Special Features in Large Japanese Cities in Urban Systems Based on Internal Migration by Age Group

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  • 年齢階級別人口移動からみたわが国都市システムにおける大都市の現状
  • ネンレイ カイキュウ ベツジングチ イドウ カラ ミタ ワガクニ トシ システム ニ オケル ダイトシ ノ ゲンジョウ

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<p>    In the current study, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, Kobe, and Tokyo's 23 special wards were examined as six large cities in Japan. We investigated the characteristics of Japan's urban systems via an analysis of net migration in municipalities by age group using data from the 2015 population census. The analysis revealed that five large cities had their own tributary areas. Additionally, these cities absorb a number of youth (aged 15-29 years) from larger cities in non-metropolitan areas, supplying a large number of youth to Tokyo's special wards. Therefore, Yokohama, Kyoto and Kobe are not considered satellite cities. <BR>    In the same time period, we were unable to identify any clear differences in hierarchical order between the five large cities and regional centers (Fukuoka, Sendai and Sapporo). Although regional centers are located in peripheral areas of the country, they absorb youth from cities over a wide area. Fukuoka has grown rapidly, indicating that its capacity to absorb youth matches that of the five large cities. <BR>    The Tokyo special wards were found to have the capacity to absorb a large number of youth. The increasing population concentration in the Tokyo metropolitan area did not show signs of slowing, despite the outflow of people in age groups other than youth. In future, rural municipalities and small and medium-sized cities are likely to exhibit further population decline.</p>

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