Maps in the "Urban Parallels" (Mid-Tokyo vs. Manhattan) series Tokyo's 4 central wards Manhattan #02 How big is Tokyo? Narrow streets and small blocks < Wide streets and large blocks #03 How tall is Tokyo? Low buildings < Highrise buildings #04 Tokyo Day and Night Daytime pop. equal; nighttime pop. 1/3 of NY's < Daytime pop. equal; nighttime pop. 3 times Tokyo's #05 Open Space in Tokyo Park, green, and street space scarce < Park, green, and street space abundant #06 Tokyo Mass Transit Similar number of stations = Similar number of stations #07 Cultural Assets Scattered < Centralized Land use conditions in Tokyo and New York differ significantly. While Tokyo's 4 central wards occupy roughly the same area as the island of Manhattan, Manhattan has a higher resident population, more open space (parks/green/street space), and numerous centrally located cultural institutions--all of which contribute to making it a highly attractive city. (See the earlier maps above.) Manhattan's progress with intensive land use makes all of this possible. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in Tokyo's 4 central wards Land area (ha) Floor area of buildings (ha) Existing FAR use Private residential land Gov't area Private buildings Total Private buildings/land (Net) 4 central wards 2,591 6,033 8,588 332% Chiyoda 350 1,164 1,931 553% Chuo 389 1,015 1,840 473% Minato 880 2,031 2,637 300% Shinjuku 973 1,823 2,181 224% FAR in Manhattan* Land area (ha) Floor area of buildings (ha) Existing FAR Lot area District Area Total Gross floor area/lot area (Net) Manhattan Upper East Side 50.3 80.6 317.2 631% Upper West Side 33.3 52.9 192.4 578% Midtown 35.3 57.3 501.2 1421% *A portion of the FAR figures indicated in color on the Manhattan map were based on the 1992-93 Sanborn Map.

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