Any historical explanation why the east coast of Japan has more populated cities than the west?

The east coast has claim to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, etc. The West coast has….Niigata? Any historical explanation as to why population centers concentrate on the east? Post war relic? By-product of having a shinkansen line? More advantageous shipping routes?

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