CROWDED CROSSING SHIBUYA TOKYO
Le carrefour Hachiko ou Shibuya Crossing, au centre de Shibuya.
Shibuya (渋谷区, Shibuya-ku) est un des 23 arrondissements spéciaux (区, ku) formant Tokyo, au Japon. L'arrondissement a été fondé en 1932. La population de l'arrondissement est de 208 371 habitants pour une superficie de 15,11 km2 (2008). En même temps qu'au nom de l'arrondissement, le nom Shibuya se rapporte à la gare et au quartier d'affaires autour de la gare également. La gare de Shibuya est une des plus fréquentée dans la région de Tokyo. L'arrondissement de Shibuya est connu comme un centre de la mode et c'est un quartier bien animé. Un symbole de ce quartier pour les jeunes est la tour 109 qui renferme une centaine de boutiques consacrées aux dernières tendances de la mode. En plus du quartier Shibuya, il y a d'autres quartiers importants dans l'arrondissement de Shibuya : Daikanyama (代官山), Ebisu (恵比寿), Harajuku (原宿), Hiroo (広尾), Sendagaya (千駄ヶ谷), Omotesando (表参道) et Yoyogi (代々木).
Près de la gare de Shibuya se trouve une petite statue de chien très célèbre : Hachikō (ハチ公), ce chien qui resta fidèle à son maitre même après le décès de celui-ci et jusqu'à sa propre mort et dont on honore la mémoire encore aujourd'hui. La place où se trouve cette statuette est un haut lieu de rendez-vous. Dōgen-zaka est une pente du centre de Shibuya célèbre pour ses boîtes de nuit et ses love hotel avoisinants.
---------------------------------------------
Shibuya (渋谷区 Shibuya-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 people per km². The total area is 15.11 km². The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. Shibuya includes many well-known commercial and residential districts such as Daikanyama, Ebisu, Harajuku, Hiroo, Higashi, Omotesandō, Sendagaya, and Yoyogi.
History
Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major commercial and entertainment center. It was incorporated as a village in Minami-Toshima County (Toyotama County from 1896) in 1889, as a town in 1909, as a ward of Tokyo City in 1932, and as a ward of Tokyo Metropolis in 1943. The present-day special ward was established on March 15, 1947. One of the best-known stories concerning Shibuya is the story of Hachikō, a dog who waited on his late master at Shibuya Station every day from 1923 to 1935, eventually becoming a national celebrity for his loyalty. A statue of Hachikō was built adjacent to the station, and the surrounding Hachikō Square is now the most popular meeting point in the area. Yoyogi Park in Shibuya was one of the main venues for the 1964 Summer Olympics. The ward itself served as part of the athletics 50 km walk and marathon course during those games. In 1965, 18-year-old Misao Katagiri, who had already shot and killed a policeman, went on a shooting rampage, and injured 16 more people. He was sentenced to death and was executed by hanging in 1972. Shibuya has achieved great popularity among young people in the last 30 years. There are several famous fashion department stores in Shibuya. Shibuya 109 is a major shopping center near Shibuya Station, particularly famous as the origin of the kogal subculture. Called "Ichi-Maru-kyū," which translates as 1–0–9 in Japanese, the name is actually a pun on that of the corporation that owns it — Tōkyū (which sounds like 10–9 in Japanese; this is numerical substitution, a form of goroawase wordplay). The contemporary fashion scene in Shibuya extends northward from Shibuya Station to Harajuku, where youth culture reigns; Omotesandō, the zelkova tree- and fashion brand-lined street; and Sendagaya, Tokyo's apparel design district. During the late 1990s, Shibuya also became known as the center of the IT industry in Japan. It was often called "Bit Valley" in English, a pun on both "Bitter Valley," the literal translation of "Shibuya", as well as bit, the computer term for binary digits.
Shibuya (渋谷区, Shibuya-ku) est un des 23 arrondissements spéciaux (区, ku) formant Tokyo, au Japon. L'arrondissement a été fondé en 1932. La population de l'arrondissement est de 208 371 habitants pour une superficie de 15,11 km2 (2008). En même temps qu'au nom de l'arrondissement, le nom Shibuya se rapporte à la gare et au quartier d'affaires autour de la gare également. La gare de Shibuya est une des plus fréquentée dans la région de Tokyo. L'arrondissement de Shibuya est connu comme un centre de la mode et c'est un quartier bien animé. Un symbole de ce quartier pour les jeunes est la tour 109 qui renferme une centaine de boutiques consacrées aux dernières tendances de la mode. En plus du quartier Shibuya, il y a d'autres quartiers importants dans l'arrondissement de Shibuya : Daikanyama (代官山), Ebisu (恵比寿), Harajuku (原宿), Hiroo (広尾), Sendagaya (千駄ヶ谷), Omotesando (表参道) et Yoyogi (代々木).
Près de la gare de Shibuya se trouve une petite statue de chien très célèbre : Hachikō (ハチ公), ce chien qui resta fidèle à son maitre même après le décès de celui-ci et jusqu'à sa propre mort et dont on honore la mémoire encore aujourd'hui. La place où se trouve cette statuette est un haut lieu de rendez-vous. Dōgen-zaka est une pente du centre de Shibuya célèbre pour ses boîtes de nuit et ses love hotel avoisinants.
---------------------------------------------
Shibuya (渋谷区 Shibuya-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 people per km². The total area is 15.11 km². The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. Shibuya includes many well-known commercial and residential districts such as Daikanyama, Ebisu, Harajuku, Hiroo, Higashi, Omotesandō, Sendagaya, and Yoyogi.
History
Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major commercial and entertainment center. It was incorporated as a village in Minami-Toshima County (Toyotama County from 1896) in 1889, as a town in 1909, as a ward of Tokyo City in 1932, and as a ward of Tokyo Metropolis in 1943. The present-day special ward was established on March 15, 1947. One of the best-known stories concerning Shibuya is the story of Hachikō, a dog who waited on his late master at Shibuya Station every day from 1923 to 1935, eventually becoming a national celebrity for his loyalty. A statue of Hachikō was built adjacent to the station, and the surrounding Hachikō Square is now the most popular meeting point in the area. Yoyogi Park in Shibuya was one of the main venues for the 1964 Summer Olympics. The ward itself served as part of the athletics 50 km walk and marathon course during those games. In 1965, 18-year-old Misao Katagiri, who had already shot and killed a policeman, went on a shooting rampage, and injured 16 more people. He was sentenced to death and was executed by hanging in 1972. Shibuya has achieved great popularity among young people in the last 30 years. There are several famous fashion department stores in Shibuya. Shibuya 109 is a major shopping center near Shibuya Station, particularly famous as the origin of the kogal subculture. Called "Ichi-Maru-kyū," which translates as 1–0–9 in Japanese, the name is actually a pun on that of the corporation that owns it — Tōkyū (which sounds like 10–9 in Japanese; this is numerical substitution, a form of goroawase wordplay). The contemporary fashion scene in Shibuya extends northward from Shibuya Station to Harajuku, where youth culture reigns; Omotesandō, the zelkova tree- and fashion brand-lined street; and Sendagaya, Tokyo's apparel design district. During the late 1990s, Shibuya also became known as the center of the IT industry in Japan. It was often called "Bit Valley" in English, a pun on both "Bitter Valley," the literal translation of "Shibuya", as well as bit, the computer term for binary digits.