SHIBUYA

Shibuya Guide -  Shibuya Tokyo is the trendy and fashionable shopping district of Tokyo. Our Shibuya guide covers shopping, attractions, hotels, nightclubs, restaurants and includes an interactive map.

Shibuya 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.

The extremely busy and famous scramble crossing in front of Shibuya Station with the Tokyu department above the station.

Shibuya Map

You can see the location of Shibuya within Tokyo, the key sections, sights and buildings of Shibuya in our interactive Shibuya Map.

Hachiko Statue

Hachiko is a famous statue of a dog who possessed legendary loyalty to his owner. It is also the name of one of the many exits from Shibuya Station (see above) 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.

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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

The crowds of Shibuya attracts companies like Sony Ericson
to promote their latest and most fashionable products.