Shibuya

This article covers the Tokyo district. For other meanings, see Shibuya (disambiguation) .

Shibuya-ku 渋 谷 区
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kanto
Prefecture :	Tokyo
Coordinates :	35 ° 40 '  N , 139 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 39 '50 "  N , 139 ° 41' 53"  E
Basic data
Surface:	15.11 km²
Residents :	234,728 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	15,535 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	13113-0
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Japanese zelkove
Flower :	Japanese iris
town hall
Address :	Shibuya City Hall 1 - 1 , Udagawa-chō Shibuya-ku Tōkyō  150-8010
Website URL:	http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp
Location of Shibuyas in Tokyo Prefecture

Shibuya ( Japanese 渋 谷 区 , - ku English ~ City ) is one of the 23 districts of Tokyo in the east of the Japanese prefecture of Tokyo . It is located southwest of central Tokyo , the capital of Japan .

geography

The commercial center of Shibuya with numerous shops and offices is located around Shibuya Station . In front of the station is the statue of the "loyal dog" Hachikō , one of the most famous meeting places for meetings in all of Japan. Street concerts often take place here, with which Japanese music labels that have their headquarters in the vicinity advertise their artists.

The shopping street Center-gai ( センター街 , Senta-gai ) in addition to the in Harajuku located Takeshita-dori ( 竹下通り ) one of the most popular shops for students (especially students) from Tokyo and the wider region.

The intersection of Bahnhofsstraße and Center-gai on the west side of the station is an all-walk intersection and is crossed by up to 15,000 people per traffic light phase at peak evening times. These pedestrian streams are often used by foreign media as a symbol of Tokyo’s hustle and bustle.

Dōgenzaka Hill ( 道 玄 坂 ) is a center of Tokyo nightlife: many discos for young people and many love hotels are concentrated here .

Shibuya was named Bit Valley because of the largest collection of information technology companies in Japan . On the one hand, this is an allusion to Silicon Valley and a play on words with the literal translation of Shibuya as Bitter Valley ( bitter valley ).

Districts (selection)

• The Shibuya district includes Shibuya Railway Station and the main business center east of it.
• In Sendagaya in the north-east are some of the venues for the Olympic Games in 1964.
• Around the Meiji Shrine and the Yoyogi Park (district name Yoyogi-Kamizonochō) and the Harajuku train station in the districts of Jinnan and Jingū-mae there are numerous other shops, the Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō and the headquarters of the public radio station NHK .
• Another office and business center has developed south of Shibuya in the Ebisu districts . In Hiroo to the east are the Seishin Women's University (“University of the Sacred Heart”) and the Japanese Red Cross Nursing College, as well as one of the most expensive residential areas in Tokyo.
• In districts like Uehara or Hatagaya in the northwest of the Shibuya district there are more residential areas, west (outside) of the Yamanote line together more than two thirds of Shibuya residents live.

For a complete listing of the boroughs in the district, see Tokyo's Shibuya District Neighborhood List .

history

In 1932 the cities of Shibuya , Sendagaya and Yoyohata were incorporated into the city ​​of Tokyo and merged into the Shibuya district. After the dissolution of the city of Tokyo in 1943, it has been a "special district" of Tokyo Prefecture since 1947 .

Important facilities

• Broadcasting center of the state broadcaster NHK
• Olympic Stadium
• Japan Basketball Association headquarters
• Shibuya 109 - the district's largest mall
• Headquarters of the United Nations University
• New national theater

