Shibuya#Shibuya Crossing

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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 the clan that ruled this area was defeated by the Later Hōjō clan on January 13, 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 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 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, 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.

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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 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.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf 1964 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 2. Part 1. p. 74.

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.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, large-scale redevelopment has been underway in the area surrounding Shibuya Station. The scale of the project has been described as something that happens once in a hundred years.{{cite web|url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/images_h/928e0aee5ce9c53a91a427c8ebbaf0cb_1.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250509095426/https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/images_h/928e0aee5ce9c53a91a427c8ebbaf0cb_1.pdf|script-title=ja:～「100 年に一度」の大規模再開発、渋谷駅街区計画、最終章へ～ 2030 年度に渋谷駅および駅を中心とした歩行者ネットワークが概成を迎え 翌年度、渋谷スクランブルスクエア第Ⅱ期（中央棟・西棟）が完成します|language=ja|publisher=Tokyu Corporation, JR East and Tokyo Metro|date=9 May 2025|archive-date=9 May 2025|access-date=16 May 2025}} In 2005, the Japanese government designated the district as an Urban Renewal Area. Following discussions among scholars, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Shibuya City Office, and railway operators such as Tokyu Corporation, JR East, and Tokyo Metro, a master plan was announced in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2008/06/20i6u300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716013609/http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2008/06/20i6u300.htm|script-title=ja:「渋谷駅街区基盤整備方針」の公表について|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government|date=30 June 2008|archive-date=16 July 2008|access-date=16 May 2025}} In 2010, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the implementation of the redevelopment plan, and full-scale construction officially began.{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2010/10/20kad100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321052020/http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2010/10/20kad100.htm|script-title=ja:渋谷駅街区土地区画整理事業の施行認可について|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Metropolitan Government|date=13 October 2010|archive-date=21 March 2012|access-date=16 May 2025}} As part of the redevelopment, the existing station facilities were demolished. The Tōyoko Line was moved underground, the Ginza Line platform was relocated, and the Saikyō Line platform was placed parallel to the Yamanote Line platform. Several existing commercial buildings were also demolished and replaced by high-rise complexes such as Shibuya Hikarie, Shibuya Stream, Shibuya Fukuras (ja), Shibuya Sakura Stage (ja), and Shibuya Scramble Square.{{cite web|url=https://shibuyaplusfun.com/district/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211061757/https://shibuyaplusfun.com/district/|script-title=ja:各再開発プロジェクトの概要|language=ja|publisher=Shibuya City|date=|archive-date=11 February 2025|access-date=16 May 2025}} Because railway operations had to continue during construction, and because the pedestrian network plan around the station was revised during the process, the overall completion of the redevelopment is now scheduled for fiscal year 2034, which is seven years later than originally planned.{{cite web|url=https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/txn/news_txn/post_317613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513223006/https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/txn/news_txn/post_317613|script-title=ja:各再開発プロジェクトの概要|language=ja|publisher=TV Tokyo|date=9 May 2025|archive-date=13 May 2025|access-date=16 May 2025}}

Miyashita Park closed in 2017 and reopened in July 2020 as a shopping complex with a rooftop park.

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Shibuya includes many well-known commercial and residential districts such as Daikanyama, Ebisu, Harajuku, Hiroo, Higashi, Omotesandō, Sendagaya, and Yoyogi.

• Hatagaya Area:
• Sasazuka, Hatagaya, Honmachi
• Yoyogi Area:
• Uehara, Ōyamachō, Nishihara, Hatsudai, Motoyoyogichō, Tomigaya, Yoyogikamizonochō
• Sendagaya Area:
• Sendagaya, Jingūmae
• Ebisu-Ōmukai Area:
• Kamiyamachō, Jinnan, Udagawachō, Shōtō, Shinsenchō, Maruyamachō, Dōgenzaka, Nanpeidaichō, Sakuragaokachō, Hachiyamachō, Uguisudanichō, Sarugakuchō, Daikan'yamachō, Ebisunishi, Ebisuminami
• Hikawa-Shimbashi Area:
• Shibuya, Higashi, Ebisu, Hiroo

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Per Japanese census data, the population is rising again after decline between 1960 and 2000.{{Historical populations|1950|181,244|1960|282,687|1970|274,491|1980|247,035|1990|205,625|2000|196,682|2010|204,492|2020|243,883|align=none|source=Censuses{{Cite web|url=https://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.html|title=Statistics Bureau Home Page|website=www.stat.go.jp}}}}

Shibuya is run by a city assembly of 34 elected members. The mayor is Ken Hasebe, an independent.

