A research committee established by industry, government and academia including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and JR Central has compiled recommendations related to urban development. surrounding four intermediate stations on the Chuo Shinkansen Line (Tokyo/Shinagawa to Nagoya). The areas surrounding the station, connecting urban areas in a short time, are expected to become innovation centers leading the way. The Commission considers the four-station area a “wide-ranging core area” and calls for measures to attract domestic and foreign investment as well as develop high-standard routes connecting intermediate and intermediate stations. heart.
Professor Morichi (right) holds a press conference
This proposal was put forward by the ``Research Committee on Regional Rehabilitation Focusing on Linear Intermediate Stations (4 Stations)'' (led by Shigeru Morichi, professor emeritus of the National Institute for Policy Research , chair). The functions that need to be provided in the area surrounding the station are set out as ▽Cultural and lifestyle services, ▽Medical care and education, ▽Research and development, etc. If the impact of opening widening the linear Shinkansen line, it is expected that it could “form a new base area” linked to the road network.
The Commission also focused on the hinterland around intermediate stations. For example, it is expected to spread from Yamanashi Prefecture to the Karuizawa area (Nagano Prefecture) and from Nagano Prefecture to the Sea of Japan side. He believes it is more necessary to improve functionality around intermediate stations, which are gateways to the hinterland.
To create a new large-scale core region, the committee calls for promoting domestic and foreign investment as well as forming industrial clusters. Aiming to grow its population through research and development functions and industrial clusters, the city is designated as a “leading region driving digital transformation” and requires 6G development as well as other infrastructure. He emphasized the need to prepare data centers and bases to provide relief supplies to other areas in case of natural disasters.
At a press conference in Tokyo on the 20th, Professor Morichi commented, ``If Tokyo and Osaka were connected for one hour, the national structure would change significantly.'' He called on the government to carry out incentives. recommended as soon as possible.
