Old aerial photographs and today in Nagano Prefecture

Photographs by era

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 Yashiro-Kokomae StationShinano Railway LineUrban area share: 12% in 1976, 92% in 2021197612%202192%
  2. 2 Kega StationJR Central Iida LineUrban area share: 10% in 1976, 77% in 2021197610%202177%
  3. 3 Kita-Nakagomi StationJR East Koumi LineUrban area share: 30% in 1976, 94% in 2021197630%202194%
  4. 4 Sakudaira StationJR East Koumi Line / JR East Hokuriku ShinkansenUrban area share: 13% in 1976, 66% in 2021197613%202166%
  5. 4 Yanagihara StationNagano Electric Railway Nagano LineUrban area share: 28% in 1976, 81% in 2021197628%202181%
  6. 6 Miyoshicho StationUeda Electric Railway Bessho LineUrban area share: 40% in 1976, 91% in 2021197640%202191%
  7. 7 Miyaki StationJR Central Iida LineUrban area share: 27% in 1976, 77% in 2021197627%202177%
  8. 7 Komachiya StationJR Central Iida LineUrban area share: 38% in 1976, 88% in 2021197638%202188%
  9. 7 Inariyama StationJR East Shinonoi LineUrban area share: 12% in 1976, 62% in 2021197612%202162%
  10. 10 Uedahara StationUeda Electric Railway Bessho LineUrban area share: 44% in 1976, 91% in 2021197644%202191%
  11. 10 Kita-Hosono StationJR East Oito LineUrban area share: 3% in 1976, 50% in 202119763%202150%

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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