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Shibuya

渋谷区
Special ward
Shibuya City
Shibuya Crossing
Shibuya Crossing
Flag of Shibuya
Flag
Location of Shibuya in Tokyo
Location of Shibuya in Tokyo
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Tokyo
Area
 • Total 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population
 (10 April 2020)
 • Total 231,043
 • Density 15,290.7/km2 (39,603/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City office Shibuya 1-18-21, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8010

Shibuya (渋谷, Shibuya-ku) is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a very important area for commerce and business. It also has the two busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station and Shibuya Station. As of 2020, it has an population of about 231,043, and a population density of 15,290.7 people per km2 (39,603/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi).

Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing, called Shibuya Crossing.

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  • Shibuya in 1950s

    Shibuya in 1959

  • 1952 Shibuya

    Shibuya in 1952

  • South of Shibuya

    South of Shibuya in 2020

  • Shibuya scramble square sky view of crossing (48995414042)

    Shibuya's scramble crossing from Shibuya Sky observation deck

  • Yoyogi Park from Hyatt

    Yoyogi Park

  • Harajuku - Omotesando 01 (15555117880)

    Omotesandō

  • Shibuya - Hotel Sunreon (love hotel) 01 (15554736517)

    Love hotels concentrated in Dōgenzaka

  • 2019 Shibuya Scramble Square 1

    Shibuya Scramble Square

  • Shibuya Station.1963

    Aerial view around Shibuya Station in June 1963

  • Shibuya Toyoko Line

    The former Tokyu Toyoko Line station (now demolished)

  • SHUTO EXPWY 3

    Shuto Expressway No.3 Shibuya Route

  • NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building 2009 cropped

    NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building

  • Aoyama Gakuin Majima Memorial Hall

    Aoyama Gakuin Majima Memorial Hall

  • United Nations University01s3200

    United Nations University, Shibuya campus

  • 2018 Shibuya Crossing

    Shibuya crossing at ground level

  • Shibuya scramble square sky view of crossing wide (48994670573)

    View from the Sky View observation deck

  • Scramble from above, SHIBUYA SKY (49367161357)

    Shibuya crossing at night

  • Shibuya at night 03 (15120002334)

    Streets of Shibuya at night

  • Facade of the polyhedral glass building The Iceberg, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

    "The Iceberg", building in Shibuya

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Shibuya (Tokio) para niños

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