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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Cali, J., Dougill, J., & Ciotti, G. (n.d.). Asakusa Jinja. In Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion (pp. 63-66). University of Hawai'i Press.

 

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Fiévé, Nicolas and Paul Waley. (2003). Japanese Capitals in Historical Perspective: Place, Power and Memory in Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo. London: RoutledgeCurzon.

 

Freedman, A., & Kawabata, Y. (2011). Shinjuku Station Sketches. In Tokyo in transit Japanese culture on the rails and road. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press.

 

Hanayama, Yuzuru. (1986) Land Markets and Land Policy in a Metropolitan Area. A Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Book. Oelgeshlager, Gunn & Hain.

 

Havens, T. (2011). Parkscapes green spaces in modern Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

 

Hein, Carola.(2010) Shaping Tokyo: Land Development and Planning Practice in the Early Modern Japanese Metropolis. Journal of Urban History. Sage Publications.

 

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Martin, J., & Martin, P. (1996). Meiji Shrine, Harajuku, Omotesando, Aoyama. In Tokyo, a cultural guide to Japan's capital city. Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle.

 

Okamoto, K. (1997). Suburbanization of Tokyo and the Daily Lives of Suburban People. In P. Karan & K. Stapleton (Eds.), The Japanese City. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky.

 

Sonoda, M. (n.d.). The Traditional Festival in Urban Society. In Japanese Journal of Religious Studies (2/3 ed., Vol. 2, pp. 103-136). Nanzan University.
 

Sorensen, Andre. (1999) Land Readjustment, Urban Planning and Urban Sprawl in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Carfax Publishihng.

 

 

Journals:

Hebbert,Michael & Nakai, Norihiro. (1988) How Tokyo works. Suntory-Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines. The London School of Economics and Political Science. London.

 

Hein, C. (n.d.). Shaping Tokyo: Land Development and Planning Practice in the Early Modern Japanese Metropolis. Journal of Urban History, 447-484. Retrieved March 16, 2015, from http://juh.sagepub.com/content/36/4/447.full.pdf html  

 

Kido, E. (n.d.). ELEMENTS OF THE UBRANSCAPE IN TOKYO. Teka Kom. Arch. Urb. Stud. Krajobr., VIII(1), 75-92. Retrieved from http://www.pan-ol.lublin.pl/wydawnictwa/TArch8_1/Kido.pdf

 

Mottaki, Z. (n.d.). Shrines and Temples’ Network as Life Preservation Patterns of the Community Complexity, 1-6. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu/1028044/Shrines_and_Temples_network_as_life_preservation_patterns_of_the_community_complexity
 

Plouffe, L., & Kalache, A. (2010). Towards Global Age-Friendly Cities: Determining Urban Features that Promote Active Aging. Journal of Urban Health.

 

Sato, Yasushi. "Christopher P. Hood. Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Symbol of Modern Japan." East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal: 139-41.

 

Tamagawa, Hidenori. (2006) Sustainable Cities: Japanese Perspectives on Physical and Social Structures. United Nations University Press.

 

 

Articles:

Asato, Saito & Thornley, Andy. (2001).  Shifs in Tokyo’s World City Status and the Urban Planning Response. Urban Studies, Vol. 40, No. 4 665-685.

 

Ichimura, H., Hashimoto, H., & Shimizutani, S. (2009). JSTAR First Results 2009 Report. RIETI Discussion Paper Series, (47). Retrieved March 9, 2015, from http://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/09e047.pdf

 

Ito, M. (2014, December 13). Tokyo Station at 100: All change. The Japan Times. Retrieved from
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/13/national/history/tokyo-station-100-change/#.VP91R0bV3KA

 

Kuniko, Fujita. (2010) . Financial crises, Japan’s state regime shift, and Tokyo’s urban policy. Environment and Planning A. Volume 43, pages 307-327.

 

Nakata, H. (2012, February 21). Tokyo Skytree opener looms large. The Japan Times. Retrieved from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/21/news/tokyo-sky-tree-opener-looms-large/? japantimes (The Japan Times%3A All Stories)#.VP8_wEbV3KB

 

Okata, Junichiro, and Murayama, Akito. "Tokyo's Urban Growth, Urban Form and Sustainability." Accessed February 11, 2015.

 

Skytree reaches for hearts and minds. (2012, May 25). The Japan Times. Retrieved from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/25/news/skytree-reaches-for-hearts-and-minds/#.VP8_wkbV3KB

 

The restored symbol of the Metropolitan City — Tokyo Station. (2012, December 1). Japan Monthly Web Magazine.

 

 

Websites:

"Basic Concept of Public Transport Planning in Tokyo." Asian Human Net. Accessed February 17, 2015.

 

"Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government." Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Accessed February 11, 2015.

 

HISTORY of Tokyo Station. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tokyostationcity.com/en/tsc/history/

 

"Japan-guide.com - Japan Travel and Living Guide." Japan-guide.com - Japan Travel and Living Guide. Accessed February 11, 2015.

 

List of Statistical Tables Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan 1920-2000. (2011, January 1). Retrieved February 26, 2015, from http://www.e-stat.go.jp/SG1/estat/ListE.do?bid=000000090004&cycode=0

 

"Outline." Outline. Accessed March 16, 2015. http://english.jr-central.co.jp/about/outline.html.

 

Reference. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.asakusa-umai.ne.jp/e_asakusa/matsuri/matsuri-02_e.html

 

Sensoji Temple. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3001.html

 

"Tokyo Metropolitan Environmental Master Plan." March 1, 2008. Accessed February 21, 2015.

 

Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/tokyo-sky-tree/

 

Tokyo SkyTree Website (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tokyo-skytree.jp/en/

 

 

Other:

Sky City of Japan : Documentary on Tokyo's Future Giant Skyscraper [Motion picture]. (2003). United States: HD Theater Science Channel Discovery Channel.

 

Credit for the background: http://nadeazowie.deviantart.com/art/Tokyo-city-161568574

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