Furthermore in the postwar period, the population in the basin region increased as it became a commuter town to the center of Nara City, and to Osaka City and Kyoto City, etc.; in northern part of Yata-kyuryo Hills and Akahada-kyuryo Hills, Japanese new towns developed significantly.
また、戦後は奈良市中心部や大阪市、京都市などへのベッドタウンとして盆地部の人口が増加し、矢田丘陵北部や赤膚丘陵や馬見丘陵では日本のニュータウンの開発がかなり進められた。