Concept of #gentrification doesn't correlate well to Japan
Where in Tokyo is gentrifying the most? Some say Nakameguro & Kabukicho
Others?
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My basic idea: concept of gentrification in Japan seems much simpler than gentrification in the USA 1/
In USA, gentrification is a fraught concept. Many articles seem to start from the assumption that gentrification is bad/wrong/dangerous 2/
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Gentrification in USA often involves issues of race, class, social justice. It's almost never simple as "new building changes neighborhood"
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And for many new buildings, social trends (such as influx of "hipsters" or whatnot") there is often a backlash from residents or pundits 4/
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My sense is that in Japan conversations on gentrification lack this complexity, though I'm wondering if there are currents I'm missing 5/
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i taught in meguro for a while, and pre-war photos of these schools were all fields and such.
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Same as in Ota-ku; recently saw photos in local history museum of farmers washing vegetables in a natural spring, circa 1963.pic.twitter.com/7MaVNTArK2
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