Old aerial photographs and today in Ibaraki Prefecture

Photographs by era

• 1961-1969: Kashima Coastal Industrial Zone / Tsukuba Science City / Ryugasaki New Town / Moriya
• 1974-1978: Kashima Coastal Industrial Zone / Tsukuba Science City / Ryugasaki New Town / Moriya
• 1979-1983: Kashima Coastal Industrial Zone / Tsukuba Science City / Ryugasaki New Town / Moriya
• 1984-1986: Kashima Coastal Industrial Zone / Tsukuba Science City / Ryugasaki New Town / Moriya
• 1987-1990: Tsukuba Science City / Ryugasaki New Town / Moriya

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 Hitachino-Ushiku StationJR East Joban Line
2. 2 Miraidaira StationTsukuba Express
3. 3 Tsukuba StationTsukuba Express
4. 4 Minami-Moriya StationKanto Railway Joso Line
5. 4 Kashimajingu StationJR East Kashima Line
6. 6 Koyadai StationKashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Kashima Line
7. 7 Shin-Moriya StationKanto Railway Joso Line
8. 8 Nishi-Toride StationKanto Railway Joso Line
9. 9 Sanuki StationKanto Railway Ryugasaki Line
10. 9 Kashima-Ono StationKashima Rinkai Railway Oarai Kashima Line

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)