Shibuya
渋谷区 | |
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| Shibuya City | |
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 Location of Shibuya in Tokyo | |
  Shibuya  Shibuya Shibuya (Tokyo)  Shibuya Shibuya (Kanto Area)  Shibuya Shibuya (Japan) | |
| Coordinates: 35°39′34″N 139°42′02″E / 35.65944°N 139.70056°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Hasebe (since April 2015) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2020[1]) | |
• Total | 243,883 |
| • Density | 16,140/km2 (41,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Zelkova serrata |
| • Flower | Iris ensata |
| City office | Shibuya 1-18-21, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8010 |
| Website | www |
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Shibuya (渋谷区, Shibuya-ku, IPA: [ɕibɯja] ) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial center, Shibuya houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station and Shinjuku Station.
As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,609 in 142,443 households[2] and a population density of 15,262.01 people per square kilometre (39,528.4 people/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi). Notable neighborhoods and districts of Shibuya include Harajuku, Ebisu, Omotesandō, Yoyogi and Sendagaya.
Shibuya came into the possession of the Shibuya clan in the early 1160s, after which the area was named. The branch of the clan that ruled this area was defeated by the Later Hōjō clan on 13 January 1524, during the Sengoku period, and the area then came under their control.[3] During the Edo period, Shibuya, particularly Maruyamachō on Dōgenzaka, prospered as a town on Oyama Road (present-day Route 246), and in the Meiji era, as a Hanamachi. Shibuya emerged as a railway terminus during the expansion of the railway network beginning in the 19th century, and was incorporated as a ward in the City of Tokyo on 1 October 1932.[4]
Shibuya, once a mediocre area developed around the railway terminus, overtook Shinjuku as a hub for youth culture in the 1970s. The coinciding competition between Seibu (whose most notable development projects include Shibuya 109) and Tokyu (Tokyu Hands) to develop the area as a commercial center added to its appeal to young people, which in turn spread to other neighborhoods in the ward, such as Harajuku.[5][6]
- ^ "Population by District". Tokyo Statistical Yearbook. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "町丁目別世帯数及び人口 | 渋谷区ポータル". Shibuya City Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "ご祈願・ご参拝｜【金王八幡宮】｜東京都渋谷区東京都渋谷区｜金王八幡宮について". www.konno-hachimangu.jp. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "渋谷区の歴史 | 区の紹介 | 渋谷区ポータル". www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "｢東急vs西武｣懐かしき渋谷の"熱狂時代"を辿る". 東洋経済オンライン (in Japanese). January 5, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "渋谷の東急・西武はいかにして「消費文化の象徴」となったのか――東急本店解体で考える". アーバンライフ東京 (in Japanese). February 10, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2024.