Old aerial photographs and today in Niigata 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 Tsubame-Sanjo StationJR East Joetsu Shinkansen / JR East Yahiko LineUrban area share: 0% in 1976, 83% in 202119760%202183%
  2. 2 Ogikawa StationJR East Shin-etsu LineUrban area share: 22% in 1976, 93% in 2021197622%202193%
  3. 3 Kameda StationJR East Shin-etsu LineUrban area share: 34% in 1976, 92% in 2021197634%202192%
  4. 4 Echigo-Oshiage Hisui-Kaigan StationEchigo TOKImeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui LineUrban area share: 14% in 1976, 71% in 2021197614%202171%
  5. 5 Satsukino StationJR East Shin-etsu LineUrban area share: 35% in 1976, 91% in 2021197635%202191%
  6. 5 Furutsu StationJR East Shin-etsu LineUrban area share: 33% in 1976, 89% in 2021197633%202189%
  7. 5 Mitsuke StationJR East Shin-etsu LineUrban area share: 30% in 1976, 86% in 2021197630%202186%
  8. 8 Niigata-Daigakumae StationJR East Echigo LineUrban area share: 25% in 1976, 79% in 2021197625%202179%
  9. 9 Kasugayama StationEchigo TOKImeki Railway Myoko Haneuma LineUrban area share: 33% in 1976, 86% in 2021197633%202186%
  10. 10 Honai StationJR East Shin-etsu LineUrban area share: 10% in 1976, 61% in 2021197610%202161%

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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