Old aerial photographs and today in Saitama 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 Kotesashi StationSeibu Railway Ikebukuro LineUrban area share: 4% in 1976, 99% in 202119764%202199%
  2. 2 Fujimino StationTobu Railway Tojo LineUrban area share: 12% in 1976, 99% in 2021197612%202199%
  3. 3 Yashio StationTsukuba ExpressUrban area share: 16% in 1976, 95% in 2021197616%202195%
  4. 4 Koshigaya-Laketown StationJR East Musashino LineUrban area share: 0% in 1976, 78% in 202119760%202178%
  5. 5 Wakaba StationTobu Railway Tojo LineUrban area share: 18% in 1976, 92% in 2021197618%202192%
  6. 6 Kita-Toda StationJR East Tohoku LineUrban area share: 19% in 1976, 92% in 2021197619%202192%
  7. 6 Sugito-Takanodai StationTobu Railway Nikko LineUrban area share: 19% in 1976, 92% in 2021197619%202192%
  8. 6 Higashi-Kawaguchi StationSaitama Railway Line / JR East Musashino LineUrban area share: 17% in 1976, 90% in 2021197617%202190%
  9. 9 Socio Ryutsu Center StationChichibu Railway Chichibu Main LineUrban area share: 4% in 1976, 75% in 202119764%202175%
  10. 10 Tsukinowa StationTobu Railway Tojo LineUrban area share: 8% in 1976, 78% in 202119768%202178%
  11. 10 Mizuhodai StationTobu Railway Tojo LineUrban area share: 26% in 1976, 96% in 2021197626%202196%
  12. 10 Kita-Sakado StationTobu Railway Tojo LineUrban area share: 24% in 1976, 94% in 2021197624%202194%
  13. 10 Higashi-Washinomiya StationJR East Tohoku LineUrban area share: 21% in 1976, 91% in 2021197621%202191%

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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