Shibuya Historia de una esquina El Cruce La estacin de Shibuya es una de las ms concurridas de Japn con ms de 2 millones de personas al da.

Es uno de los subcentro de Tokio que aglutina varias lneas de ferrocarriles. En el cruce llamado Shibuya scrumble kousaten hay 10 carriles de trnsito. Se dice que pasan de 500 a 1000 personas por semforo. Algunos afirman que en las horas pico este nmero asciende a 2500. El scramble crossing que surgi en los aos 40 en Kansas City y Vancuver detiene todo el trnsito vehicular y permite el cruce peatonal en cualquier direccion: tanto en lnea recta como en diagonal. La estatua de Hachiko El professor Ueno Saburo tena un perro llamado Hachi. Hachi siempre iba a despedir al profesor y a recibirlo a la estacin Shibuya. Despus de que el profesor muri, Hachiko continu yendo a la estacin a esperarlo. El subsuelo de Shibuya (shibuyachika) El distrito de Shibuya fue construido en un valle. En la actualidad todos los ros son invisibles en la superficie, pero existe en el subsuelo, por ejemplo debajo de la linea Inokashira y de Tokyu (especie de shopping). La cebra es la parte ms baja del valle. La posicin del subte de la lnea Ginza muestra que el nivel alrededor de la estaciones muy bajo. Cuando el tren se aproxima, asciende. La estacin fue construida en el tercer piso del edificio. Entonces muchos caminos ascienden. Por debajo de la estacin existe un rea de compras, "Shibuchika, creada en 1957 es la mas antigua rea de compras subterrnea en Japn. Incluso en la actualidad hay negocios con dueos propios, y la seccin de comidas de Tokyu. La mayora de la clientela del lugar, lo constituyen mujeres mayores. Aunque se extiende accediendo a los mismos lugares que el cruce de la superficie, poca gente lo utiliza. Incluso se pueden encontrar locales sin alquilar.

Historia La Estacin Shibuya original se inaugur el 1 de Marzo de 1885, como una parada de la lnea Shinagawa (Yamanote). La estacin se expandi para acomodar la lnea Tamagawa (1907-1969) la lnea Tky (1927), la Teito Shibuya (1933; ahora Inokashira), la Tky Rapid Railway, la Den-en-toshi (1977) y la lnea Hanzmon (1978). La ciudad de Shibuya fue fundada formalmente en 1932. En 1947 fue declarada ward, siguiendo a la devastacin de la SGM En el futuro cercano, la estacin tendr una serie de desarrollos. En el lado este, se construir un complejo cultural, shopping y oficinas: el Shibuya Hikarie (2012), seguido de la mudanza de las plataformas de la lnea Tokyu Toyoko al subsuelo. Lo que posibilitar el trnsito del subte Fukutoshin (2013) Se movern las plataformas de JR Sakyo junto a las de Yamanote. La plaza peatonal en el lado Oeste, aumentar su tamao y se crearn mas reas peatonales en combinacin con paradas de buses y taxis

(Shibuya-Eki, Shibuya station) is the 4th busiest station in Japan with over 2 million commuters a day. (Sukuranburu Kousaten, scramble crossway) nearby the Shibuya Station is probably the busiest crossway in Japan. In the rush hour, 500-1000 people are crossing at one time.

Video screens on each corner vie noisily for your attention along with bright blinking neon billboards and vibrant advertisements that seem to cover every available building facade and roof top.

A haven for the younger generation, the Starbucks that overlooks Shibuya crossing is one the busiest in the world and a sign of the popularity of anything American. The area is home to everything that young people love, trendy and funky Japanese fashions, a great selection of shopping and dining options and an area know as love hotel hill where a few hours can be whiled away with a close personal friend. Resting quietly at the base of all this hubbub is the Hachiko statue, a common meeting place just outside of Shibuya station that represents a much different time in Japans history. A time in the 1920s when Shibuya was not as busy as it is today and when an Akita dog named Hachiko would see his owner off to work and meet him at the end of long day. After his owner died, Hachiko would return to the station each evening to await the arrival of the train that his master rode. While some people at the station initially thought that Hachiko was just roaming around, they soon came to realize that he was waiting for his dead owner and they nicknamed the dog chuken (faithful dog). Hachikos statue stands in the station plaza as a tribute to that faithfulness and loyalty. If you are planning to visit the area, and you should, these walking maps of Shibuya will help you find your way around. Consider taking one of the Shibuya Community Bus routes that service the area and give your feet a break! Shibuya #2 of 60 most visited sights in Tokyo access - reports - ratings - hotels - tours - links

