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Old aerial photographs and today in Shiga 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 Minami-Kusatsu StationJR West Tokaido LineUrban area share: 12% in 1976, 87% in 2021197612%202187%
  2. 1 Hieizan-Sakamoto StationJR West Kosei LineUrban area share: 16% in 1976, 91% in 2021197616%202191%
  3. 3 Ritto StationJR West Tokaido LineUrban area share: 24% in 1976, 93% in 2021197624%202193%
  4. 4 Matsunobamba StationKeihan Electric Railway Ishiyama Sakamoto LineUrban area share: 25% in 1976, 91% in 2021197625%202191%
  5. 5 Adogawa StationJR West Kosei LineUrban area share: 16% in 1976, 78% in 2021197616%202178%
  6. 5 Omi-Imazu StationJR West Kosei LineUrban area share: 15% in 1976, 77% in 2021197615%202177%
  7. 7 Minami-Hikone StationJR West Tokaido LineUrban area share: 13% in 1976, 71% in 2021197613%202171%
  8. 8 Takatsuki StationJR West Hokuriku LineUrban area share: 32% in 1976, 87% in 2021197632%202187%
  9. 9 Moriyama StationJR West Tokaido LineUrban area share: 46% in 1976, 100% in 2021197646%2021100%
  10. 10 Kawase StationJR West Tokaido LineUrban area share: 35% in 1976, 88% in 2021197635%202188%

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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