Old aerial photographs and today in Fukushima Prefecture

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Station areas in this prefecture that became most built up (top 10)

Ranked by how much the share of built-up area within 500 m of each station grew from 1976 to 2021. The national ranking is in Station areas that became most built up in 45 years.

Urban area share (top: 1976, bottom: 2021)

  1. 1 Hobara StationAbukuma Express LineUrban area share: 17% in 1976, 80% in 2021197617%202180%
  2. 2 Fukushima-Gakuin-mae StationAbukuma Express LineUrban area share: 23% in 1976, 81% in 2021197623%202181%
  3. 3 Iwaki-Asakawa StationJR East Suigun LineUrban area share: 37% in 1976, 92% in 2021197637%202192%
  4. 4 Niwasaka StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 32% in 1976, 84% in 2021197632%202184%
  5. 4 Koriyama-Tomita StationJR East Ban'etsu West LineUrban area share: 17% in 1976, 69% in 2021197617%202169%
  6. 6 Fujita StationJR East Tohoku LineUrban area share: 22% in 1976, 72% in 2021197622%202172%
  7. 7 Minami-Wakamatsu StationAizu Railway Aizu LineUrban area share: 13% in 1976, 62% in 2021197613%202162%
  8. 8 Senoue StationAbukuma Express LineUrban area share: 15% in 1976, 62% in 2021197615%202162%
  9. 9 Funehiki StationJR East Ban'etsu East LineUrban area share: 40% in 1976, 86% in 2021197640%202186%
  10. 10 Yanagawa StationAbukuma Express LineUrban area share: 0% in 1976, 45% in 202119760%202145%
  11. 10 Sasakino StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 42% in 1976, 87% in 2021197642%202187%
  12. 10 Sasaya StationFukushima Transportation Iizaka LineUrban area share: 55% in 1976, 100% in 2021197655%2021100%

Source: processed from National Land Numerical Information (Land Use Subdivision Mesh / Railway Data / Administrative Boundaries / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) / Photographs: GSI Tiles (aerial photographs by era / latest nationwide photographs)

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