Rebuilding Urban Japan After 1945

This is the first book in English to examine the reconstruction of Japans bombed cities after World War II, and it is a must-read not only for Japan specialists but also for those interested in urban history and planing anywhere. Five case studies (of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Osaka, Okinawa and Nagaoka) are framed by broader essays on the evolution of Japanese planning and architecture, Japans urban policies in Manchuria and comparisons between Japanese and European reconstruction.