Until recently, the most popular residential neighbourhoods for company presidents were Denenchofu and Seijo, but the latest trends show a preference towards central Tokyo.
Tokyo Shoko Research conducted a survey of 2.67 million companies nationwide and has ranked the most popular residential addresses of company presidents. In top spot was Akasaka in Minato-ku. It was followed by Yoyogi and Nishi Shinjuku. Denenchofu, which had once dominated the chart, had fallen to 18th spot, while Seijo dropped to 13th position.
In 2003, Roppongi was ranked 88th, while Nishi-Shinjuku did not even make the top 100. In 2014, Roppongi was ranked 5th.
One of the reasons for the shift to Akasaka and Shinjuku is the proximity to company offices, as well the development of a number of large scale office and residential projects. The population of Akasaka increased by 62% between 2003 and 2015. Currently, CEOs represent 12% of the local population.
- 2003: The Roppongi Hills mixed-use office and residential development opened near Roppongi Station.
- 2007: Tokyo Midtown, a mixed-use complex containing office, retail, apartments and the Ritz Carlton Hotel, opened in Akasaka, near Roppongi Station.
- 2008: Akasaka Sacas, a retail/office complex, opened near Akasaka Station.
In 2014, the most popular wards in Tokyo for CEOs were:
- [1] Setagaya: 34,913 CEOs
- [2] Minato: 21,310
- [3] Ota: 20,275
- [4] Nerima: 19,469
- [5] Suginami: 17,431
- [6] Shinjuku: 17,047
- [7] Shibuya: 16,774
- [8] Edogawa: 15,820
- [9] Adachi: 15,419
- [10] Meguro: 13,794
Nationwide Rankings
2003 Rank | CEOs | 2014 Rank | CEOs |
---|---|---|---|
[1] Denenchofu, Tokyo | 532 | [1] Akasaka, Tokyo | 2,103 |
[1] Seijo, Tokyo | 532 | [2] Yoyogi, Tokyo | 1,777 |
[3] Oizumi-gakuencho, Tokyo | 495 | [3] Nishi Shinjuku, Tokyo | 1,763 |
[4] Minami Aoyama, Tokyo | 482 | [4] Minami Aoyama, Tokyo | 1,697 |
[5] Kameido, Tokyo | 454 | [5] Roppongi, Tokyo | 1,679 |
[6] Kamisu, Ibaraki | 451 | [6] Takanawa, Tokyo | 1,673 |
[7] Okusawa, Tokyo | 447 | [7] Ojima, Tokyo | 1,525 |
[8] Ryuo, Yamanashi | 443 | [8] Shinjuku, Tokyo | 1,516 |
[9] Fuchu, Hiroshima | 428 | [9] Kameido, Tokyo | 1,508 |
[9] Ojima, Tokyo | 428 | [10] Mita, Tokyo | 1,474 |
[11] Kugahara, Tokyo | 419 | [11] Hiroo, Tokyo | 1,413 |
[11] Hayama, Kanagawa | 419 | [12] Jingumae, Tokyo | 1,404 |
[13] Honkomagome, Tokyo | 417 | [13] Seijo, Tokyo | 1,399 |
[13] Todoroki, Tokyo | 417 | [14] Minamiazabu, Tokyo | 1,394 |
[15] Kannabe, Hiroshima | 409 | [15] Fukasawa, Tokyo | 1,316 |
[16] Yoyogi, Tokyo | 401 | [15] Okusawa, Tokyo | 1,316 |
[17] Nakagawa, Fukuoka | 399 | [17] Ebisu, Tokyo | 1,300 |
[18] Takanawa, Tokyo | 397 | [18] Denenchofu, Tokyo | 1,299 |
[19] Jingumae, Tokyo | 380 | [19] Shimouma, Tokyo | 1,289 |
[20] Akasaka, Tokyo | 377 | [20] Shibaura, Tokyo | 1,282 |
Source: The Nikkei Shimbun, August 21, 2015.