{"id":3757,"date":"2016-11-01T05:30:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T05:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benbansal.me\/?p=3757"},"modified":"2016-11-01T05:35:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T05:35:50","slug":"postwar-tokyo-in-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/?p=3757","title":{"rendered":"Postwar Tokyo in maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I go through the TMG publication I referred to in <a href=\"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/?p=3741\">this previous post<\/a>, herewith some links to maps of historical Tokyo for my and everyone else&#8217;s reference. Please feel free to supplement this with your own links in the comments, I will add to the post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_n1wamn28lY1sipiaho1_1280.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3759 alignnone\" alt=\"tumblr_n1wamn28lY1sipiaho1_1280\" src=\"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_n1wamn28lY1sipiaho1_1280-580x439.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_n1wamn28lY1sipiaho1_1280-580x439.jpg 580w, https:\/\/benbansal.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_n1wamn28lY1sipiaho1_1280-940x711.jpg 940w, https:\/\/benbansal.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/tumblr_n1wamn28lY1sipiaho1_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>1959 railway map, from Flickr user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tigerzombie\/6538959095\/in\/set-72157639289359853\/\">Rob Ketcherside<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/map.goo.ne.jp\/map\/latlon\/E139.45.47.018N35.38.8.694\/zoom\/9\/?data=showa-38\">here<\/a> is an interactive map with superimposed aerial photo layers from both 1947 and 1963. These are two really interesting years from a historical point of view. The former because you still see a lot of the bomb damage two years after the end of the war, and the latter because it is on the eve of the Olympics, with a lot of Games-related construction ongoing.<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of maps are hosted on ArcGIS, including this one <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/webmap\/viewer.html?useExisting=1&amp;layers=aa265b1b03d24ddc9a1295a26b2db59f\">here<\/a> on Tokyo&#8217;s historical boundaries. It shows the exceptional growth in urban footprint that took place between 1954 and 1972, for example.<\/li>\n<li>Using the ArcGIS platform, the University of Tokyo has digitized a <a href=\"https:\/\/u-tokyo.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/StorytellingTextLegend\/index.html?appid=83257ab8547f43a58d1da9637c76af96\">1965 population atlas<\/a>, with detailed views on population density (the digital version of the image in <a href=\"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/?p=3741\">my previous post<\/a>), household size, sex ratio and three maps incorporating occupational data (ratio of secretaries, white collar and blue collar, to total workforce, respectively). Fascinating stuff.<\/li>\n<li>(On population density, their highest category is 30,000+ inhabitants per sqkm, which is a bit unfortunate as some select areas go up as high as 45,000+ as can be seen from the map in <a href=\"https:\/\/benbansal.me\/?p=3741\">my previous post<\/a>). It would be great to see some more granularity for the high-density areas. I will try to get my hands on the source data.)<\/li>\n<li>My own Postwar Japan Tumblr page has quite a <a href=\"http:\/\/postwarjapan.tumblr.com\/tagged\/map\">few mainly English language maps<\/a>, although beyond their aesthetic value their use is rather limited. My favorites are this <a href=\"http:\/\/postwarjapan.tumblr.com\/post\/78531209426\">1948 roadmap<\/a>\u00a0as well as this <a href=\"http:\/\/postwarjapan.tumblr.com\/post\/78750737028\">1959 railroad map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Nichibunken website has a treasure trove of detailed historical documents, including zoomable 1960 maps of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2463792.html\">Toshima<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2463883.html\">Taito<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/santoshi_1503.html\">Shibuya<\/a>. There are also the 1956 maps of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2463677.html\">Bunkyo<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/santoshi_1502.html\">Toshima<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/santoshi_1500.html\">Taito<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2463685.html\">Kita<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2463719.html\">Arakawa<\/a>.\u00a0More ward-level maps from 1947 are available via the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/\">index page<\/a>.\u00a0There is also an overall city map from 1955 <a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2467587-o.html\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This 1950\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/santoshi_1344.html\">map<\/a> on water supply and canals provides a fascinating glimpse into the physical infrastructure of the postwar city. This one <a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/1815893.html\">here<\/a>\u00a0from 1946 is a plan on the creation of green spaces.<\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;new&#8221; 23 wards as per the 1947 postwar reform are each shown on <a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/santoshi_1516.html\">these maps<\/a>, which are also hosted on the Nichibunken website. A Tokyo-wide map with the new wards is <a href=\"http:\/\/tois.nichibun.ac.jp\/chizu\/images\/2466324.html\">here<\/a>. Their boundaries are superimposed on a contemporary map of Tokyo <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/webmap\/viewer.html?useExisting=1&amp;layers=78435abcb1e34327bcf1959d9006a8a5\">here<\/a>, very useful.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/showa.mainichi.jp\/map\/\">1956 interactive map<\/a> is available on the <em>Mainichi\u00a0<\/em>website, replete with a current map overlay that is scalable in its transparency as well as photo links.<\/li>\n<li>I am sure plenty of offline special map requests can be met <a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.metro.tokyo.jp\/edo_tokyo\/tokyo\/\/tabid\/1216\/Default.aspx\">here<\/a> in the Tokyo Metropolitan Library, their collection looks very promising.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I go through the TMG publication I referred to in this previous post, herewith some links to maps of historical Tokyo for my and everyone else&#8217;s reference. 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