is a residential district of the

Shibuya is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial center, Shibuya houses one of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station. As of January 1, 2024, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 230,60 ...

ward in

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surrounded by the residential areas of Hiroo, Ebisu, Daikanyama and Aoyama.

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and

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have their official residence in a palace in large gardens off Komazawadori in Higashi. The main campus of the

Kokugakuin University Kokugakuin University , abbreviated as ''Kokugakudai'' () or ''Kokudai'' (), is a Shinto-affiliated private research university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The university consists of undergraduate departments in humanities and social sciences and ...

is in Higashi. All literature, economics, law and Shinto studies students populate the Shibuya campus. At the end of January, 2006, it was decided that the name of the main building, which was recently developed, would be Wakagi Tower (若木タワー, Wakagi Tawā).

Shibuya Station is a major railway station in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Keio Corporation, Tokyu Corporation, and Tokyo Metro. It serves as a terminal for six railway lines, five of which are operated by Tokyo Metro ...

and Ebisu Station serve as the nearest rail stations. There are bus services from

and Ebisu, serving the educational campuses in Higashi and the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Hiroo.

Facilities

* Residence of

Masahito, Prince Hitachi is a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the younger brother of Akihito, Emperor emeritus Akihito and the paternal uncle of Naruhito, Emperor Naruhito. He is the second son and sixth born child of Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōju ...

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of Türkmenistan in Japan * * , a museum of Shibuya's local history and literature *

** , a museum of Japanese archeology and

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culture * Jissen Women's University Junior College *

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. All of Higashi 1-

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and parts of 2 and 3-chome are zoned to Tokiwamatsu Elementary School ( 常磐松小学校). Parts of Higashi 2, 3, and 4-chome are zoned to Hiroo Elementary School ( 広尾小学校). Parts of Higashi 2 and 3-chome are zoned to Nagayato Elementary School ( 長谷戸小学校). Parts of Higashi 2, 3, and 4-chome are zoned to Hiroo Junior High School ( 広尾中学校). All of Higashi 1-chome and parts of 2, 3, and 4-chome are zoned to Hachiyama Junior High School ( 鉢山中学校). - Has junior high school zoning Hiroo_Junior_High_School_Tokyo.jpg, Hiroo Junior High School ( 広尾中学校) File:広尾小学校-3.JPG, Hiroo Elementary School ( 広尾小学校) 常磐松小学校-1.JPG, Tokiwamatsu Elementary School ( 常磐松小学校)

References

Neighborhoods of Tokyo Shibuya {{Tokyo-geo-stub