Tama New Town (October 1971)

The Tama New Town construction project, which has been called the "Great Migration of 400,000 People," was undertaken by the Urban Renaissance Agency, the Housing Corporation, and the Housing Supply Corporation. The urban planning was decided at the end of 1965, and was completed around 1968. The urban planning was decided at the end of 1965, and the construction began around 1968. The city planning was decided at the end of 1965 (Showa 40), and land development began around 1968 (Showa 43), with the first tenants moving in in March 1971 (Showa 46). However, there were few stores selling daily necessities and prices were high, the junior high school was under construction, the bus road was not yet open, and there was no prospect of train access. However, the junior high school opened in September and the main road is now open. The Ministry of Construction and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government subsidized the construction of the Keio and Odakyu lines, and in 1974, the project was ready to start. Bulldozers run around the vast development site in Tama New Town, Tokyo, photographed by Shoichi Kokubo from the head office helicopter in October 1971.