History and Regional Area Studies of Hachioji

This book looks at the case study of Hachioji as a major transit hub with a world-class public transportation system in Japan. It tracks how Tokyo slowly expands into its suburban, rural or sub-rural districts. It also wants to profile the multiple identities of a city that is simultaneously an ecological asset, a heritage locale in addition to a logistics hub. The volume is probably the first of its kind to analyze the western sector of the largest city in the world.

The first book to analyze the status of the largest embedded city within western sector of Tokyo Makes an important case study of resilience within Tokyo's historical narrative Broadens imaginations of people who are only acquainted with downtown Tokyo

Autorentext
Tai Wei Lim is Associate Professor at Soka University, Japan.

Inhalt
Introduction.- History of Hachioji.- Onset of Modernity and Modernization.- Industrialization and Case Studies of Hachioji-based Firms.- Hachioji Culture.- Hachioji's Environment.- Brief Conclusion.