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Japan Land Use from 1985:
Three Major Metropolitan Areas

Year Square Kilometers Agriculture Forest & Open Space Roads Urban:
Residential
Urban: Industrial Other Urban Other Non-Urban total
1985 53,500 13.5% 63.9% 4.3% 5.8% 1.1% 2.8% 8.6% 100.0%
1990 54,300 12.7% 63.9% 4.4% 6.1% 1.1% 2.8% 9.0% 100.0%
1995 53,600 12.3% 62.9% 4.7% 6.3% 1.1% 3.2% 9.5% 100.0%
Source: Director-General's Secretariat, National Land Agency.
Areas included:
Tokyo-Yokohama: Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Tokyo Prefectures
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto: Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka Prefectures
Nagoya: Aichi, Gifu and Mie Prefectures

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