Spatial Distribution of Income Classes in the Three Major Metropolitan Areas around Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya

Abstract

    In this study, we created social maps based on socio-economic indicators and income-related indicators to clarify the commonalities and differences in the spatial distribution of income classes in the three major metropolitan areas. In the Tokyo metropolitan area, the high-income group concentrated area located in the center of the city is thickly established, and many low-income groups are seen in the outer periphery. In the Osaka area, high-income groups are concentrated in Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, and highincome groups are concentrated in the north, creating a sector-type spatial distribution. In the Nagoya area, the sector-type spatial distribution is dominated by the concentration of high-income groups in the southeast and low-income groups in the northwest.