One of the most advanced capitals in the world is becoming too small: tokyo seeks to expand over the sea in Japan. At the moment, it is just a proposal, but the Tokyo Bay eSG Project looks very viable.
Announced in April 2021, it is promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and is located in the Tokyo Waterfront City area.
The capital of Japan has a metropolitan area where more than 40 million inhabitants live: it is the largest urban agglomeration in the world. It’s found east central Honshu Island, Kanto region.
Tokyo is made up of 23 wards, 26 cities, and one district, subdivided into towns, villages, and sub-prefectures. Its population density is 14,000 people per square kilometer, almost double that of New York City.
The capital authorities are aware that an expansion is necessary, and what better way to achieve it than over the sea.
This would be the new spaces of Tokyo, reclaimed from the sea in Japan
Yanagisawa Masahiro, Promotion Director of the Tokyo Bay eSG Project, He explained the details on the Tokyo Updates portal.
“The Tokyo Bay eSG Project serves as a model for post-COVID cities that are sustainable and economically viable. We want to overcome the double crisis of COVID-19 and climate change together with the people of Tokyo,” she stated.
The new area would have employment, residential, academic and recreational facilities, equipped with one of the main logistics terminals in Japan.
For the authorities, the goal is to create a zero-emission city through digital technology, based on ecology, economy and vintage technology.
Your first step will be equip the area with state-of-the-art technology by 2030, including a 5G telecommunications infrastructure network, the installation of floating wind and solar power generation systems.
Subsequently, specify residences and offices, parks and green spaces, along with spaces for attractions.
“What we can do in the face of global crises is to imagine what the Tokyo of the future will look like and take steps, one by one, to make it a reality,” Yanasigawa said. “We will continue to listen to a wide range of opinions and respond quickly to the times and changing circumstances, as we progress through the project.”