Feature: Railways and Large Cities
Reference
Growth of Tokyo Railway & Population
Map: Centralised Tokyo population with early railway development. Most movement in the city was still on foot. Map: Westward expansion of Tokyo and railway after Great Kanto Earthquake (1923) Map: Suburbanisation spreading along railways Map: Early post-war development of Tokyo Map: Urban sprawl following high economic growth period Map: Densely-populated Tokyo today Map: Growth of Tokyo Subway Network (Teito Rapid Transit Authority)