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 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.
Green areas •
Shinjuku Gyo-en, former Imperial gardens now open to the public as a park •
Yoyogi Park, once a training base for the
Imperial Japanese Army, later the Washington Heights housing area for the
Occupation of Japan, then the lodgings for contestants in the
1964 Tokyo Olympics Commercial complexes and
Shibuya Hikarie (left) •
Cerulean Tower, formerly the tallest building in the Shibuya Station area •
Omotesandō Hills, a shopping mall completed in 2006 •
Shibuya 109, a popular and trendy place for mostly Japanese young women to shop • •
Shibuya Hikarie •
Shibuya Mark City •
Shibuya Scramble Square •
Shibuya Stream •
Shinjuku Southern Terrace •
Takashimaya Times Square, one of the largest department stores in Japan •
Yebisu Garden Place, site of the former
Sapporo Brewery, now featuring restaurants and shopping, along with the
Westin Hotel Cultural institutions •
Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum •
Bunkamura, a cultural center and concert hall complex •
Kawamoto Kihachirō Puppet Gallery •
Koga Masao Museum of Music • , a museum of Japanese archaeology and
Shintō culture at
Kokugakuin University •
Meiji Jingū Museum •
National Noh Theatre •
New National Theatre, site of opera, ballet, and other performances • , a public cultural complex including lifelong learning center, planetarium and halls • , a public museum of Shibuya's local history and literary • • •
Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art •
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art •
Yamatane Museum Religious institutions • , a
Shintō shrine on ruins, the setting for the film
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer •
Meiji Shrine, a Shintō shrine dedicated to the souls of
Emperor Meiji and
Empress Shōken, surrounded by a 70-hectare forest •
Catholic Shibuya Church,
Hatsudai Church •
Tōgō Shrine, a Shintō shrine dedicated to Admiral
Tōgō Heihachirō, with naval cenotaphs •
Tokyo Baptist Church •
Tokyo Mosque (Tokyo Camii), the largest
mosque in Japan • Tokyo Yamate Church, part of the Protestant
United Church of Christ in Japan Streets • , a major east–west thoroughfare •
Cat Street, a promenade in
Ura-Harajuku area, famous for its roadside clothing stores •
Center Gai • , a road in central Shibuya famous for its surrounding nightclubs and
love hotels • – running past
Daikanyama, down the hill to Ebisu, crossing
Meiji Dōri and up the hill through
Higashi and
Hiroo. The road stops at the
Shuto Expressway in Minami Aoyama. Famed for its beautiful trees that turn bright yellow in autumn, cafes, restaurants, and a large replica of
Michelangelo's
David outside of the Papas building.
Prince Hitachi and
Princess Hitachi have their official residence in a palace in large gardens off Komazawadori in Higashi. • , in central Shibuya between Shibuya Station and
Yoyogi Park • , a major north–south thoroughfare parallel to the
Yamanote Line • • Shibuya Nonbei-Yokochō, an alley by the railroad tracks famous for its small bars and old Tokyo feel •
Omotesandō, an avenue leading up to the Meiji Shrine with a number of famous-brand boutiques • •
Takeshita Street, a shopping street through Harajuku •
Others •
NHK Broadcasting Center, headquarters of the
NHK radio, television, and satellite broadcasting system •
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building, the
fourth-tallest building in Tokyo, patterned after the
Empire State Building •
Shibuya Sky, a 360-degree open-air observatory on
Shibuya Scramble Square, the highest point in the district of Shibuya overlooking Shibuya and the greater Tokyo skyline •
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, a major indoor arena complex •
United Nations University •
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, designed for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by
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