• 2003 Shibuya mayoral election

In 2015, as the council passed "Ordinance for Promoting Respect of Gender Equality and Diversity in the Ward",{{Cite journal|last=Shimizu|first=Yudai|date=2015|title=Shibuya Wardʼs "Same-sex Partnership Ordinance"|url=http://web.icu.ac.jp/cgs_e/docs/NL018.pdf|journal=CGS Newsletter|volume=18|pages=5}} Shibuya Ward became the first Japanese municipality that issues same-sex partnership certificates..{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/05/same-sex-couples-japan-partnership-certificates|title=Same-sex couple receives Japan's first 'partnership' certificate|last=McCurry|first=Justin|date=2015-11-05|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-04-16}} 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 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 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/11/05/national/social-issues/shibuya-set-issue-first-certificates-recognizing-sex-couples/|title=Tokyo's Shibuya and Setagaya wards issue first same-sex partnership papers|last=Murai|first=Shusuke|date=2015-11-05|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://digital.asahi.com/articles/ASL3G2TR4L3GTNAB002.html?rm=353 |script-title=ja:宮崎）宮大の学生 同性パートナーシップ条例案提出：朝日新聞デジタル|last=Koide|first=Daiki|date=2018-03-15|work=朝日新聞デジタル|access-date=2018-04-16|language=ja-JP}}

The BBC notes that in practice, the ordinance is not binding, though their names will be posted on the ward's website if they violate the ordinance.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32130599|title=Tokyo ward certifies 'gay marriage'|date=2015-03-31|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-04-16|language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/nonsec/social/510181/ |script-title=ja:渋谷区の同性婚条例に疑問の声 「費用10万円」申請しないカップルも|date=2016-02-25|work=東スポＷeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社|access-date=2018-04-16|language=ja}} Shimizu argues that Shibuya Ward has been criticized for pinkwashing as "while passing this ordinance, 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 the useless ones.{{Cite news|url=http://www.christiantoday.co.jp/articles/20933/20160518/anglican-episcopal-church-in-japan-homosexuality.htm |script-title=ja:「レズビアン」という生き方 キリスト教のなかで「性」や「愛」を考える 大阪聖パウロ教会で講演会（１）|last=Domon|first=Minoru|date=2016-05-18|work=クリスチャントゥデイ|access-date=2018-04-16|language=ja}} Yuki Tsuchiya, a lesbian activist, also argues that LGBT individuals are used to promote the ward.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/nonsec/social/382239/ |script-title=ja:渋谷区「同性婚条例」にダメ出し 当事者から出てきた冷ややかな声|date=2015-03-28|work=東スポＷeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社|access-date=2018-04-19|language=ja}}

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Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing, called Shibuya Crossing.{{cite news | last=Murray Buechner | first=Maryanne |title=Tokyo: 10 Things To Do | work=Time: Travel | url= http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1897812_1897772_1897742,00.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090525151904/http://www.time.com/time/travel/cityguide/article/0,31489,1897812_1897772_1897742,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2009}} 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.{{Cite news |title=【東京はてな】 渋谷交差点、1回で3千人横断? |language=ja |author=井上恵一朗 |newspaper=朝日新聞 |date=2016-04-22 |page=29}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnn.co.jp/travel/35141167.html |title=渋谷スクランブル交差点――世界で最もワイルドな交差点にようこそ |publisher=CNN.co.jp |language=ja |date=2019-08-25 |access-date=2019-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923015639/https://www.cnn.co.jp/travel/35141167.html |archive-date=September 23, 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-world-s-busiest-pedestrian-crossing.html|title=The World's Busiest Pedestrian Crossing |website=WorldAtlas|date=5 March 2018|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812012537/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-world-s-busiest-pedestrian-crossing.html |archive-date=August 12, 2020}} 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.

