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Shibuya (渋谷) is the namesake district of the ward of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.It is located in the southwest of central Tokyo on the east side of Shibuya Station.With numerous shops, offices and public facilities, it is one of the three large sub-centers (fuku-toshin) in western Tokyo alongside Shinjuku and Ikebukuro.
Shibuya's scramble crossing from Shibuya Sky observation deck. 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 ...
On 1 March 1885, Shibuya Station first opened as a stop on the Shinagawa Line, a predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line. [citation needed] The station was later expanded to accommodate the Tamagawa Railway (1907; closed 1969), the Toyoko Line (1927), and the Teito Shibuya Line (1 August 1933; now the Inokashira Line). [12]
The Ginza Line station originally opened as an island platform serving two tracks, but overcrowding prompted the construction of a side platform serving Shibuya-bound trains in 1984. The island platform currently serves only Asakusa-bound trains, and the Shibuya side of the platform is fenced off.
Ebisu Station (恵比寿駅, Ebisu-eki) is a railway station in the Ebisu neighborhood of Tokyo's Shibuya ward, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro.
Ebisunishi (恵比寿西) is a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Located near Ebisu Station and Daikanyama Station, it houses various luxury boutiques and small stores, as well as sophisticated residences.
Hatagaya (幡ヶ谷) is an area within Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Route 4 and National Route 20; Hatagaya is in the foreground Hatagaya Station Platform No. 2 Olympus' old office; in the back is the green Terumo sign Rokugo Dori Shopping Center Hatagaya 3-81
Kyobashi Station is served by the 14.3 km (8.9 mi) Tokyo Metro Ginza Line from Shibuya to Asakusa, and lies 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the starting point of the line at Asakusa. [ 1 ] Station layout