Business core city

The operational core city was established as a legal system under the Multipolar Dispersed National Land Formation Promotion Act in 1988 (Showa 63), and the regional structure of the Tokyo metropolitan area against the background of major urban problems such as housing problems and remote commuting. Training and maintenance have been promoted from the perspective of making it a balanced dependence on the Tokyo metropolitan area. Yokohama City formulated the Yokohama Business Core City Basic Concept in 1993, forming a multi-centered urban structure with close proximity to work and residences, expand and strengthen the city center, and head office functions of national government agencies and companies. We are working on town development as a core business city, such as promoting the accumulation of central management functions.

Last Updated June 30, 2021

History of Business Core City in the country

The 4th Metropolitan Area Basic Plan: Formulated in 1986 (1961)

The concept of the development of a business core city was presented.

Multipolar Distributed National Land Formation Promotion Act: Established in 1988 (Showa 63)

The operational core city has been established as a legal system, and government support measures based on the law have been established.

5th Tokyo Metropolitan Area Basic Plan: Formulated in 1999

A `` decentralized network structure '' is set as the goal of the regional structure of the Tokyo metropolitan area, and business core cities are fostered as wide-area cooperation bases that play a wide-area function throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area and the cornerstone of cooperation and exchange. It was supposed to be maintained.

Metropolitan Area Development Plan: Formulated in 2006

With the revision of the National Land Planning Law system implemented in 2005 (2005), the conventional metropolitan area basic plan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Development Plan were integrated, and a new metropolitan area maintenance plan was formulated. In addition, the new metropolitan area development plan must be harmonized with the national land formation plan.

Metropolitan Area Development Plan: Established in 2016 (Heisei 28)

Regarding business core cities, `` In cities that are undergoing development, the completion of basic facilities and core facilities in the business facility accumulation area is progressing due to the completion of basic facilities and core facilities in the business facility accumulation area, and the correction of the structure of the Azuma Kyoto uniform dependence structure. Has been achieved. In the future, as the center of highly independent areas, we will promote development with the aim of becoming a unique and attractive city that takes advantage of the characteristics of the existing accumulation, location, traffic conditions, natural environment, etc. of each city. "

Yokohama Business Core City Basic Concept

Yokohama City has formulated a basic concept for the development of business nuclear cities based on the Multipolar Distributed National Land Formation Promotion Act. This basic concept includes "name and scope of business core cities", "Matters related to policies for the development of business core cities", "Matters related to areas and maintenance of business facility accumulation areas", and "basic matters related to the development of core facilities", "Matters concerning policies for the development of public facilities," and "Matters to be considered when conservation of the environment, stabilization of land prices, and other development."

Yokohama Business Core City Basic Concept (PDF: 473KB)
※Formulated on February 1, 1993 (consent by the competent minister), changed on June 7, 2002, the second amendment on December 19, 2003, and the third change on December 26, 2006 (2006)

Conference of Chiefs of Operational Core Cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area

The Metropolitan Area Chiefs' Meeting has been set up as a place for exchanging opinions and coordinating liaison between cities that are positioned as business core cities, and jointly making requests to the country.

Major cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area (21 cities)

Tokyo metropolitan area: Hachioji City, Tachikawa City, Ome City, Machida Tama City
Saitama Prefecture area: Saitama City, Kumagaya City, Kawagoe City, Kasukabe City, Koshigaya City
Ibaraki Prefecture area: Tsuchiura City, Tsukuba, Ushiku City
Chiba Prefecture area: Chiba City, Narita City, Kisarazu City, Kashiwa City
Kanagawa Prefecture area: Yokohama, Kawasaki, Atsugi, Sagamihara

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