Urban Design Forum Housing Study Trip to Tokyo

Join us to learn from Tokyo’s unique approach to housing and urban planning!

Tokyo is one of the world’s largest and most livable cities. Urban Design Forum invites you to join our study trip September 8-12 to learn from Tokyo’s unique approach to housing and urban planning. While many other cities are grappling with local opposition and political and legal constraints on new development, Tokyo continues to grow to meet its housing demand through a permissive national development framework, transit-oriented development, and frequent rebuilding.

Tokyo shows what’s possible when cities make room: through infrastructure-led planning, clever taxation, inventive use of underutilized space, and a different set of cultural norms. What’s possible when cities make room?