Japanese Real Estate Blog

Japan, a group of four major islands houses one of the most populated cities in the world. Japan is almost 3 times more populated than Europe and more than 12 times more densely populated than United States. The population of Japan is surely going to affect the country’s future. Japan is also the most densely populated country in the world. Due to the extreme population, Japan bears extremely high land prices. This resulted in families and locals commuting every day up to 2 hours each way for work in Tokyo and other populated cities in Japan. Long commuting is not an uncommon phenomenon in cities like Tokyo. Japan has smaller and scarcer parklands by almost one-tenth as compared to Europe and United States. Japan is getting costlier and housing prices in cities are rising at an alarming rate people are exceedingly increasing; trying to move into city areas despite of the high cost. Japanese Government is working trying to make cities more attractive by making better transportation networks for people to commute. Also, the price of transportation is being controlled as much as possible.

Nevertheless, populated cities in Japan have their own benefits. Tokyo for instance is great for students to pursue education from. Let us have a brief introduction on 3 most populated cities in Japan.

1)  Tokyo

Japan’s capital city Tokyo is by far not only the most populated city in Japan but also in the world and the numbers don’t seem to stop anywhere. Tokyo is spread around 2187 Sq km and also amongst one of the most expensive cities in the world. Headquarters of Government, the Imperial Palace and the Japanese Royal Family, all can be found in Tokyo. Tokyo is also the centre of all the financial activities of Japan and houses one of the most extensive networks of transportation systems in the world.

2)  Yokohama

Yokohama is home to more than 3 million people. It might not be as populated as Tokyo but has managed to rank number 2 on Japan’s most populous cities. Yokohama is a crucial trading center base for businesses in Japan; it has significant number of foreigners settled inside the city. Yokohama is also Japan’s largest incorporated city. It is one of the major ports of Japan from where all other businesses exercise import and export activities with the rest of the world.

3)  Osaka

Osaka houses more than 2 million people. It is one of the major industrial centers in Japan, located in the main island of Honshu. Osaka is the third largest city by population after Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan. It is located at the Osaka bay. Osaka is the hub of fine dining and great restaurants in Japan which is why; it is a major tourist attraction.