ニュータウン
にゅーたうん
noun
new town; planned residential community
1.
new town; planned residential community; housing development
A large-scale planned residential area built as a self-contained community, typically in suburban areas. In Japan, refers specifically to the massive housing developments built during the rapid economic growth period to accommodate urban population expansion.
ニュータウンに引っ越す。
To move to a new town development.
この辺りは1970年代に開発されたニュータウンだ。
This area is a new town development built in the 1970s.
高度経済成長期に建設されたニュータウンは、今高齢化の問題を抱えている。
New towns built during the period of rapid economic growth now face the problem of an aging population.
A loanword from English 'new town.' In Japanese, it has a specific meaning referring to large planned residential developments, especially those from the postwar era (1950s-1980s).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ニュータウン開発: new town development
- ニュータウンの高齢化: aging of new towns
- 郊外のニュータウン: suburban new town
- 大規模ニュータウン: large-scale new town
CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Famous examples include 多摩ニュータウン (Tama New Town) and 千里ニュータウン (Senri New Town). Originally built for young families, many now face challenges of aging residents, declining populations, and deteriorating infrastructure — a phenomenon sometimes called 'ニュータウンの老い' (aging of new towns).
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 団地: housing complex — a cluster of apartment buildings, often public housing
- 住宅地: residential area — general term for any area primarily for housing
- 新興住宅地: newly developed residential area — a newer planned community