02 Development of Tokyo Waterfront City
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Development of Tokyo Waterfront City Located at the center of Tokyo’s waterfront area, Tokyo a hub for globalization and the information age to accommodate Daiba district Ariake-Kita district Waterfront City (rinkaifukutoshin), which was positioned as a redistribution of the functions of central Tokyo, which was In addition to a TV station (left), unique commercial and amusement facilities, and hotels (right), Odai- With Ariake Tennis Park, which hosts interna- city sub-center in 1986, is made up of four districts: Daiba, becoming overcrowded. ba Marine Park, which has an actual beach where visitors can enjoy the sea and sand, is also located tional tournaments, located in the district many Aomi, Ariake-Kita, and Ariake-Minami. Once reclaimed land, Development of the sub-center’s total development area of here. Serving as a major tourism hub, the area attracts many visitors. residents enjoy sports. Construction of high-rise (Left) Source: “GO TOKYO The Official Tokyo Travel Guide.” Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau. condominium buildings that take advantage of these districts offered large expanses of land, despite their close 442 hectares was truly a massive project that aimed to create an (Right) Source: Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba. space on the waterfront is progressing, develop- proximity to the heart of Tokyo. Therefore, the area was highly ideal futuristic city that balanced work and life. ing the area into a place for the people of Tokyo to live as well. anticipated as a location to be developed in line with the times as Source: PIXTA. Urban development of Tokyo Waterfront City Development in the waterfront area was recon- sidered, and the Tokyo Waterfront City urban development promotion plan was formulated and released in 1997 to serve as the basic plan for urban development. With the latest urban infrastructure and excel- lent access to Haneda and Narita airports, cre- ation of a waterfront that maximizes its beauty, green spaces, and relaxed and calm urban land- scapes, as well as urban development featuring Chapter quality amenities combining work, living, study, and leisure functions, and urban development Aomi district Ariake-Minami district with an emphasis on tourism and exchange are With Telecom Center Building (left) at the center, training and research facilities, including Miraikan Along with its international convention capabili- 4 being advanced in Tokyo Waterfront City. (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Tech- ties centered on Japan’s largest international ex- nology Research Institute, are located here, forming a concentration of information and research facili- hibition hall, Tokyo Big Sight, and a concentration ties. In addition, the area has diverse urban functions such as Symbol Promenade Park (right) and com- of hotels and businesses that support these func- mercial complexes. tions, a regional disaster management base, which (Left) Source: Tokyo Teleport Center, Inc. includes a hospital that will provide medical care (Right) Source: Tokyo Port Terminal Corporation. following a disaster, has also been created. Source: Tokyo Big Sight Inc. Development of Haneda Airport progresses Source: Port of Tokyo Photo Gallery, “A Panoramic View of Tokyo Waterfront City.” Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. ◉ Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) opened in 1931 as Japan’s (Above) 1970 新交通「ゆりかもめ」 有明北地区 New Transit (Below) 2000 "Yurikamome" Ariake-Kita Area first national government-operated airport dedicated to civil aviation under Source: Tokyo Airport I Development Office, 1-1 1-2 the name Haneda Aerodrome. Following World War II, the airfield was 2-2 お台場海浜公園 1-5 1-4 1-3 Odaiba Marine Park J Kanto Regional 2-1 1-6 有明テニスの森駅 confiscated by the Allied occupation forces for a period of time and then 台場地区 1-7 Ariake Tennis-no-mori Station Development Bureau, Daiba Area 2-8 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 returned to Japan. The airport’s name was later changed to Tokyo Ministry of Land, ③ ② K Infrastructure, 3-3 International Airport. D C B AL お台場海浜公園駅 4-2 ① Odaiba-Kaihin Koen Station 3-1 Transport and 台場駅 4-1 有明テニスの森公園 Daiba Station Ariake Tennis Park 潮 ◉ 3-4 With the opening of Narita International Airport (New Tokyo International S F G1 G G2 G3 H Tourism. h E i o 風 国際展示場駅 東京湾岸道路 k a Kokusai-tenjijo Station Tokyo Bayshore Road Airport) in 1978, all international flights, except for those operated by China z e 有明駅 りんかい線 W LM3 LM2 LM1 E P 東京テレポート駅 O K P Q UV N a Ariake Station Rinkai Line a s 公 Tokyo Teleport Station t r 東京臨海広域防災公園 J1 J I P Airlines, were transferred to Narita. Haneda Airport then fulfilled the role of k r セントラル広場 センタープロムナード センタープロムナード o Tokyo Rinkai Disaster O m 園 Central Plaza Center Promenade Center Promenade e Prevention Park n (有明の丘) a (Ariake-no-oka) d B ’ Location of Tokyo Waterfront City 船の科学館駅 夢の大橋 e がん研究会有明病院 Tokyo s domestic airport. With the arrival of the era of larger aircraft, high- N R S T Dream Bridge P H G1 G F C Fune-no-Kagakukan Station A Cancer Institute Hospital Source: Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Met- (Ariake) speed and high-volume transport, a dramatic increase in demand for such 青海駅 国際展示場正門駅 W W E 東 e ropolitan Government. e Aomi Station Kokusai-tenjijo-seimon Station s LM s K t t P P r r o o services was seen, and Haneda reached its capacity limit. m m E e e D n n a a d F2 d e GH e I 青海地区 ◉ F1-N Aomi Area Between 1984 and 2007, the Tokyo International Airport Offshore F1-S 業務系用地 公共公益系用地 B1 Business use Public use D A 有明南地区 Development Project was implemented to expand and develop airport F 商業系用地 公園緑地用地 B Commercial use Parks and green spaces Ariake-Minami Area 住宅系用地 シンボルプロムナード ’ テレコムセンター駅 Residential use Symbol promenades D1 facilities. Striving to make dramatic improvements, the airport s area more Telecom Center Station C C2 業・商複合用地 防災拠点用地 E Mixed business/commercial use Disaster management hub C2-S C1 住・商・業複合用地 りんかい線 than doubled from 586 hectares to 1,271 hectares through the project, and Mixed residential/commercial/business use Rinkai Line 住・商複合用地 新交通ゆりかもめ Mixed residential/commercial use New Transit "Yurikamome" 0 100 200 500 1000m handling capacity also increased 1.6 times from an annual 160,000 take-off アルファベットは区画名を表す(有明北地区を除く) Blocks are represented by an alphabetical letter(excludes Ariake-Kita Area) and landing slots to 256,000. Tokyo Waterfront City land use plan map (as of July 2016) ◉ With the arrival of the era of global competition between cities, to respond In the development of each district, attention has been paid to the uniformity of the townscape and co- to aviation demand which continued growing, along with the Haneda Airport herence as a zone for everyday life to advance urban development that highlights the personality of each area. Along with such development, infrastructure has also been built, including a new transportation re-expansion project (Runway D completed in 2010), operation of Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower system, railways, and expressways. international flights re-commenced, and further enhancement of functions is Source: amanaimages, inc. Source: Rinkaifukutoshin no machizukuri (Creating Tokyo Waterfront City). Bureau of Port and Har- still needed. bor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. 092 【Chapter4】Tokyo Takes the Leap to Become a World City 02-Development of Tokyo Waterfront City 093 Accumulating urban functions and bolstering international competitiveness (1980s-2010s).