The famous crossing in front of Shibuya Station Earthquake Update Most stores and restaurants have resumed regular business hours. More about the earthquake Shibuya is one of the twenty-three city wards of Tokyo, but often refers to just the popular shopping and entertainment area found around Shibuya Station. In this regard, Shibuya is one of Tokyo's most colorful and busy districts, packed with shopping, dining and nightclubs serving swarms of visitors that come to the district everyday. Shibuya is a center for youth fashion and culture, and its streets are the birthplace to many of Japan's fashion and entertainment trends. Over a dozen major department store branches can be found around the area catering to all types of shoppers. Most of the area's large department and fashion stores belong to either Tokyu or Seibu, two competing corporations.

Center Gai at night A prominent landmark of Shibuya is the large intersection in front of the station's Hachiko Exit. The intersection is heavily decorated by neon advertisements and giant video screens and gets flooded by pedestrians each time the crossing light turns green, making it a popular photo and movie filming spot. Shibuya Station and surroundings will be undergoing major redevelopment over the coming years. On the east side of the station, a new large culture, shopping and office complex, the Shibuya Hikarie, will be opened in spring 2012, followed by the move of the Tokyu Toyoko Line platforms to the underground, which will enable through traffic with the Fukutoshin Subway Line from spring 2013. This will be followed by a major redevelopment of the Shibuya Station building, including the move of the platforms of the JR Saikyo Line next to the platforms of the JR Yamanote Line. Furthermore, the pedestrian plaza on the west side of the station will be enlarged and made more pedestrian friendly in combination with a rearrangement of the bus and taxi stops.

Famous Streets and Districts: Center Gai

The birthplace of many Japanese fashion trends, Center Gai is a busy pedestrian zone in the heart of Shibuya lined by stores, boutiques and game centers. In the evenings the street is crowded with young people heading to night clubs, restaurants and bars, or just loitering around.
Koen Dori Koen Dori, lit. "Park Street", is a popular shopping street leading from the Marui department store to Yoyogi Park. It was named after Parco department store (parco is

Italian for park) and the fact that the street leads to Yoyogi Park.

Spain Slope Spain Slope (Supeinzaka) is a narrow, approximately 100 meter long pedestrian street with stairs leading up the slope to the Parco department store. It is lined by

boutiques, cafes and restaurants, and was nicknamed for its resemblance to a Spanish street scene.

Love Hotel Hill This area of Shibuya has a high concentration of love hotels, which offer couples a private room for a 2 to

3 hour "rest" during the day (usually around 5,000 yen) or an overnight "stay" (usually around 10,000 yen).

Tokyu Affiliated Shopping Tokyu Hours: 10:00 to 20:00 (station branch until 21:00 except Sundays) Restaurants: Typically 11:00 to 22:30 Closed: No closing days

There are two Tokyu department stores in Shibuya: the twelve floor Shibuya Station branch sits above Shibuya Station, while the ten floor main store is located a 5-10 minute walk northwest of the station.
Shibuya 109 Hours: 10:00 to 21:00 Restaurants: 11:00 to 22:30 Closed: January 1

Shibuya 109 is a trend setting fashion complex for young women and an icon of the Shibuya district with more than one hundred boutiques on ten floors. Usually pronounced "Shibuya ichi maru kyu", the complex's name can also be read as "Shibuya to kyu", identifying the complex as part of the Tokyu Group.

Shibuya Mark City Hours: 10:00 to 21:00 Restaurants: 11:00 to 23:00 Closed: No closing days

Shibuya Mark City is a small city within the city, located just next to and connected with JR Shibuya Station. It consists of a wide range of stores and restaurants, the Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu, office space, a bus terminal and the terminal station of the Keio Inokashira Line.
Tokyu Hands Hours: 10:00 to 20:30 Closed: No closing days Promoted as a "Creative Life Store", Tokyu Hands has everything from do-it-yourself, interior, hobby, crafts, outdoors, travel goods, stationery and more. The

Shibuya store spans eight floors.