traffic

• Street:
  • Tokyo city highway
  • National road 20 , to Chūō or Shiojiri
  • National Road 246, to Chiyoda or Numazu
• Train:
  • JR Yamanote Line (Ring Line), from Yoyogi , Harajuku , Shibuya or Ebisu
  • JR Chūō-Sōbu Line , from Yoyogi or Sendagaya to Mitaka or Chiba
  • JR Chūō Main Line , from Yoyogi or Sendagaya to Tokyo or Nagoya
  • JR Saikyō Line , from Ebisu or Shibuya to Ōmiya or Ōsaki
  • JR Shōnan-Shinjuku Line , from Ebisu or Shibuya to Ōmiya or Kamakura
  • Tōkyō Metro Ginza Line , from Shibuya to Asakusa
  • Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line , from Ebisu to Meguro or Adachi
  • Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line , from Yoyogi-Uehara or Yoyogi-kōen to Adachi
  • Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line , from Shibuya to Sumida
  • Toei Ōedo line , from Shinjuku , Yoyogi or Kokuritsukyōgijō to Shinjuku or Nerima
  • Tōkyū Tōyoko Line , from Shibuya or Daikan-Yama to Yokohama
  • Tōkyū Den'entoshi Line , from Shibuya to Yamato
  • Keiō Inokashira Line , from Shibuya or Shinsen to Musashino
  • Keiō Line , from Sasazuka to Hachiōji
  • New Keiō line , from Sasazuka, Hatagaya or Hatsudai to Shinjuku
  • Odakyū Odawara Line , from Minami-Shinjuku, Sangūbashi, Yoyogi-Hachiman or Yoyogi-Uehara to Shinjuku or Odawara

politics

Political groups in Parliament
(as of May 17, 2019)

       

A total of 34 seats

• LDP : 9
• Shibuya o egao ni suru kai ("Association that makes Shibuya smile"; Independent & Atarashii tō [regional party]): 8
• Kōmeitō : 5
• KDP : 4
• KPY : 4
• Reiwa Shibuya : 2
• Non-attached: 2

In January 2019 the new Shibuya town hall in Udagawachō was inaugurated

The 34-member parliament and the Mayor of Shibuya were both elected in the unified regional elections in April 2019 . Ken Hasebe , who has been in office since 2015, was confirmed in office against a communist challenger. 55 candidates ran for parliament in 2019.

In 2015, Shibuya-ku was the first community in Japan to officially recognize same-sex partnerships. Hasebe launched the initiative as a member of the district parliament shortly before his successful candidacy for mayor.

Shibuya is a two-mandate constituency for the Tokyo Prefectural Parliament . In the 2017 election , both seats went to Governor Yuriko Koikes Prefectural Party Tomin First no Kai : The former TV journalist Airi Ryūen won the first seat by a clear margin, and the incumbent incumbent Hiroko Ōtsu won the second by a narrow margin. Elective recommendation was a candidate and was nominated after a successful election. Three candidates from established parties remained without a seat.

For the lower house of the national parliament , Shibuya, together with parts of neighboring districts, forms the 7th constituency of the prefecture, which the constitutional democrat Akira Nagatsuma defended in the 2017 general election.

sons and daughters of the town

• Ryūtarō Hashimoto (1937–2006), 82nd and 83rd Prime Ministers of Japan
• Hisaoki Kamei (* 1939), Minister
• Kazumi Watanabe (* 1953), musician
• Momoe Yamaguchi (born 1958), singer
• Hiroko Kokubu (* 1959), musician, television and radio presenter
• Tōru Hashimoto (* 1969), lawyer, television star and politician

Neighboring cities and communities

• Tokyo : Setagaya , Shinjuku , Meguro , Nakano , Minato , Shinagawa , Suginami boroughs

gallery

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  Aoyama Gakuin University

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  Hachikō Square

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  Harajuku Railway Station

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  Omotesando Hills

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  Shibuya 109

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  Tokyo sports hall

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  Yoyogi Park

Web links

Commons : Shibuya  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shibuya District Parliament : Members by parliamentary group , accessed June 5, 2019.
2. ↑ 統一 地方 選 2019 渋 谷 区長 選 . In: NHK Senkyo Web. April 22, 2019, Retrieved June 5, 2019 (Japanese). 
3. ↑ 統一 地方 選 ２０１９> 東京> 渋 谷 区長 選 . In: Tōkyō Shimbun . April 2019, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ 統一 地方 選 ２０１９> 東京> 渋 谷 区 議 選 . In: Tōkyō Shimbun . April 2019, accessed on June 5, 2019 (Japanese). 
5. ↑ Tokyo's Shibuya ward is first in Japan to recognize same-sex marriage. In: The Guardian . March 31, 2015, accessed June 5, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Shibuya Ward aims to launch same-sex partnership certificates in October. In: The Japan Times . May 27, 2015, accessed June 5, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Tōkyō Shimbun : Election results for the Tokyo prefectural parliamentary election 2017, Shibuya-ku
8. ↑ Tokyo Prefectural Parliament: Members by parliamentary group and constituency