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In 1975, Hisatake Shibuya opened a shop called Electric Sound Products (ESP) in Tokyo, Japan, which provided custom replacement parts for guitars. At this time, ESP also began making guitars under the ESP and Navigator brand in the Japanese market. [citation needed]
Japanese businessman Hisatake Shibuya (born 1937) [8] bought the school in 1994 and Musicians Institute began developing new programs to keep abreast of the modern music industry. Programs added under Shibuya include: 2000: Independent Artist Program (IAP) 2000: Audio Engineering; 2000: Guitar Craft Academy (GCA) 2002: Music Business Program (MBP)
Shibuya moved the company back to California and returned Schecter to its custom shop roots, devoting all its efforts to manufacturing high-end, expensive custom instruments. Schecter guitars were once again only available from a few retailers, one of them being Sunset Custom Guitars in Hollywood, which Hisatake Shibuya also owned.
Shibuya-kei (Japanese: 渋谷系, lit. "Shibuya style") is a microgenre [ 7 ] of pop music [ 1 ] or a general aesthetic [ 8 ] that flourished in Japan in the mid-to-late 1990s. [ 3 ] The music genre is distinguished by a "cut-and-paste" approach that was inspired by the kitsch , fusion, and artifice from certain music styles of the past. [ 9 ]
Hiroo (広尾) is a district of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Abutting Ebisu, Minami-Azabu, Nishi-Azabu and Minami-Aoyama, Hiroo is an upmarket residential and shopping neighborhood in central Tokyo. As of October, 2020, the population of this district is 15,263. [1] The postal code for Hiroo is 150-0012.
Dancers in Miyashita Park. Miyashita Park is situated in one of the few green spaces within the business neighborhood of Shibuya Ward, surrounded on one side by the tracks of the Yamanote Line and Saikyō Line running between Shibuya station and Harajuku station, by Meiji Street on another side, the Shibuya River (渋谷川) and Udagawa river (宇田川) (both currently used as covered ...
Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing, called Shibuya Crossing. [17] It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Shibuya Crossing is the "world's busiest pedestrian crossing", with upwards of 3,000 people at a time.
The Shibuya Hikarie (Japanese: 渋谷ヒカリエ) is a 183 meters tall, mixed-use building located near Shibuya station and owned by the Tokyu Group. As of November 2013, it was tied for being the 52nd tallest skyscraper in Japan and 40th tallest building in Tokyo.