Old aerial photographs and today in Osaka Prefecture

Photographs by era

• c. 1928: Nanko Port Town / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Abeno / Esaka
• c. 1936-1942: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Senboku New Town (Izumigaoka) / Kori Danchi / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Abeno / Esaka
• 1945-1950: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Kori Danchi / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Abeno / Esaka
• 1961-1969: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Senboku New Town (Izumigaoka) / Kori Danchi / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Rinku Town / Abeno / Esaka / Senboku New Town (Toga-Mikita)
• 1974-1978: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Senboku New Town (Izumigaoka) / Kori Danchi / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Rinku Town / Abeno / Esaka / Senboku New Town (Toga-Mikita)
• 1979-1983: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Senboku New Town (Izumigaoka) / Kori Danchi / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Rinku Town / Abeno / Esaka / Senboku New Town (Toga-Mikita)
• 1984-1986: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Senboku New Town (Izumigaoka) / Kori Danchi / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Rinku Town / Abeno / Esaka / Senboku New Town (Toga-Mikita)
• FY2007: Nanko Port Town / Senri New Town (Senri-Chuo) / Senboku New Town (Izumigaoka) / Umekita (Grand Front Osaka) / Kyocera Dome Osaka (Iwasaki-cho) / Universal City (Western Konohana Waterfront) / Morinomiya (Former Osaka Army Arsenal) / Kento (Former Suita Rail Yard) / Cosmo Square (Sakishima) / Abeno / Esaka / Senboku New Town (Toga-Mikita)

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 Izumi-Chuo StationNankai Electric Railway Semboku Line
2. 2 Port Town-nishi StationOsaka Metro Nanko Port Town Line
3. 3 Nakafuto StationOsaka Metro Nanko Port Town Line
4. 4 Koginosato StationMizuma Railway Mizuma Line
5. 5 Rinku Town StationJR West Kansai Airport Line / Nankai Electric Railway Airport Line
6. 6 Komyoike StationNankai Electric Railway Semboku Line
7. 7 Minami-Ibaraki StationHankyu Kyoto Line / Osaka Monorail Line
8. 8 Izumi-Tottori StationJR West Hanwa Line
9. 8 Hineno StationJR West Kansai Airport Line / JR West Hanwa Line
10. 10 Ferry Terminal StationOsaka Metro Nanko Port Town Line
11. 10 Shoji StationOsaka Monorail 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)