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44-626: Harajuku Station ( 原宿駅 , Harajuku-eki ) is a railway station in Shibuya , Tokyo , Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station takes its name from the area on its eastern side, Harajuku . This station is served by the circular Yamanote Line . It is also adjacent to Meiji-Jingumae Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda and Fukutoshin Lines, and is marked as an interchange on most route maps, although there

88-474: A dog who waited for his deceased master at Shibuya Station every day from 1923 to 1935, created a national sensation due to his unwavering loyalty. A statue of Hachikō was built adjacent to the station, and the surrounding Hachikō Square is now one of the most popular meeting points in the area. During the occupation of Japan , Yoyogi Park was used as a housing compound for U.S. personnel known as "Washington Heights". The U.S. military left in 1964, and much of

132-686: A skyscraper and retail complex, was completed in 2018. The East Wing of a mixed-used skyscraper, Shibuya Scramble Square , was completed in August 2019. A shopping mall, Shibuya Fukuras, was completed in October 2019. Miyashita Park closed in 2017 and reopened in July 2020 as a shopping complex with a rooftop park. Shibuya includes many well-known commercial and residential districts such as Daikanyama , Ebisu , Harajuku , Hiroo , Higashi , Omotesandō , Sendagaya , and Yoyogi . Per Japanese census data,

176-460: A time. A statue of the dog Hachikō , remembered for his unwavering loyalty to his deceased owner, is installed outside Shibuya Station. The statue and its surrounding Hachikō Square are a common meeting place and are almost always crowded. On the southwest side of Shibuya Station, there is a Moyai statue , given to Shibuya by the people of Niijima Island in 1980. The main station in Shibuya

220-658: Is Shibuya Station . The southern half of Shinjuku Station , including the New South Entrance, is located in Shibuya. Several companies are headquartered in Shibuya. Calpis , Casio , Mixi , Niwango , Nihon Dempa Kogyo , and Tokyu Corporation have their headquarters in Shibuya. East Japan Railway Company have their headquarters in Yoyogi , Shibuya. 81 Produce has its headquarters in Tomigaya , Shibuya. At one time Smilesoft had its headquarters in

264-624: 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 and a population density of 15,262.01 people per square kilometre (39,528.4 people/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km (5.83 sq mi). Notable neighborhoods and districts of Shibuya include Harajuku , Ebisu , Omotesandō , Yoyogi and Sendagaya . Shibuya came into

308-421: Is a district in Shibuya , Tokyo. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesando , corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme . In popular reference, Harajuku also encompasses many smaller backstreets such as Takeshita Street and Cat Street spreading from Sendagaya in the north to Shibuya in the south. Harajuku

352-646: Is at the southern end of the station. A smaller entrance leading to the centre of the platform is convenient for Takeshita Street , a famous area in Harajuku. To the north of the station there is a separate platform serving a loop on the east side of the freight line for use by the Imperial train . The platform has not been used since 2001, in part because the opening of the Shonan-Shinjuku Line has made it more difficult to schedule special charters on

396-521: Is known internationally as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. Shopping and dining options include many small, youth-oriented, independent boutiques and cafés, but the neighborhood also attracts many larger international chain stores with high-end luxury merchandisers extensively represented along Omotesando. Harajuku Station on the East Japan Railway (JR East) Yamanote Line and Meiji-jingumae 'Harajuku' Station served by

440-456: Is no physical connection between the two stations. The station consists of a two side platforms serving two tracks. The station was initially an island platform with an additional temporary platform for the Shinjuku direction during major events only. The temporary platform was made permanent during the 2020 renovations, and the two platforms now serve different directions. The main entrance

484-583: The Dōjunkai apartments on Omotesando . In 2008, the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line opened, providing alternative metro access linking Harajuku to Shibuya and Ikebukuro . During the early morning of January 1, 2019, a 21-year-old man named Kazuhiro Kusakabe drove his Kei car into the crowd of pedestrians celebrating New Year's Day on Takeshita Street. The man claimed his actions were a terrorist attack, and later stated that his intention

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528-658: The Edo period , an Iga clan residence was put in Harajuku to defend Edo, due to its strategic location south of the Koshu Road. Other than the mansion of the Hiroshima Domain feudal lord Asano (current Jingūmae 4 and 5 chōme ), there were many mansions of shogunate retainers. The livelihood of the farmers consisted mainly of rice cleaning and flour milling with the watermill at the Shibuya River . However, due to

572-600: 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. 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

616-640: The Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line and Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line also act as gateways to local attractions such as the Meiji Shrine , Yoyogi Park and Yoyogi National Gymnasium , making Harajuku and its environs one of the most popular destinations in Tokyo for both domestic and international tourists. In the pre- Edo period , the area that came to be known as Harajuku was a small post town on

660-586: The Tōgō Shrine was built and consecrated in honor of Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal-Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō . In the final period of the Pacific War in 1945, much of the area was burned to the ground during the Great Tokyo Air Raid . During the postwar occupation, military housing in the area named Washington Heights was constructed on land now occupied by Yoyogi Park and

704-770: The Yoyogi National Gymnasium . Shops that appealed to the US soldiers and their families, such as Kiddyland, Oriental Bazaar, and the Fuji Tori, opened along Omotesando during this period. In 1964, swimming, diving, and basketball events for the Tokyo Olympics were held at nearby Yoyogi National Gymnasium . In 1965, the name of the area in the Japanese address system was officially changed from Harajuku to Jingumae. The name Harajuku has persisted due to

748-601: The CT Sasazuka Building in Shibuya. In May 1985 the headquarters of Bandai Visual moved to Shibuya. In March 1990 the headquarters moved to Shinjuku . A.D. Vision - Tokyo, Y.K., the Japanese subsidiary of A.D. Vision , was in Shibuya. Acclaim Entertainment once had its Tokyo office in the Nomora Building. The Japanese subsidiary of Titus Interactive , Titus Japan K.K., had its head office on

792-1094: The Central Library, the Nishihara Library, the Shibuya Library, the Tomigaya Library, the Sasazuka Library, the Honmachi Library, and the Rinsen Library. In addition, the Yoyogi Youth Hall houses the Yoyogi Library Room. Shibuya has appeared in the manga Alice in Borderland , Jujutsu Kaisen with its 'Shibuya Incident' arc, Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran , Tokyo Revengers and Ya Boy Kongming! . It has featured in

836-640: The Kamakura Highway. It was said that in the Gosannen War , Minamoto no Yoshiie mustered his soldiers in this area and the hill here is called Seizoroi-saka (current Jingūmae 2 chōme ). It is said that as the Igagoe reward for delivering Ieyasu Tokugawa safely from Sakai to Mikawa in the 1582 Honno-ji Incident, Onden-mura (隠田村) together with Harajuku-mura (原宿村) were given to the Iga ninja in 1590. In

880-562: The Yamanote Line corridor (the most recent use of the official Imperial train, in 2008, was to and from Ueno Station ). The points, signals and rails incidental to the platform are in disrepair, making it impossible to use the platform without some refurbishment. The station opened on 30 October 1906. Platform edge doors were installed on the platforms in November 2014, and brought into operation from December. Station numbering

924-529: The administration also moved to expel the homeless in Miyashita Park and other parks in the ward". Pointing out that the mayor of Shibuya Ward in an interview stated that this is not a matter of human rights, but of diversity, Yuri Horie claimed that the term of diversity seems to be used to divide citizens into the good and the bad; it raises only the ones who contribute to the consumeristic society as representer of "diversity of sexuality" while excluding

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968-475: 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 . Shibuya came into the possession of the Shibuya clan in the early 1160s, after which the area was named. The clan was a cadet branch of the Taira clan descended from Taira no Yoshifumi . The clan built a fortress near the present-day Konnō Hachimangu Shrine. The branch of