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• 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

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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{{clarify|date=April 2014}} young women to shop
• {{ill|Shibuya Fukuras|ja|渋谷フクラス}}
• 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

• Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum
• Bunkamura, a cultural center and concert hall complex
• Kawamoto Kihachirō Puppet Gallery
• Koga Masao Museum of Music
• {{ill|Kokugakuin University Museum|ja|國學院大學博物館}}, 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
• {{ill|Shibuya Cultural Center Owada|ja|渋谷区文化総合センター大和田}}, a public cultural complex including lifelong learning center, planetarium and halls
• {{ill|Shibuya Folk and Literary Shirane Memorial Museum|ja|白根記念渋谷区郷土博物館・文学館}}, a public museum of Shibuya's local history and literary
• {{ill|Shoto Museum of Art|ja|渋谷区立松濤美術館}}
• {{ill|Toguri Museum of Art|ja|戸栗美術館}}
• Ukiyo-e Ōta Memorial Museum of Art
• Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
• Yamatane Museum

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• {{ill|Konnō Hachimangū|ja|金王八幡宮}}, a Shintō shrine on {{ill|Shibuya Castle|ja|渋谷城}} 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

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• {{ill|Aoyama Dōri|ja|青山通り}}, a major east–west thoroughfare
• Cat Street, a promenade in Ura-Harajuku area, famous for its roadside clothing stores
• Center Gai
• {{ill|Dōgen-zaka|ja|道玄坂}}, a road in central Shibuya famous for its surrounding nightclubs and love hotels
• {{ill|Komazawa Dōri|ja|東京都道416号古川橋二子玉川線}} – 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.[http://www.undeadlinks.com/s.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kunaicho.go.jp%2Fe07%2Fed07.html&l=1 Kunaicho |The Imperial Palace and other Imperial Household Establishments]
• {{ill|Shibuya Kōen Dōri|ja|渋谷公園通り}}, in central Shibuya between Shibuya Station and Yoyogi Park
• {{ill|Meiji Dōri (Tokyo)|ja|明治通り (東京都)}}, a major north–south thoroughfare parallel to the Yamanote Line
• {{ill|Miyamasu-zaka|ja|宮益坂}}
• 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
• {{ill|Spain-zaka|ja|スペイン坂}}
• Takeshita Street, a shopping street through Harajuku
• {{ill|Yamate Dōri (Tokyo)|ja|東京都道317号環状六号線}}

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• 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 Kenzo Tange

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The main station in Shibuya is Shibuya Station. The southern half of Shinjuku Station, including the New South Entrance, is located in Shibuya.

• JR East
• Yamanote Line: Shinjuku, Yoyogi, Harajuku, Shibuya, Ebisu stations
• Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō-Sōbu Line: Shinjuku, Yoyogi, Sendagaya stations
• Saikyō Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line: Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ebisu stations
• Tokyo Metro
• Ginza Line: Shibuya station
• Marunouchi Line: Shinjuku station
• Hibiya Line: Ebisu station
• Chiyoda Line: Meiji Jingūmae, Yoyogi Kōen, Yoyogi Uehara stations
• Hanzōmon Line: Shibuya station
• Fukutoshin Line: Shibuya, Meiji Jingūmae, Kitasandō stations
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
• Toei Shinjuku Line: Shinjuku station
• Toei Ōedo Line: Shinjuku, Yoyogi, Kokuritsu Kyogi-jo stations
• Tokyu Corporation
• Tōyoko Line: Shibuya, Daikanyama stations
• Den-en-toshi Line: Shibuya, Ikejiri Ohashi stations
• Keio Corporation
• Inokashira Line:Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shinsen stations
• Keiō Line: Shinjuku, Sasazuka stations
• Keiō New Line: Shinjuku, Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Sasazuka stations
• Odakyu Electric Railway Odawara Line: Shinjuku, Minami Shinjuku, Sangubashi, Yoyogi Hachiman, Yoyogi Uehara stations
• The Imperial Platform, used by the Japanese Imperial Family on rare occasions, is located along the Yamanote Line, a few minutes walk from Harajuku Station in Sendagaya 3-chome.

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

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Several companies are headquartered in Shibuya.