Seibu Affiliated Shopping Seibu Hours: 10:00 to 20:00 (Thursday to Saturday until 21:00) Restaurants: 10:00 to 20:00 (Thursday to Saturday until 21:00) Closed: No closing days

The Shibuya branch of the Seibu department store chain consists of nine floors, featuring mainly fashion goods and some fashion boutiques. Restaurants can be found on the top and bottom floors.
Loft Hours: 10:00 to 21:00 Closed: January 1 Loft is Seibu's answer to Tokyu Hands, and also offering a large array of products related to interior, hobby, crafts and gifts, but with less emphasis on do-it-yourself products. The Loft Shibuya branch consists of seven

floors.

Parco Hour: 10:00 to 21:00 Restaurants: 11:00 to 23:30 (until 24:00 Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays) Parco is a shopping complex with an emphasis on fashion. The complex consists of numerous branch stores in the Shibuya area: Part 1, Part 3, Quattro, Zero Gate and Up's-4 found mainly around Koen Dori and the Spain Slope.

Other Shopping Marui Hours: 11:00 to 21:00 (Sundays and holidays until 20:30) Closing: No closing days Marui Department Store is a leading fashion retailer with branch stores in almost all of Tokyo's major districts. Their Shibuya branch stores specialize in men's and women's fashion and are found north of the station around Koen Dori.

Other Points of Interest Hachiko Statue A statue of a loyal dog named Hachiko. According to a famous story, the dog waited for his master every day in front of Shibuya Station, and continued to do so for years even after his master had passed away. It is one of

Tokyo's most popular meeting points.

Tobacco and Salt Museum Open: 10:00 to 18:00 Closed: Mondays (unless Monday is a holiday) and Dec 29 to Jan 3 Admission: 100 yen This museum introduces the history of tobacco and salt in Japan and throughout the world. It is operated by Japan Tobacco, formerly a state run company that monopolized the production and sale of tobacco and salt in Japan.

Information in English is limited.

Electric Power Museum (Denryokukan) Open: 10:00 to 18:00 Closed: Wednesdays (unless Wednesday is holiday) and Dec 29 to Jan 3 Admission: Free This museum by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) introduces various aspects of electric energy, such as the process of power generation and the role of electricity in society and everyday life. Information in

English is limited.
Bunkamura Museum: Typically 10:00 to 19:00 (until 21:00 Fridays and Saturdays) Shops: 10:00 to 21:00 Restaurants: 11:00 to 24:00 Closed: January 1 Located directly next to the Tokyu department store (main store), Bunkamura, lit. "culture village", consists of a concert hall, a theater, two cinemas, a museum with constantly changing exhibitions, and a few shops and restaurants. How to get there Shibuya Station is one of Tokyo's busiest stations. It is served by the JR Yamanote Line, JR Saikyo Line, JR Shonan Shinjuku Line, Hanzomon Subway Line, Ginza Subway Line, Fukutoshin Subway Line, Tokyu Toyoko Line, Tokyu Den-Entoshi Line, Keio Inokashira Line and the Narita Express. Orientation in Tokyo The crossing, a 10-lane traffic interchange half the size of a football field, is in the heart of the youth-dominated Shibuya, a barometer of this city's edgy teen culture with its ever-shifting fashions and often-wacky trends. At its rush-hour height, the Scramble is flooded by 2,500 pedestrians some pink-haired and nose-pierced, others in conservative skirts or suits with a single change of a traffic signal. But in this polite nation, the passing bodies seem less chaotic than in, say, Beijing or New York, moving with the cool predictability of a stopwatch. Despite so much humanity inhabiting such a confined space, there's rarely a collision, sharp elbow, shoulder-brush or unkind word. http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/audioslideshow/2009/apr/29/japan-tokyo-scramble-crossing-shibuya

