Business Core City

The business core city was established as a legal system in 1988 (Showa 63) by the Multipolar Dispersion National Land Formation Promotion Act, and the regional structure of the Tokyo metropolitan area against the backdrop of major metropolitan problems such as housing problems and remote commuting. Fostering and maintenance has been promoted from the perspective of balancing the dependence on the Tokyo metropolitan area from one extreme dependence on the Tokyo metropolitan area. In 1993, Yokohama City formulated the Yokohama Business Core City Basic Plan in 1993, forming a multi-centered urban structure close to work and residence, expanding and strengthening the city center, and promoting central management functions such as the head office functions of government agencies and companies. We are working on community development as a business core city.

Last Updated December 4, 2024

History of Business Core Cities in Japan

Fourth Tokyo Metropolitan Area Basic Plan: Formulated in 1986 (Showa 61)

The concept of the development of business core cities was presented.

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

A business core city was established as a legal system, and national support measures based on the law were established.

Fifth Tokyo Metropolitan Area Basic Plan: Formulated in 1999 (Heisei 11)

The goal of the regional structure in the Tokyo metropolitan area is set as a `` decentralized network structure '', and the business core city will be developed as a wide-area cooperation base that plays a wide-area function nationwide and throughout the Tokyo metropolitan area and is the cornerstone of cooperation and exchange. It was supposed to be maintained.

Tokyo Metropolitan Area Development Plan: Formulated in 2006 (2006)

Following the revision of the National Land Planning and Law System in 2005 (Heisei 17), the conventional Tokyo Metropolitan Area Basic Plan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Development Plan were integrated, and a new Tokyo Metropolitan Area Development Plan was formulated. In addition, the new metropolitan area development plan must be in harmony with the national land formation plan.

Tokyo Metropolitan Area Development Plan: Formulated in 2016 (Heisei 28)

Regarding the business core city, `` In cities where development is progressing, the location of the business and the accumulation of various functions are progressing due to the completion of the basic and core facilities in the business facility accumulation area, and the correction of the Azuma Kyoiku dependence structure Has had a certain effect. In the future, as the center of a highly self-reliant area, we will promote the development of a unique and attractive city that takes advantage of the characteristics of each city's existing accumulation, location, traffic conditions, natural environment, etc. "

Yokohama Business Core City Basic Concept

Yokohama City has formulated a basic concept for the development of business core cities based on the Multipolar Dispersion National Land Formation Promotion Act. This basic concept defines "Name and scope of business core cities", "Matters related to the development of business core cities", "Matters related to the area and maintenance of business facility agglomeration areas", "Basic matters related to the development of core facilities", "Matters related to the development of public facilities, etc.", "conservation environmental environment, stability of land prices, and other matters to be considered for improvement."

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

Tokyo Metropolitan Area Business Leaders' Meeting

The Metropolitan Area Business Nuclear City Chiefs' Meeting has been set up as a place for exchanging opinions and coordinating with the city positioned as a business core city, and has jointly made requests to the country.

Metropolitan Area Business Core City Chiefs' Meeting (21 cities)

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

You may need a separate PDF reader to open a PDF file.
If you do not have it, you can download it free of charge from Adobe.
To download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC