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Shibuya is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Shibuya City.

As of 2005, the ward has an estimated population of 195,877 and a density of 12960 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km².

Largely a commercial and entertainment district, Shibuya has achieved great popularity among young people in the last thirty years. There are several famous fashion department stores near Shibuya Station, but the most famous one is Shibuya 109. Very popular among young people, especially teens, it is famous as the origin of the kogal subculture. The fashion scene extends northwards to Harajuku, and Shibuya is increasingly becoming a fashion trendsetter for all Asia. The plaza in front of JR Shibuya Station is known as Hachiko Square, after a loyal dog who waited here for its master for years on end and is now commemorated with a statue.

Seven embassies are located in Shibuya.

Shibuya is also famous for its intersection crossing, reportedly the world's busiest, which is located in front of Shibuya Station and uses a four-way stop to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Three large TV screens mounted on nearby buildings overlook the crossing. The Starbucks store overlooking the crossing is reportedly the busiest in the world. The 2003 United States movie Lost in Translation featured a scene at the crossing.

To the north of Shibuya station is Dogenzaka, an entertainment district with many nightclubs and love hotels.

Transportation

Rail

The main train stations in the ward are Shibuya Station itself, Yoyogi, Harajuku, and Ebisu. The southern part of Shinjuku Station also extends into Shibuya.

Shibuya is served by the following railway lines:

• JR East
  • Yamanote Line: Yoyogi, Harajuku, Shibuya, Ebisu Stations
  • Chuo-Sobu Line: Yoyogi, Sendagaya Stations
  • Saikyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line: Shinjuku (the part south of Koshu Kaido, including the New South Entrance, is in Shibuya), Shibuya, Ebisu
• Tokyo Metro
  • Ginza Line: Shibuya Station
  • Hibiya Line: Ebisu Station
  • Chiyoda Line: Meiji Jingu-mae, Yoyogi Koen, Yoyogi Uehara Stations
  • Hanzomon Line: Shibuya Station
  • Tokyo Metro Line 13 (not yet open in Shibuya): Shin Sendagaya, Meiji Jingu-mae, Shibuya Stations
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Toei Oedo Line: Shinjuku (in Yoyogi), Yoyogi, Kokuritsu Kyogi-jo Stations
• Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (Tokyu)
  • Toyoko Line: Shibuya, Daikanyama Stations
  • Den-en-toshi Line: Shibuya, Ikejiri Ohashi Stations
• Keio
  • Inokashira Line: Shibuya, Shinsen
  • Keio Line: Sasazuka Station
  • Keio New Line: Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Sasazuka Stations
• Odakyu Odawara Line: Minami Shinjuku, Sangubashi, Yoyogi Hachiman, Yoyogi Uehara Stations

Highway

• Shuto Expressway
  • No.3 Shibuya Route (Tanimachi JCT - Yoga)
  • No.4 Shinjuku Route (Miyakezaka JCT - Takaido)
• National highways
  • Route 20, the Koshu Kaido
  • Route 246, with the local names Aoyama-dori and Tamagawa-dori

Attractions

• Bunkamura
• Koen Street
• Yoyogi Park
• Meiji Shrine
• NHK Broadcasting Center
• Takeshita Street
• Omotesando
• Aoyama Street
• Ebisu Garden Place
• Daikanyama

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It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Shibuya, Tokyo".

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