Uno de los lugares ms populares (nunca mejor dicho) de Japn es el cruce de Shibuya que se encuentra delante de la Estacin de Shibuya, en Tokio, tambin llamado Scramble Kousaten y famoso por ser el cruce ms abarrotado del mundo. Tiene un stop sincronizado en las cuatro direcciones que provoca que cuando los coches se detienen los peatones inundan a la vez el paso de cebra en forma de cruz. De esa forma se puede circular en cualquier direccin, ya sea recto o en diagonal. Japn cuenta con alrededor de 300 cruces de este tipo llamados scramble crossing que surgieron en los aos 40 en Kansas City y Vancuver. Es asombroso observar la marea humana que se agolpa en las aceras esperando para cruzar la interseccin de calles por la que ms personas pasan al da en el mundo. Y lo ms curioso es el silencio en el que circula semejante aglomeracin de gente. Se calcula que pasan por all ms de un milln de viandantes cada da, por lo que podemos hacernos una idea de la poblacin de la ciudad. Shibuya Station is one of the key focal points of Shibuya. Shibuya Station is the third busiest train station in Tokyo. Shibuya Station (, Shibuya-eki) is a train station located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.4 million passengers on an average weekday in 2004, it is the third-busiest commuter rail station in Tokyo (after Shinjuku and Ikebukuro), handling a large amount of commuter traffic between the center city and suburbs to the south and west.

Shibuya Station - Hachiko Exit The main station building is occupied by a Tokyu department store. The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, originally built and operated by a Tokyu keiretsu company, uses platforms on the third floor. The JR lines and Tky Tyoko Line use parallel platforms on the second floor, while the Tokyo Metro Hanzmon Line and Tky Den-en-toshi Line share platforms underground, and the Kei Inokashira Line uses platforms on the second floor of the Shibuya Mark City building to the west of the main station complex. The Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line is scheduled to open in 2007, and the Tyoko Line station will thereafter be moved underground to allow through service between the two lines starting in 2012. Shibuya Station Layout There are six exits from the main JR/Tky/Tky Metro complex. The Hachik Exit (, Hachik-guchi) on the west side, named for the nearby statue of the dog Hachik and adjacent to Shibuya's famous scramble crossing, is a particularly popular meeting spot. The Tamagawa Exit (, Tamagawa-guchi) on the west side leads to the Kei Inokashira Line station. Hachiko - Shibuya Station 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 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. Hachiko belonged to Professor Ueno Saburos, who loved Hachi a lot. Hachi always went to see the master off and wait for his return at the Shibuya station everyday even in terrible weather. After the Professor's death, Hachi continued to wait at the station for his master's return. Statue of Hachiko - the faithful dog. Shibuya Station Lines JR East: Saiky Line / Shnan-Shinjuku Line - also used by Narita Express trains

Yamanote Line - unusual platform configuration, with both train lines on the same side (east) of platform Private railways: Kei Inokashira Line - terminal station Tky Den-en-toshi Line - through service with Hanzmon Line Tky Tyoko Line - terminal station Subways: Tky Metro Ginza Line - terminal station Tky Metro Hanzmon Line - through service with Tky Den-en-toshi Line Tky Metro Fukutoshin Line - under construction, to open in 2008; will have through service to Tky Tyoko Line beginning in 2012 Note that there is no direct connection between the two Tky Metro lines, or between the two Tky lines. Shibuya Station History Shibuya Station first opened on March 1, 1885 as a stop on the Shinagawa Line, a predecessor of the present-day Yamanote Line. The station was later expanded to accommodate the Tamagawa Railway (1907; closed 1969), the Tky Line (1927), the Teito Shibuya Line (1933; now the Inokashira Line), the Tky Rapid Railway (1938; began through service with the Ginza Line in 1939 and formally merged in 1941), the Den-en-toshi Line (1977) and the Hanzmon Line (1978). Shibuya Station Interesting Note There is an underground river running under the station, to the east and parallel to the JR tracks. Unlike most other Japanese department stores, the east block of Tokyu department store (which constitute the east exit of the station) does not have retail space in the basement because of this. An escalator in the east block built over the river stops a few steps above floor level to make space for machinery underneath without digging. Rivers are deemed public space by Japanese law, so building over one is normally illegal. It is not clear why this was allowed when it was first built in 1933. (Article based on Wikipedia article and used under the GNU Free Documentation License)

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Japanese: the character shibu has several widely different meanings; in this case, the name probably means tan valley or possibly quiet valley. It is found mostly in eastern Japan. One noble family bearing this name claims descent from the Fujiwara clan.

