noun
homogenized suburban landscape; fast landscape
Jocular term coined as a pun on ファストフード (fast food), referring to the uniform, chain-store-dominated scenery spreading across Japanese suburbs. Often used in sociological or critical commentary.
郊外のファスト風土化が進み、全国どこでも同じような景色になってきた。
The suburban fast-landscaping has progressed, and everywhere in the country is starting to look the same.
この本は、日本のファスト風土現象を鋭く批判している。
This book sharply criticizes Japan's fast-landscape phenomenon.