Study on the Classification of Suburban Residential Districts due to the Depopulating Society in Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370920
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human geography
• Research Institution: Takasaki City University of Economics (2014-2016); Teikyo University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: SATOH Hideto 高崎経済大学, 地域政策学部, 准教授 (00396798)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 東京大都市圏 / 郊外 / 競売不動産 / 中古集合住宅 / 住居移動 / 住宅取得 / 地理情報システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the overall population on the brink of decline, Japan is faced with a full-scale depopulating society. Understanding the relation between an aging society with decreasing population and housing demand and supply has been an important focus of urban studies research. In this study, I attempt to analyze residential relocation through the purchase of secondhand condominiums and geographical distribution of residential real estate for auctions within the Tokyo metropolitan area based on GIS. Secondhand condominiums in Japan are empty and unsold because most Japanese aspire for newly built ones. This oversupply is at its worst in the Tokyo metropolitan suburbs. However, older people who take walks everyday have made us re-evaluate the benefits of secondhand condominiums. As the number of secondhand condominiums is greater than the number of newly built ones, general consumers can select different types.

Free Research Field

都市地理学