Read more on FamilyEducation: http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/shibuya#ixzz1NUZrKKu5 history of Shibuya The Great Kanto Earthquake caused great damage to the city of Shibuya in 1923. To show their support, many surrounding cities, and even global ones, donated money to have a shelter called the Doujunkai Apartments built. These apartments still stand in the city and are currently undergoing restoration. Shibuya City was officially founded and developmentally established in 1932. At this time a stable government was put into place including the election of a devoted Shibuya mayor. The first mayor had great plans for the area and knew that it would one day be what it has become a thriving contributing city to the greater metropolis of Tokyo. Shibuya was officially deemed a ward of Tokyo in 1947. This followed the devastation and repair of damages caused by Word War II. Many government officials came together to enact a plan for improving the cities foundation and moving forward in a peaceful direction. The 1964 Winter Olympics were presented from a small area in the ward. While this was the primary location there were other Japanese cities playing a part in the worldwide championships.

Shibuya - underneath the zebra crossing

Ginza subway line has its station high above the ground level.

A wall painting by Taro Okamoto was placed recently in the corridor between Inokashira line and Ginza subway line. This photo was taken just in front of the entrance to Markcity.

In foreign countries the zebra crossing at Shibuya may be the most famous spot in Tokyo, because this place enbodies the image of busy, chaotic and weird Japan, an exotic civilization. Many photos and videos of the crossing are produced by both Japanese and foreign people and contribute to transforming the abstract idea to a concrete conviction. Shibuya is a sub-center of Tokyo. It copmrises a junction of roads and railways and has developed as a major front of youth culture. Compared to other sub-centers of Tokyo such as Shinjuku and Ikebukuro, Shibuya gives an impression of narrower, more chaotic and confused space. I think this impression is created because Shibuya is located at the bottom of a valley. "Ya" of "Shibuya" means valley and the Shibuya quarter was in fact developed in a valley. Now all the rivers are covered by artificial constructions and invisible from the surface, but still exist underneath, for example under Inokashira Street and a Tokyu Department Store. The zebra crossing is located at the bottom of a valley and is the lowest part in the neighborhood. The position of Ginza Subway Line shows that the ground level around Shibuya station is very low. When the train approaches Shibuya, it emerges at the surface and ascends even further. The Shibuya station was constructed at the third-story level of the building. Therefore many roads from the zebra crossing in Shibuya slope upwards. The narrowness and complexity of the road networks are the result of Shibuya's geographical oddity. However, the zebra crossing is not the deepest point of Shibuya. Beneath the crossing there exists an underground shopping area and corridors and these look quite different from the surface level.

The area of "Shibuchika" is colored red.

"Shibuchika" is the oldest underground shopping area in Japan and opened in December 1957. Even today there are still around thirty privately owned shops and Foodshow, the food division of Tokyu Department Store ( cakes, vegetables and fruits and fish). Like many other traditional shopping areas in Japan, the private shops of Shibuchika look somewhat quaint and outdated ( ). In contrast to life on the ground, the majority of customers in the Shibuchika shops are older women. For the young people on the ground level that so often appears in the media, this area has little to do with Shibuya. It is amazing that exactly underneath the busy crossing - as a symbol of contemporary Japan - such traditional business style still survives. Apart from the Foodshow space, which is managed by big capital, the underground shops do not seem to prosper much. If you go further to other parts of the underground construction, you find many empty places. For example, this part of the corridor is exactly beneath another zebra crossing in front of 109( - Default image is 109.). While

the crossing is always crowded with young people wearing crazy fashions, there are only a few people in the underground corridor, though there is direct access to the 109. Likewise, only a few people try to use the underground passage below the famous zebra crossing ( ). Even though people have to hold umbrellas when it rains and have to wait for traffic signals, they seem to prefer ground level.

Recently a new mega-project was completed when Markcity opened over Shibuya station of the Inokashira line. I find it a bit odd that once you enter Markcity you can only exit at the end of a corridor thus reaching the upper point of the Dogenzaka slope. This is analogous to the Ginza line and in essence it is a sort of "underground shopping" center, though its entrance was built high above the ground.