Calpis,"[http://www.calpis.net/corporate/outline/com_info/index.html Company Outline] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205031901/http://www.calpis.net/corporate/outline/com_info/index.html |date=2010-02-05 }}." Calpis. Retrieved on February 12, 2010. Casio,"[http://world.casio.com/corporate/ Corporate]." Casio. Retrieved on February 25, 2009 Mixi,"[http://mixi.co.jp/en/overview/ Company Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914171630/http://mixi.co.jp/en/overview/ |date=September 14, 2017 }}." Mixi. Retrieved on April 3, 2012. "Headquarter address Sumitomo Fudosan Shibuya First Tower 7F, 1-2-20 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0011, Japan" Niwango,"[http://info.niwango.jp/info/ 会社情報] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221043401/http://info.niwango.jp/info/ |date=February 21, 2015 }}." Niwango. Retrieved on February 26, 2011. "〒150-0001　東京都渋谷区神宮前1-15-2 ニコニコ本社ビル." Nihon Dempa Kogyo,"[https://www.ndk.com/en/about/profile/index.html Profile]." Nihon Dempa Kogyo. Retrieved on May 16, 2019. and Tokyu Corporation have their headquarters in Shibuya."[http://www.tokyu.co.jp/contents_index/guide/2009_2010/guide02.html 会社概要] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122201657/http://www.tokyu.co.jp/contents_index/guide/2009_2010/guide02.html |date=2009-11-22 }}." Tokyu Corporation. Retrieved on November 27, 2009. East Japan Railway Company{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/data/index.html |title= JR East Corporate Data |author= East Japan Railway Company |access-date= 20 June 2009}}{{in lang|en}} have their headquarters in Yoyogi, Shibuya. 81 Produce has its headquarters in Tomigaya, Shibuya.{{cite web |url=http://www.81produce.co.jp/company/ |script-title=ja:株式会社81プロデュース 会社概要 |publisher=81 Produce |access-date=April 5, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.81produce.co.jp/access/ |script-title=ja:株式会社81プロデュース アクセスマップ |publisher=81 Produce |access-date=April 5, 2010}}

At one time Smilesoft had its headquarters in the CT Sasazuka Building in Shibuya."[https://web.archive.org/web/20020212025351/http://www.smilesoft.co.jp/company/index.html 会社概要]." Smilesoft. February 12, 2002. Retrieved on February 11, 2010. In May 1985 the headquarters of Bandai Visual moved to Shibuya. In March 1990 the headquarters moved to Shinjuku."[http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/e/about/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217114720/http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/e/about/history.html |date=February 17, 2007 }}." Bandai Visual. Retrieved on March 16, 2010.

A.D. Vision - Tokyo, Y.K., the Japanese subsidiary of A.D. Vision, was in Shibuya."[http://www.advfilms.com/contact-adv-films.aspx Contact ADV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802200724/http://www.advfilms.com/contact-adv-films.aspx |date=2009-08-02 }}." A.D. Vision. Retrieved on May 8, 2009. Acclaim Entertainment once had its Tokyo office in the Nomora Building."[https://web.archive.org/web/20000623092021/http://acclaim.com/company/worldwideLocations.html Worldwide locations]." Acclaim Entertainment. June 23, 2000. Retrieved on July 8, 2010. The Japanese subsidiary of Titus Interactive, Titus Japan K.K., had its head office on the eighth floor of the Kotubuki Dogenzaka Building in Dōgenzaka."[https://web.archive.org/web/20040603214816/http://www.titus-interactive.com/index.php?lang=en&pg=contact Contact]." Titus Interactive. 3 June 2004. Retrieved on 4 September 2012. The former animation studio; Group TAC was also located here.

Square Enix headquarters were located in Yoyogi before moving to Shinjuku in 2012.{{cite web |title=会社概要 |url=https://www.jp.square-enix.com/company/ja/outline/ |publisher=Square Enix |access-date=17 October 2020}}

• Amway Japan: Japan headquarters, a multi-level marketing company{{cite web |url=https://www.amway.co.jp/about/company/jpn_company/index.html |publisher=Amway |access-date=17 October 2020|title=日本アムウェイ（Amway）の会社概要｜日本アムウェイ（Amway）公式企業サイト }}
• Coca-Cola{{cite web |title=Company Profile |url=https://www.cocacola.co.jp/company-information/company-profile |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• Campbells Soup's Japan division is headquartered in Shibuya, on the 10th floor of the Tokyo Tatemono Hiroo Building."[http://www.campbellsoup.co.jp/ourcompany/profile.html Profile]." Campbells Soup Japan. Retrieved on November 10, 2008.
• CyberAgent: Internet advertising agency{{cite web |title=Overview |date=March 18, 1998 |url=https://www.cyberagent.co.jp/corporate/overview/ |publisher=CyberAgent |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• East Japan Railway Company (JR East){{cite web |title=Corporate Data |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/data/index.html?src=gnavi |publisher=East Japan Railway Company |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• Gap Inc{{cite web |title=Company Profile |work=Gap Inc. |url=https://www.gapinc.com/ja-jp/about/company-profile |publisher=GAP |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• Ito En: bottler of tea, coffee, vegetable drinks, and other beverages{{cite web |title=Global Expansion and Business Locations |work=ITO EN, LTD. |url=https://www.itoen-global.com/about_us/global_network.php |publisher=Ito En |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) (NHK Broadcasting Center){{cite web |title=Summary |url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/info/about/summary.html |publisher=NHK |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• Papas: clothing, cafe, and bakery company{{cite web |title=About |url=https://papas.jpn.com/ja/about |publisher=Papas |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• Sapporo Breweries Limited{{cite web |title=Office |url=https://www.sapporobeer.jp/english/company/branch/ |publisher=Sapporo Breweries |access-date=17 October 2020}}
• Trend Micro Japan: security software company{{cite web |title=Contact Locations Worldwide |url=https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/contact.html#t6 |publisher=Trend Micro |access-date=17 October 2020}}

