A Study on the Evolution and Development Mechanism of Tokyo Metropolitan Area

As one of the five largest metropolitan areas in the world,the evolution and development mechanism of Tokyo metropolitan area has continuously absorbed common concerns of scholars.Based upon the previous studies,this paper analyzes three main development stages and characters including green belt new town imitations character,one polar concentration development character,multiple sub-centers regional development character and multiple sub-centers spatial expansion character.Meanwhile,this paper expounds four driving factors of evolution of Tokyo metropolitan area from the aspects of geography,population,transportation and economy and summarizes the development mechanism of Tokyo metropolitan area,including regional competition mechanism,integration planning mechanism,government management mechanism,market coordination mechanism,etc.