SHIBUYA
Shibuya -
Shibuya Japan is the trendy and fashionable shopping district of Tokyo.
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Shibuya Japan is a
shopping and eating district popular with a lot of young Tokyoites.
In common usage, Shibuya refers to the area directly around
Shibuya Station. However Shibuya
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo which
includes the famous Harajuku with its
famous
Omotesando and
Takeshita-Dori,
Yoyogi Park, Meiji Jingu shrine
and Sendagaya area.
Shibuya Crossing
Picture above:
The extremely busy and famous Shibuya crossing in front of
Shibuya Station with the Tokyu Department
Store
above the station.
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close proximity to other attractions in
Tokyo.
You can see the
location of Shibuya within Tokyo, the key sections, sights
and buildings of Shibuya in our interactive
Shibuya Map.
Hachiko Statue is statue of a famous dog who possessed legendary
loyalty to his owner.
Hachiko is now the name of one of the many exits
from Shibuya Station and the prime meeting place before a night out.
Just hanging out near Hachiko for a while will give you some great
people-watching opportunities. Shibuya - Famous Streets
 Center Gai
Center Gai is a narrow pedestrian street leading away from
Shibuya Station to the
left of the giant video screen. It is famous as the birthplace of many of
Japanese fashion trends. Center Gai is jam-packed with
fashion boutiques, music stores, and video game arcades.
 Koen
Dori
Koen Dori, literately means "Park Street". It is a popular shopping
street leading from the Marui department store to
Yoyogi Park. The
street's name is derived from the famous Parco department store (parco being
Italian for park) and the fact that the street leads to
Yoyogi Park.
Bunkamura-dori
Featured in Bunkamura-dori is the Bunkamura complex (Bunkamura
literately means culture village) which includes an art museum, a theatre,
concert hall, two cinemas, restaurants and a few shops. On the basement floor
there's art and design bookstore as well as a branch of Paris' famous
Les Deux Magots café.
Shibuya Shopping
 Shibuya
seems to be all about shopping with major department stores, fashion
boutiques down every little street and whole buildings filled with latest
Tokyo fashions like the famous
Shibuya 109 Building.
See more in our detailed Shibuya Shopping
Guide.
Shibuya Restaurants
 There
are many restaurants in Shibuya where you can find some great
Japanese food and we have a guide to just some of them.
You can even find a whale meat restaurant in Shibuya. See more in our
Shibuya Restaurant Guide.
Star Bucks & Giant TV screen
Shibuya
Picture above: A giant TV screen above "Star Bucks" opposite
Shibuya
Station.
Shibuya Girl
The crowds of Shibuya attracts companies like Sony Ericson
to promote their latest and most fashionable products. |
