Kohoku New Town Current Status and Town Development Policy

Kohoku New Town, which spreads over hills in Tsuzuki Ward  , is located about 12 km north-northwest of the city center and 25 km southwest of the city center. It was announced in 1965 as one of the six major projects based on the basic principles of "town development with the participation of residents" and "multi-functional complex community development".

<Kohoku New Town Location Map>

Of these, about 1,341ha, the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (now the Urban Renaissance Agency) has implemented the “First District, Second District, and Central District Land Readjustment Project”. At present, we designate area where business was enforced as city planning and town planning discussion district and ask for discussion aiming at formation of good living environment.

Process

<Kohoku New Town Category Map>

February 1965 Announced as one of the six major projects in the city

May 1969 First and Second District Land Readjustment Project Area City Planning Decision

March 1983 Biraki (starting in apartment)

March 1986 Land use conversion (to a multi-functional complex city)

March 1990 First District Town Hall

March 1993 Opened Municipal Subway Line 3 (Blue Line: Shin-Yokohama-Azami Noma)

November 1994 Born in Tsuzuki Ward  

March 1995 Central District Land Readjustment Project City Planning Decision

April 1995 Opened the Daisan Keihin Expressway Tsuzuki Inter.

Approval of the Central District Business Plan in February 1996

September 1996 Public notice of land disposal in the first and second districts, transferred to the town planning consultation district

June 2005 Public Notice of Landfill in Central District

March 2008 Municipal Subway Line 4 (Green Line: between Nakayama and Hiyoshi) opened

<Kohoku New Town Area Map>

Overview
・Name of business
Land Readjustment Project in the Northern Yokohama New City First District Land Readjustment Project and Second District
・Enforcer
Urban Renaissance Agency
・Effective year
FY1949 to FY17
・Basic policy of town development
・Town development that preserves the green natural environment to the maximum extent
・Town development that extends the “hometown”
・Safe town development
・Town development with a high level of service

Characteristics
・Green matrix system
Based on the basic policy of town development, an open space plan called the “Green Matrix System” that connects parks and slope forests on private land, with the green road in the district as a framework, with a total area of about 90 hectares We preserve precious green resources carefully. (★ indicates the location in the photo below.)

<Green Matrix>

The road of the wedge

The road of Shirasagi

The way of a buzz

・Center plan
The Town Center, which is located around two stations (Centerkita and Centerminami) across the first and second districts, forms the core of Kohoku New Town and is positioned as a subcenter in the northern part of Yokohama City. In addition, four station square centers (Nakagawa, Kitayamada, Nakamachidai, Tsuzuki Fureai no Oka) and six neighboring centers that complement the town center and station square center, with the aim of providing residents services corresponding to the station area and walking area. Places are installed in the district.

Centerkita Commercial Facilities

Glass dome at Nakagawa Station

Nakamachidai Ekimae Shopping Street

Architecture
In the land readjustment project area, we have designated it as a town planning consultation district, and we ask for discussion aiming at the formation of a good living environment based on the consultation guidelines.　In addition, in town center, town planning agreement and city planning are established, station square center except Tsuzuki contact hill, and city planning agreement (station square center, neighborhood center) are established in Chigasaki neighborhood center. In addition, there are other areas where building agreements have been negotiated, so be sure to check these arrangements when building buildings.

Overview
The town center (approximately 72.8 hectares), the center of Kohoku New Town and Tsuzuki Ward  , is being developed as a regional hub with a view to the northern part of Yokohama and the Tokyo metropolitan area. The maintenance of basic facilities such as roads and parks has been completed, and in recent years, large-scale commercial facilities suitable for subcenters and business and cultural facilities suitable for subcenters has been increasing.

Commercial facilities
Representative commercial facilities include the complex commercial buildings “Shopping Town Aitai”, “Mosaic Mall Kohoku”, and “North Port Mall” in the Centerkita area. In addition, the Kohoku Tokyu Shopping Center is located in the Centerminami area, and the opening of Kohoku Minato in 2007 in the central area.

I want to go shopping town

Tsuzuki Hankyu Mosaic Mall Kohoku

Kohoku Tokyu Shopping Center

Public utility facilities
Tsuzuki Ward   General Government Office, Tsuzuki police department, Post Office, Showa University Northern Hospital, Sukippu Plaza, Yokohama City History Museum, Otsuka Toshikatsudo Archeological Park, and Tsuzuki Chuo Park are open. In addition, a two-story underground parking lot has been set up in the Centerminami and Kita station squares.

Squap square

Toshikatsu ruins

Tsuzuki Chuo Park

The central district (approximately 23.7 hectares) is an area sandwiched between the North and South Town Center, in order to complement the functions of the town center and integrate the district. The formation of a good urban area in harmony with water and greenery such as is being promoted.

Progress

<Central District Location Map>

March 1995 Central District Land Readjustment Project City Planning Decision

Approval of the Central District Business Plan in February 1996

January 2001 city planning decision of city planning

June 2005 Public Notice of Landfill in Central District

Overview

<Minamikita Walk>

・Name of business

Land Readjustment Project in the northern part of Yokohama New City

・Enforcer

Urban Renaissance Agency

・Effective year

FY2007 to FY21 (including 5 years of clearing period)