is a neighbourhood in the northern part of

Shibuya, Tokyo Shibuya (渋谷区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1, ...

, Japan.

Geography

The area encompassed by Yoyogi is typically defined two ways: * Only the five Yoyogi . * The former , corresponding roughly to the area south of National Route 20 (Kōshū-kaidō), east of Tokyo Route 420, north of the districts of Uehara and Tomigaya, and west of

Meiji Shrine , is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto. History A ...

. This larger definition of Yoyogi is generally used by residents and government to deliver services such as police, fire, and postal delivery.

Characteristics

Yoyogi is composed of ten districts. * : Home of the ''

juku ''Gakushū juku'' ( ja, 学習塾; see cram school) are private, fee-paying schools that offer supplementary classes often in preparation for key school and university entrance exams. The term is primarily used to characterize such schools i ...

'' chain Yoyogi Seminar as well as other college preparatory schools and technical institutions. There are also several businesses catering to those who use Yoyogi Station. * : The

Nishi-Shinjuku is a skyscraper business district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. This region was previously called . Nishi-Shinjuku was Tokyo's first major foray into building skyscrapers with the first appearing in the 1970s with Keio Plaza Inter-Continental. It ...

skyscraper district is directly north of this area. There are numerous offices and shops due to the proximity to the south exit of

Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest ...

. * : This area was once called Yamaya-chō (山谷町) and is mainly composed of small apartment buildings and houses. * and : Close to Meiji Shrine and

Yoyogi Park is a park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It is located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Yoyogikamizonochō. The park is a popular Tokyo destination, especially on Sundays when it is used as a gathering place for Japanese rock music ...

, these districts are quiet residential areas with a varied topography. * : This district covers Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park; as a result, there are few actual residents. * : Close to and stations as well as Yamate-dōri, this district is a hilly residential area. * , , : These three districts together with Tomigaya are often referred to as "Yoyogi-Uehara".

Transportation

Rail

is located in the easternmost part of Yoyogi only 700 meters south of Shinjuku Station. JR Yoyogi Station has two platforms for the Chūō-Sōbu and

Yamanote and are traditional names for two areas of Tokyo, Japan. Yamanote refers to the affluent, upper-class areas of Tokyo west of the Imperial Palace.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version While citizens once considered it ...

lines. Platforms for the

Toei Ōedo Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei). It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. T ...

subway line are located underneath Tokyo Metropolitan Route 414 west of the JR station. and also extend into or are located adjacent to Yoyogi. Rail lines include: *

Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban c ...

, Chūō-Sōbu Line: Yoyogi Station *

: Yoyogi Station *

Odakyū Odawara Line The is the main line of Japanese private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. It extends 82.5 km from Shinjuku in central Tokyo through the southwest suburbs to the city of Odawara, the gateway to Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture. ...

Minami-Shinjuku Station is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. Station layout The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. Platforms History The stat ...

, Sangūbashi Station, Yoyogi-Hachiman Station, Yoyogi-Uehara Station *

Chiyoda Line The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. On average, the line carries 1,447,730 passengers daily (2017), the second highest of the Tokyo Metro network, behind the Tozai Line (1,642,378).Yoyogi-Kōen Station, Yoyogi-Uehara Station *

Keiō Line The is a 37.9-km railway line in western Tokyo, Japan, owned by the private railway operator Keiō Corporation. It connects Shinjuku, Tokyo, with the suburban city of Hachiōji. The Keiō Line is part of a network with interchanges and th ...

: Hatsudai Station

Roads

* National Route 20 () * * * Tokyo Metropolitan Route 413 () * Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 () * Shuto Expressway Route 4 - Shinjuku Route ()

Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, located in the centre of

Shibuya Shibuya (渋谷区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. As of April 1 ...

directly south of

. In the years preceding its designation as a public park, Yoyogi Park's site was used as the location of the first successful powered aircraft flight in Japan, an army parade ground, a post-

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

US military installation, and the location for the opening ceremonies of the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this h ...

Economy

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...

have its headquarters in Yoyogi.

Square Enix is a Japanese multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game franchises, among numerous ...

and subsidiary

Taito is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. I ...

share the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi. Square Enix is no longer headquartered here, but at the Higashi-Shinjuku Station.

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. Much of Yoyogi is zoned to Yoyogi Sanya Elementary School ( 代々木山谷小学校). This includes 1-3

chōme The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ...

, 4-chōme 1-31, 34, 35, 40, and 47-50 ban, and 5-chōme 42, 48, 54-60 ban. However, 4-chōme 32, 33, 36-39, 41-46, and 51-62 ban, and 5-chōme 13-36, 43-47, and 49-53 ban are instead zoned to Hatashiro Elementary School ( 幡代小学校). 5-chōme 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67-ban are zoned to Tomigaya Elementary School ( 渋谷区立富谷小学校). Yoyogi 4-chōme, 1-chōme 5-11 ban, 3-chōme 1-17 and 21-59 ban, and 5-chōme 13-26 and 42-60 ban are zoned to Yoyogi Junior High School ( 代々木中学校). Yoyogi 2-chōme, 1-chōme 1-4 and 12-61 ban, and 3-chōme 18-20 ban are zoned to Harajuku Gaien Junior High School ( 原宿外苑中学校). Yoyogi 5-chome 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67 ban are zoned to Uehara Junior High School ( 渋谷区立上原中学校). - Has junior high school zoning

References

External links

History of Shibuya

{{Authority control Neighborhoods of Tokyo Shibuya