1012-407: The area surrounding Takeshita Street was called "Takeshita-cho". Coming into the 1970s, fashion-obsessed youth culture experienced a transition, from Shinjuku to Harajuku, then to Shibuya . Palais France, a building that sold fashion clothing and accessories, furniture, and other goods, was constructed on Meiji Street near the exit of Takeshita Street. In 1978, the fashion building Laforet Harajuku

1056-686: The certificate, couples must be 20-years-old or older residents of Shibuya Ward and have to state that "their relationship is based on love and mutual trust" in a notarized document. Koyuki Higashi (a former member of the Takarazuka Revue ) and Hiroko Masuhara (an entrepreneur), a lesbian couple, were the first to receive this certification. Since the Shibuya Ward passed the ordinance, seven other municipalities in Japan have begun offering similar certificates. The BBC notes that in practice,

1100-515: 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. 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 . The village of Shibuya was incorporated in 1889 by the merger of

1144-480: The earlier naming of the nearby JR East Harajuku Station . Prior to 1965, Onden, referred to the low-lying area close to Meiji Street and the Shibuya River while "Harajuku" referred to the northern end of Omotesando, the plateau around Aoyama, currently known as Jingu-mae block 2, a large area of Jingu-mae block 3, and the plateau extending behind Togo Shrine in Jingu-mae block 1. The area from Harajuku station to

1188-770: The eighth floor of the Kotubuki Dogenzaka Building in Dōgenzaka . The former animation studio; Group TAC was also located here. Square Enix headquarters were located in Yoyogi before moving to Shinjuku in 2012. The Shibuya City Board of Education  [ ja ] operates public elementary and junior high schools, while Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates public senior high schools. Public combined elementary and junior high schools Junior high schools: Elementary schools: Shibuya operates several public libraries, including

1232-666: The modern Yoyogi and Hata areas) to form Shibuya-ku suburban ward upon being absorbed into Tokyo City in 1932. Shibuya became an urban special ward under the Local Autonomy Act in 1947. The Tokyu Toyoko Line opened in 1932, making Shibuya a key terminal between Tokyo and Yokohama , and was joined by the forerunner of the Keio Inokashira Line in 1933 and the forerunner of the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line in 1938. The story of Hachikō ,

1276-548: The ordinance is not binding, though their names will be posted on the ward's website if they violate the ordinance. Shimizu says the system "is not equivalent to marriage, as it does not accord same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples when it comes to inheritance, joint filing of taxes, or social welfare". As it requires at least a hundred thousand yen to apply for the certificate, it can be restrictive to some couples. Shimizu argues that Shibuya Ward has been criticized for pinkwashing as "while passing this ordinance,

1320-640: The original 1924 station building, which was the oldest wooden station building in Tokyo, will be returning as part of a new development project. The construction is set to run in 2026, with the opening of the commercial facility scheduled for the winter of that year. In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 70,866 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the sixtieth-busiest station operated by JR East. The daily average passenger figures (boarding passengers only) in previous years are as shown below. Shibuya Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 , Shibuya-ku , IPA: [ɕibɯja] )

1364-439: The park was repurposed as venues for the 1964 Summer Olympics . The ward itself served as part of the athletics 50 km walk and marathon course during the 1964 games. In the mid-1990s, Shibuya-kei , a microgenre of pop music, became mainstream in Japan. Distinguished by a "cut-and-paste" approach, it peaked in the late 1990s and declined after its principal players began moving onto other music styles. Shibuya Stream ,

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1408-636: The peak period, crowds of up to 10,000 people would gather. In 1998, the Sundays-only pedestrian zone was abolished. In the 1990s and 2000s, with the rise of fast fashion , there was an influx of international fashion brand flagship store openings including Gap Inc. , Forever 21 , Uniqlo , Topshop and H&M . At the same time, new independent fashion trend shops spread into the previously residential areas of Jingumae 3 and 4 chome, with this area becoming known as Ura-Harajuku (the "Harajuku Backstreets"). In 2006, Omotesando Hills opened, replacing

