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FWIW, Tokyo's density is only 3x that of Mt View: Mt View: 2,300/km2 Tokyo: 6,224.66/km2

• chrisco255 8y ago
  Hmm, I would be a bit skeptical of that figure without observing incorporated city limits and how far out they extend. Sometimes population figures include the "metro area" as well.
  • hkmurakami 8y ago
    This is a very good point, as there are western regions of Tokyo that after much lower density than central Tokyo. A good measure may be to look at the density in Minato-ku.
    • cthalupa 8y ago
      Minato has a population density of 10850/km2, Shinjuku of 18500/km2, Meguro of 18900/km2, and Nakano wins out at 20,700/km2. (Nakano winning surprised me. It's pretty low-rise for Tokyo!)
      • hkmurakami 8y ago
        Wow did not expect Nakano to be so dense. Maybe more apartments compared to the other zones.
• DoreenMichele 8y ago
  And everything I've heard indicates it has remarkably afffordable housing for a big city. A quick search turned up this article, for example: http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2016/08/laissez-faire-in-tokyo.html http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2016/08/lai... Seems like "becoming Tokyo" would be an improvement. (But I still find the comparison hyperbolic and ridiculous. It sounds like a deluded scare tactic, frankly.)
  • bane 8y ago
    This is an excellent video on the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv6SbFlZMbU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv6SbFlZMbU Short answer: a decent house for a family can be had for about $400k in Tokyo and that's considered expensive.
• consp 8y ago
  My city (Delft) has about the middle of that: 4500/km2 and both public transport and cars work fine.
  • tathougies 8y ago
    To be honest, as a formwr mountain view resident, mountain view also 'works fine'.