gotanda, Oimachi, Kamata and Omori in the Keihin industrial zone are located on the terminals (except Omori). Kanda, Kinshicho and Ningyocho in the downtown of Tokyo belong<br> _??_<br> to this class also. Kanda and Ningyocho are old busiest quarters, and there are a few high class shops.<br> c) The third class busiest quarter; A district consisting of 301-600 shops and 3-5 cinema theaters but neither a small department store nor a high class cinema theater exists except in some areas. Functional differentiation goes to a certain extent.<br> 22 areas belong to this class, They are located in the place which is easy to reach.<br> d) The fourth class busiest quarter; A district consisting of 50-300 shops, and there is 1-2 cinema theaters. Functional differentiation goes to a certain extent and does not 122 areas, most of the busy quarters in Tokyo belong to this class.<br> Busiest quarters in the new city area increased in number after Kanto Earthquake, 1923, but in the old city, not so.<br> I consider that it is based on huge population and vast city area in Tokyo that great many busiest quarters are formed.