1452-410: The poor quality of the land, production never succeeded and the villages never prospered. It is said that local farmers often performed rain-making invocations at local shrines in an attempt to improve their fortunes. There are also the tales Oyama-Afuri Shrine of Tanzawa and Worship on the day trip to Mt Haruna remaining. At the start of the Meiji period in 1868, the land around Harajuku Village

1496-622: The population is rising again after decline between 1960 and 2000. Shibuya is run by a city assembly of 34 elected members. The mayor is Ken Hasebe, an independent . In 2015, as the council passed "Ordinance for Promoting Respect of Gender Equality and Diversity in the Ward", Shibuya Ward became the first Japanese municipality that issues same-sex partnership certificates. According to this ordinance, same-sex couples who live in Shibuya are allowed "to rent apartments together, and have gained hospital visitation rights as family members". The ordinance

1540-407: 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. During the Edo period , Shibuya, particularly Maruyamachō on Dōgenzaka , prospered as a town on Oyama Road (present-day Route 246 ), and in

1584-525: The station. The new station building and platform opened on 21 March 2020, in time for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics . JR East decided in November 2019 to demolish the old station building at the Takeshita entrance on safety grounds after the Paralympics, and replace it with a safer structure constructed in a similar style. In 2024, East Japan Railway Company (JR east) made an announcement that

1628-741: The television series Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night . It has also appeared in the videogames Chaos;Head , Ghostwire: Tokyo , Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! , Persona 5 , The World Ends With You , Neo: The World Ends with You and Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE . There are following offices at the United Nations University Headquarters Building in Jingūmae , Shibuya. Following countries operate their embassies in Shibuya. Harajuku Harajuku ( 原宿 , [haɾa(d)ʑɯkɯ] )

1672-520: The useless ones. Yuki Tsuchiya, a lesbian activist, also argues that LGBT individuals are used to promote the ward. Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing , called Shibuya Crossing . 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

1716-579: The villages of Kami-Shibuya, Naka-Shibuya and Shimo-Shibuya within Minami-Toshima County (Toyotama County from 1896). The village covered the territory of modern-day Shibuya Station area as well as the Hiroo , Daikanyama , Aoyama , and Ebisu areas. Shibuya became a town in 1909. The town of Shibuya merged with the neighboring towns of Sendagaya (which included the modern Senda , Harajuku and Jingumae areas) and Yoyohata (which included

1760-407: Was intended to bring three benefits to same-sex couples: "(1) rental housing within the ward (co-signing of tenancy agreements for municipal/public housing), (2) medical institutions within the ward (hospital visitation and medical decision-making rights as family members), and (3) employment conditions within the ward (e.g. family benefits, congratulations and condolence leave)". In order to apply for

1804-401: Was introduced in 2016 with Harajuku being assigned station number JY19. In June 2016, JR East announced plans to rebuild the station ahead of the 2020 Olympics in order to alleviate overcrowding. A new station building was to be built by JR East at the station's Meiji-Jingu entrance. A temporary platform used during busy periods will become the permanent platform for trains heading north through

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1848-437: Was opened; thus, Harajuku came to be widely known as a fashion and retail centre. In the 1980s, Takeshita Street became known for teenage street dancing groups called takenoko-zoku . From 1977, a Sundays-only pedestrian precinct was established by closing local roads. This produced a surge in people gathering close to entrances of Yoyogi Park to watch rock 'n' rollers and other new bands performing impromptu open-air gigs. In

1892-535: Was owned by the shogunate. In November of the same year, the towns and villages of Shibuya Ward , including Harajuku Village, were placed under the jurisdiction of the Tokyo Prefecture. In 1906, Harajuku Station was opened as a part of the expansion of the Yamanote Line . In 1919, with the establishment of Meiji Shrine , Omotesando was widened and reordered as a formal approach route. In 1943,

1936-447: Was to retaliate against the usage of the death penalty . The man attempted to flee from the scene but was soon apprehended by authorities in a nearby park. Harajuku is a retail fashion and dining destination in its own right, but still earns much of its wider reputation as a gathering place for fans and aficionados of Japanese street fashion and associated subcultures. Jingu Bashi , the pedestrian bridge between Harajuku Station and

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