This article aims to describe the recent changes in urban sociology in Japan, especially by focusing on dominant urban narratives and their historical background. Japanese cities have rushed through a compressed modernity since the early 20th century. The sweeping crisis in the 21st century can be regarded partially as one of its consequences. New urban crises such as disparity and poverty, loss of habitat, internal populism, and various risks are emerging. At the same time, various challenges unique to cities are also rising. Incremental and contingent restructuring has been urged through a process of both merging and colliding of ‘the persistent’ and ‘the newly generated’ factors inside of cities. How do we imagine a sustainable form of cities through repositioning them in an uncertain future? More incisive urban research is now demanded to explain the relation between the social, political, cultural, and material factors in a city.

本文旨在描述日本城市社会学的最新变化，特别是着眼于主流的城市叙事及其历史背景。自20世纪初期以来，日本城市便开始经历压缩的现代性。21世纪席卷全球的危机可以部分视为其后果之一。出现新的城市危机，如贫富悬殊，生境丧失，内部民粹主义以及各种风险。同时，城市特有的各种挑战也在增加。通过合并和碰撞城市内部的“持续性”和“新产生”因素，已敦促进行渐进式和偶然性的重组。我们如何通过在不确定的未来中重新定位城市来构想可持续发展的城市形式？现在需要更敏锐的城市研究来解释城市中社会，政治，文化和物质因素之间的关系。