A picture of the crowds in Tokyo for an upcoming event.
A picture of the crowded streets of Tokyo.
A picture of the Tokyo skyline
A picture of one of the ancient buildings in Tokyo.
A picture of the multi storey accommodation in Tokyo.
A picture of a lounge room in public housing.
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Population Growth:
As of 2015 the current population of Tokyo is 36.126 million which has grown tremendously from the time in 1963 Tokyo's population first exceeded 10 million people, a population which is set to grow further over the upcoming year. As of 2020 when Tokyo holds the Summer Olympics its predicted that Tokyo will have reached a population of 37 million people which will continue to rise as more people continue to call Tokyo home. With a massive growing population which is still the biggest megacity in the world, Tokyo is a city which is vibrant and exciting and truly amazes the people who call it home. With a population that never stops growing and is expected to exceed predictions of 37.4 million residents by 2025 around 10 million people more than any other megacity around the world. With a rising population who have fallen in love with the beautiful and amazing charms of this revolutionary city. Migration to Tokyo: Although Tokyo is composed mostly of Japanese people who migrate from other parts of in-land Japan. However a small amount of people from other countries with the main contributor being from China and Korea, who together contributed 220 000 people to Tokyo's population. With an even smaller minority of people migrating to Japan from all over the world. However while currently most of the population for Tokyo comes from in-land citizens of Japan migrating to Tokyo its expected that more people from other countries will soon call this wonderful megacity home. What attracts people to Tokyo? The attractions to Tokyo are great and there are many things that contribute to Tokyo having such a big and growing population. Tokyo attracts many people due to its great culture which is centred around its beliefs as a city and as a society. Tokyo attracts people due to its fantastic and vibrant culture which includes a wide array of festivals and events which excite and enrich the people who live there. There are also some other economical factors that attract people to Tokyo including the massive amounts of jobs available through a wide amount of career paths available. This attracts many people to migrate to Tokyo,especially people that need a job to provide for their family which they're unable to source in the city that they previously lived in. It also offers many jobs in manufacturing and engineering which are two of the main sectors in Tokyo. Finally, people are attracted to the wide range of available jobs in Tokyo which are easy to source and don't often require a lot of qualifications. Housing: The quality of housing in Tokyo is high compared to other megacities around the world which have slums and groups of society living in poverty. However in Tokyo this isn't apparent and there aren't slums and the level of poverty that other megacities have and the housing is to a high quality. But with such a massive population while there are no slums there are many people sharing small housing with hundreds of people because of the high population density in which Tokyo has. With an average of 6038 people per square kilometre the public housing sector is struggling to provide enough housing for everyone causing many multi storey accommodation to have to be shared by many families and therefore people are confined to small houses or accommodation. The difference between rich and poor: While at the moment the gap between the rich and poor in Tokyo isn't even close to as much in other megacities the gap is getting bigger despite a large percentage of people having jobs and having a house. As many people have to work for cheaper salaries companies and entrepreneurs continue to make larger and larger profits. This gap's growth is also due to the fact of limited accommodation and how many people are struggling to find housing which is creating a larger gap between the rich and poor. |