RELATION BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MITO WORKS OF HITACHI LTD. AND OFFICIAL CITY PLAN OF KATSUTA DURING WWII

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relation between the industrial development of Mito works of Hitachi, Ltd. and official city plan of Katsuta during WWII. Uchida Yoshikazu, professor of Tokyo Imperial University, the most authority figure of architecture, planned company housing and Town plan of Hitachi, Ltd. His plan was followed the theory of the neighborhood unit. Katsuta official city plan was draw up street plan but it was followed an existing road improvement plan. Since then, additional street plan was instituted beyond the land readjustment area and surround all over the Mito works. Katsuta land readjustment plan was followed the theory of the neighborhood unit, too. Consequently, the industrial development of Mito works and Katsuta official city plan was closely related. But the neighborhood unit plan was not realization and normal land readjustment was practiced.