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• Aoyama Gakuin University
• Bunka Gakuen University (Yoyogi)
• Jissen Women's University
• Kokugakuin University (Higashi)
• Shibuya University Network
• Tokai University
• United Nations University
• University of the Sacred Heart (Hiroo)

The {{ill|Shibuya City Board of Education|ja|渋谷区教育委員会}} 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{{cite web|url=https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kodomo/kyouiku_iinkai/gakkou/tugaku_j24.html|title=学校別通学区域（中学校）|publisher=Shibuya|accessdate=2022-11-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kodomo/kyouiku_iinkai/gakkou/tugaku_e24.html|title=学校別通学区域(小学校)|publisher=Shibuya|accessdate=2022-11-06}}

• Shibuya Honmachi Gakuen (渋谷本町学園)

Junior high schools:

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• Hachiyama Junior High School (鉢山中学校)
• Harajuku Gaien Junior High School (原宿外苑中学校)
• Hiroo Junior High School (広尾中学校)
• Sasazuka Junior High School (笹塚中学校)
• Shoto Junior High School (松濤中学校)
• Uehara Junior High School (上原中学校)
• Yoyogi Junior High School (代々木中学校)

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Elementary schools:

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• Hatashiro Elementary School (幡代小学校)
• Hatomori Elementary School (鳩森小学校)
• Hiroo Elementary School (広尾小学校)
• Jingumae Elementary School (神宮前小学校)
• Jinnan Elementary School (神南小学校)
• Kakezuka Elementary School (加計塚小学校)
• Nagayato Elementary School (長谷戸小学校)
• Nakahata Elementary School (中幡小学校)
• Nishihara Elementary School (西原小学校)
• Rinsen Elementary School (臨川小学校)
• Sarugaku Elementary School (猿楽小学校)
• Sasazuka Elementary School (笹塚小学校)
• Sendagaya Elementary School (千駄谷小学校)
• Tokiwamatsu Elementary School (常磐松小学校)
• Tomigaya Elementary School (富谷小学校)
• Uehara Elementary School (上原小学校)
• Yoyogisanya Elementary School (代々木山谷小学校)

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Private schools include:

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• Aoyama Gakuin Elementary, Junior and Senior High School—private co-ed school, in Shibuya, affiliated with Aoyama Gakuin University
• {{interlanguage link|Aoyama High School|ja|東京都立青山高等学校}}—public co-ed school, in Jingūmae
• First Commercial High School—public co-ed school, in Daikanyama
• Fujimigaoka Junior and Senior High School—private girls' school, in Sasazuka
• Hiroo Gakuen Junior and Senior High School—private co-ed school, in Hiroo
• Hiroo High School—public co-ed school, in Higashi
• International School of Sacred Heart, in Hiroo
• Jingūmae International Exchange School (JIES), within the Shibuya Ward Jingūmae Elementary School in Omotesando
• Jissen Joshi-Gakuen Elementary, Junior and Senior High School—private girls' school, in Higashi, affiliated with Jissen Women's University
• Kantō International Senior High School—private co-ed school, in Honchō
• Kokugakuin Senior High School—private co-ed school, in Jingūmae

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The British School in Tokyo Shibuya Campus was previously in operation."[http://web.archive.org/web/20150317194815/http://www.bst.ac.jp/why-bst/facilities-and-location/ Facilities and Location]." British School in Tokyo. Retrieved on 8 March 2015. "BST Shibuya Campus – (Nursery to Year 3) Address: 1-21-18 Shibuya Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0002" ([http://www.bst.ac.jp/useful-information/map-directions/#shibuya Map]) and "BST Showa Campus – (Year 4 to Year 13) Address: Showa Women’s University 5th Bldg. 1-7-57 Taishido Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154-8533"

Shibuya operates several public libraries, including 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/eng/living/library.html |title=Shibuya City Office／Library |publisher=City.shibuya.tokyo.jp |access-date=2014-02-07}}

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 the television series Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night.

