Yea, Tokyo is very densely populated but the vast majority of California is either rural or uninhabited
DeadlyGamer2202 on
GDP of Tokyo: $2.5T
GDP of California: $4.25T
Honestly, Tokyo’s numbers are impressive. But California’s numbers are simply ridiculous.
Gold_Telephone_7192 on
Size of Japan: small
Size of USA: extremely large
When people have space, they use it.
NCC_1701E on
Not really that surprising, despite it’s size, US is quite barren in terms of population. UK alone has as many people as California and Texas combined. My city is relatively small by European standards, and has a population similar to whole Wyoming.
I’m surprised. I thought Tokyo would be more densely populated.
alien4649 on
They’re talking about the Kanto area, not Tokyo proper.
LeoDiamant on
All of the us is single home sprawls. Popularized by tv.
diffidentblockhead on
Now do Canada
r3giment75 on
Takes 3 hours to get one side of LA from the other. Tokyo.. you can do it in 45
maps-and-potatoes on
Just… The map used to showcase Tokyo isn’t „Tokyo.“ Since it’s Grand Tokyo, minus the „Gunma Prefecture,“ the „Tochigi Prefecture,“ and the „Ibaraki Prefecture.“ BTW, Grand Tokyo is different than Tokyo metropolis/metropolitan gov., which, fun fact, thanks to some islands some of you might know, strech up to the Ogasawara Subprefecture (Iwo Jima, etc.; yes, you might know them as Bonin Islands…).
sumnsumnfruit56 on
They build multi-unit housing and don’t have bad zoning laws that make it car centric. Also public transport. When the US actually cares about the people again and builds up our transit to match what it was before cars took over in the 50s, you will not only see traffic disappear, but literally every aspect of society will get just a tiny bit better.
wiz28ultra on
It’s fascinating how LA manages to have much better weather and an even larger population & economic base yet still manages to be smaller by population simply because their entire state is dominated by boomers who keep wanting their property values to rise indefinitely by making housing more scarce.
cozidgaf on
And yet Tokyo is spotless and California otoh…
DifficultRun9612 on
interesting comparison, i can see how the denity and vibe align with those cities
Haunting_Towel_8335 on
totally agree, the ruling is a step towards fair representation
IRL174099 on
Mindless-Composer956 on
it’s interesting to see how these maps highlight the impact of those decisions
JpnDude on
Personal fun fact:
My childhood home to downtown LA (City Hall) = 40 km
My current home to central Tokyo (Nihonbashi) = 40 km
That’s all. 😄
RemoteLimp6440 on
looks like nature’s way of keeping things balanced
fflip8 on
Send this photo to anyone claiming California is expensive because a lot of people live there.
GoldenWillie on
Yeah, but what about the Greater California Area
mistersixes on
As an American I wake up every day grateful for the privilege to live in such a spacious country.
cg415 on
The population stats are wrong for CA, unless you go back around a decade. As of 2025, CA had a population of 39.3 million people.
True-Pomegranate163 on
interesting take on how diverse challenges can coexist globally
FlanThief on
Also isnt the collective land mass of Japan’s islands comparable to that of California
purpleblossom on
There’s a reason Tokyo has so many micro apartments.
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LA county alone houses almost 10m people
Yea, Tokyo is very densely populated but the vast majority of California is either rural or uninhabited
GDP of Tokyo: $2.5T
GDP of California: $4.25T
Honestly, Tokyo’s numbers are impressive. But California’s numbers are simply ridiculous.
Size of Japan: small
Size of USA: extremely large
When people have space, they use it.
Not really that surprising, despite it’s size, US is quite barren in terms of population. UK alone has as many people as California and Texas combined. My city is relatively small by European standards, and has a population similar to whole Wyoming.
Population density of LA city: 3,168/km2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles)
Population density of Tokyo: 6,363/km2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo)
Population density of urban Paris: 19,430/km2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris)
most of California in land is rural
I’m surprised. I thought Tokyo would be more densely populated.
They’re talking about the Kanto area, not Tokyo proper.
All of the us is single home sprawls. Popularized by tv.
Now do Canada
Takes 3 hours to get one side of LA from the other. Tokyo.. you can do it in 45
Just… The map used to showcase Tokyo isn’t „Tokyo.“ Since it’s Grand Tokyo, minus the „Gunma Prefecture,“ the „Tochigi Prefecture,“ and the „Ibaraki Prefecture.“ BTW, Grand Tokyo is different than Tokyo metropolis/metropolitan gov., which, fun fact, thanks to some islands some of you might know, strech up to the Ogasawara Subprefecture (Iwo Jima, etc.; yes, you might know them as Bonin Islands…).
They build multi-unit housing and don’t have bad zoning laws that make it car centric. Also public transport. When the US actually cares about the people again and builds up our transit to match what it was before cars took over in the 50s, you will not only see traffic disappear, but literally every aspect of society will get just a tiny bit better.
It’s fascinating how LA manages to have much better weather and an even larger population & economic base yet still manages to be smaller by population simply because their entire state is dominated by boomers who keep wanting their property values to rise indefinitely by making housing more scarce.
And yet Tokyo is spotless and California otoh…
interesting comparison, i can see how the denity and vibe align with those cities
totally agree, the ruling is a step towards fair representation
it’s interesting to see how these maps highlight the impact of those decisions
Personal fun fact:
My childhood home to downtown LA (City Hall) = 40 km
My current home to central Tokyo (Nihonbashi) = 40 km
That’s all. 😄
looks like nature’s way of keeping things balanced
Send this photo to anyone claiming California is expensive because a lot of people live there.
Yeah, but what about the Greater California Area
As an American I wake up every day grateful for the privilege to live in such a spacious country.
The population stats are wrong for CA, unless you go back around a decade. As of 2025, CA had a population of 39.3 million people.
interesting take on how diverse challenges can coexist globally
Also isnt the collective land mass of Japan’s islands comparable to that of California
There’s a reason Tokyo has so many micro apartments.