I have seen this a lot in Tokyo. They demolish something, pour concrete on and then they add these little rectangles of barriers.
But why? Why not add some small green areas? It seems like a complete waste of space.
I could understand if it was temporary, but many places have looked like this for years
by Additional_Bear8735
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The city is going to widen the road but it will take decades for all the land owners to sell their land to the city.
From what I understand (and I could be wrong)
It’s the government buying up land to eventually put in new road networks and various other things eventually as private owners die or move on or sell up.
It’s a sign indicating that it is private property and that people are not allowed to pass through or leave bicycles or other items there.
As others have said. Its just future proofing road works with a layback.
it’s kind of symbolic to show that the government has plans for this area. I believe that in Japan the government can’t compel you to sell, but can compel you to sell to them if you do sell the property. So you can’t sell to anybody else. If they are waiting for you to sell up and they have bought all the surrounding properties and blocked them off like that, there is some psychological pressure for you to sell up to because it kind of looks like a mess. An alternative way of dealing with it would be for them to put up high fences around the brought up properties. I’m not sure if that would be a better way of dealing with it. Certainly they would become overgrown and then there may be problems with animals and pests getting in.
Japan, or rather Tokyo, LOVES to “put shit in the way” for even the slightest reason.
As someone living in Japan: This picture needs some cones
Our town has a four-lane bridge completed a few years ago that crosses a national highway and could connect two prefectural roads, bypassing residential areas. But it remains closed on the east side because two homeowners on the west side refuse to sell their land, leaving the last 300 meters on that side as a two-lane stretch marked with these barriers instead of the planned extra lanes. DOH!
Maybe so no one parks there?
I’m probably wrong, but is that near Akabane station?
If they made the space more natural with grass or whatever then they’d have to pay someone to maintain it. If they’re doing this over a lot of plots then that would add up to a lot of man hours and money.
Concrete is cheaper and is often actually “preferred” by the sort of people who want to live in semi-urban areas like this. I’m sure you’ve heard all the stories about local shop owners and apartment residents demanding that the trees lining their road, making it cooler and more beautiful, be cut down because they’re “dirty”.
It’s insane but it is what it is.
Carbrain Tokyo
If you don’t put those up people might ride bikes or trees might grow
There’s a ton of them out here around the Tachikawa area. It’s a big up and coming suburb of Tokyo and there’s a ton of roads that are planned for expansion.
Also stops 無駄駐車
You can find some of the planned roads outlined on OpenStreetMaps. Though their routes aren’t always correct. The planned Route 29 through central Shinagawa is quite a bit off near Nishi-Oi, at least based on the currently fences off properties.
At least put some large pots with plants in them. A bit of green is sorely needed.
Japanese Government should loan out the land available for easily removable (housing) buildings until they can finalise their projects
So basically its Like a Empty lot ….
They also use green fencing.
Hey I know that place, just under my house 🤣
Higashi-Shinjuku, after the big split intersection
Makes sense that they are trying to make the road wider, it goes from a 4 lane to a 2 lane road right now
Land assembly
hear that anda-san?
sound of inevitability.
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