It featured in the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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, Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Reynatis. In Kingdom hearts 4 The city of Quadratum is based on Shibuya, and in Project Gotham Racing, Race Driver: Grid, Colin McRae: Dirt 2, Dirt 3, Dirt Showdown'' as a race track

• {{Flagicon|TUR}} Üsküdar District, Istanbul Province, Turkey (since 2005{{Cite web |language=ja |title=友好都市協定の締結 |url=https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kusei/shisaku/heiwa/pi428_uskudar.html |publisher=Shibuya City Government |date=2023-03-17 |accessdate=2023-11-19}})

• {{Flagicon|PER}} Miraflores District, Lima, Peru (since 2024{{Cite web |language=ja |title=【7月8日】渋谷区とペルー共和国リマ市ミラフローレス区は姉妹都市提携に関する覚書を締結しました |url=https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kusei/hodo/hodo-2024/hodo_20240708.html |publisher=Shibuya City Government |date=2024-07-07 |accessdate=2024-11-26}})
• {{Flagicon|USA}} Honolulu, State of Hawaii, the United States of America (since 2024{{Cite web |language=ja |title=アメリカ合衆国ハワイ州ホノルル市との姉妹都市提携 |url=https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/kusei/shisaku/heiwa/pi428_honolulu.html |publisher=Shibuya City Government |date=2024-09-09 |accessdate=2024-12-26}})

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There are following offices at the United Nations University Headquarters Building in Jingūmae, Shibuya.{{Cite web |title=International Organizations |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/protocol/organization.html |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |date=2023-09-11 |accessdate=2023-11-19}}

• ILO (International Labour Organization) Office for Japan
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Representation Office in Tokyo
• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Representation Office in Japan
• UNIC Tokyo (United Nations Information CentreTokyo)
• UNICEF Tokyo Office
• UNIDO ITPO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization Investment and Technology Promotion Office), Tokyo
• UNOPS（United Nations Office for Project Services）Tokyo Liaison Office
• UNU-IAS (Institute of the Advanced Study of Sustainability)

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Following countries operate their embassies in Shibuya.{{Cite web |language=ja |title=外国公館 |url=https://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp/shisetsu/bunka-shisetsu/embassy/embassy.html |publisher=Shibuya City Government |date=2023-03-17 |accessdate=2023-11-19}}

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• {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
• {{flag|Bulgaria}}
• {{flag|Burkina Faso}}
• {{flag|Republic of Congo}}
• {{flag|Cote d'Ivoire}}
• {{flag|Croatia}}
• {{flag|Czech Republic}}
• {{flag|Denmark}}
• {{flag|Estonia}}
• {{flag|Guinea}}
• {{flag|Iraq}}
• {{flag|Jordan}}
• {{flag|Latvia}}
• {{flag|Libya}}
• {{flag|Malaysia}}
• {{flag|Mongolia}}
• {{flag|New Zealand}}
• {{flag|Oman}}
• {{flag|Peru}}
• {{flag|Turkey}}
• {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
• {{flag|Uganda}}
• {{flag|Vietnam}}

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File:2018 Shibuya Crossing.jpg|Shibuya crossing at ground level

File:Shibuya scramble square sky view of crossing wide (48994670573).jpg|View from the Sky View observation deck

File:Scramble from above, SHIBUYA SKY (49367161357).jpg|Shibuya crossing at night

File:Shibuya at night 03 (15120002334).jpg|Streets of Shibuya at night

File:Facade of the polyhedral glass building The Iceberg, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.jpg|"The Iceberg", building in Shibuya

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• List of leading shopping streets and districts by city
• Shibuya-kei

; Similar venues with electronic billboards, jumbotrons and media towers.

• Yonge–Dundas Square (Toronto)
• Times Square (New York City)

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