There is a “disparity” along private railway lines in Tokyo. Takuya Kobayashi, a freelance writer, says, “Among the private railway lines in Tokyo, the Tokyu, Keio, and Odakyu lines have become brand towns.In particular, high-end residential areas are concentrated on the west side of Tokyo.” (1st)
*This article was written by Takuya Kobayashi.Disparities along private railway lines in Kanto” (KAWADE Yume Shinsho) has been re-edited.
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Where do high-income earners live?
Looking at various statistics, although there are differences in calculation methods, the areas where high-income people live are central Tokyo, the Jonan area, along the Chuo Line, and along the Tokyu Line in Kanagawa Prefecture. I get a lot of impressions.
From the perspective of areas along private railway lines, areas such as the Keio and Odakyu lines near the city center and all lines of the Tokyu Corporation seem to be areas where high-income people live.
Although there is a tendency for wealthy people to want to live in tower apartments in the city center, long-standing residents do not leave the areas along private railway lines. In particular, the Tokyu Toyoko Line, which has long-established high-class residential areas such as Denenchofu and Hiyoshi, is home to many college-educated employees of major companies, and because these people continue to live there, the average income is said to be high. It turns out. Furthermore, the Tokyu Denentoshi Line, which runs through areas such as Aoba Ward in Yokohama City, tends to be home to highly educated and high income people who have previously moved to the suburbs.
In addition, Odakyu, which has high-end residential areas such as Seijo Gakuen, and Keio, which has long-established residential areas such as Sengawa Sengawa, can be said to have towns with high average incomes along the lines. Many of the high-end residential areas are located in the area between the Chuo Line and the Tokaido Line, and can be said to exist in the area that at one time became “Greater Tokyu”.
