Old aerial photographs and today in Yamagata 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 Sakurambo-Higashine StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 19% in 1976, 85% in 2021197619%202185%
  2. 1 Tendo-Minami StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 5% in 1976, 71% in 202119765%202171%
  3. 3 Minami-Nagai StationYamagata Railway Flower Nagai LineUrban area share: 37% in 1976, 90% in 2021197637%202190%
  4. 4 Nanyo-Shiyakusho StationYamagata Railway Flower Nagai LineUrban area share: 12% in 1976, 64% in 2021197612%202164%
  5. 4 Murayama StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 37% in 1976, 89% in 2021197637%202189%
  6. 6 Tendo StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 44% in 1976, 95% in 2021197644%202195%
  7. 7 Akayu StationYamagata Railway Flower Nagai Line / JR East Ou LineUrban area share: 40% in 1976, 90% in 2021197640%202190%
  8. 8 Nishi-Sagae StationJR East Aterazawa LineUrban area share: 26% in 1976, 75% in 2021197626%202175%
  9. 9 Takahata StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 23% in 1976, 68% in 2021197623%202168%
  10. 10 Mogami StationJR East Rikuu East LineUrban area share: 32% in 1976, 74% in 2021197632%202174%
  11. 10 Urushiyama StationJR East Ou LineUrban area share: 26% in 1976, 68% in 2021197626%202168%

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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