Locality and Community in Modern Tokyo Reorganized by the Riverbanks as Public Spaces
Journal title STORIA URBANA
Author/s Masashi Takamichi
Publishing Year 2026 Issue 2025/181
Language English Pages 18 P. 91-108 File size 3410 KB
DOI 10.3280/SU2025-181005
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Waterfront areas offer a vital lens through which to examine the dynamic interplay between public and private domains in urban environments. Urban development worldwide is intimately shaped by surrounding water, which provides essential resources while posing uncontrollable risks. This dual nature of water necessitates public intervention in waterfront spaces, shaping their spatial and socio-political structures. At the same time, private individuals and local communities establish close, sustainable relationships with water for domestic, industrial, and aesthetic purposes, often supported by communal management systems. Tokyo exemplifies this intricate balance between private use and collective stewardship. This study examines Tokyo’s waterfronts from a historical perspective to elucidate the coexistence and contestation of public and private forces, contributing to a broader comparative understanding of urban waterfronts in global water cities.
Keywords: Waterfront Spaces, kashi, Waterways and Canals, Edo-Tokyo, Public Lands.
Masashi Takamichi, Locality and Community in Modern Tokyo Reorganized by the Riverbanks as Public Spaces in "STORIA URBANA " 181/2025, pp 91-108, DOI: 10.3280/SU2025-181005