Editing Shibuya (section)

==Sightseeing and local landmarks==
[[File:Shibuya scramble square sky view of crossing (48995414042).jpg|thumb|Shibuya's scramble crossing from Shibuya Sky observation deck]]
Shibuya is famous for its [[Pedestrian scramble|scramble crossing]], called [[Shibuya Crossing]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="asahi_2016-04-22">{{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}}</ref><ref name="cnn_2019-08-25">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Statue of Hachikō|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|Niijima Island]] in 1980.

===Green areas===
[[File:Yoyogi Park from Hyatt.jpg|thumb|[[Yoyogi Park]]]]
*[[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 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo Olympics]]

===Commercial complexes===
[[File:2019_Shibuya_Scramble_Square_1.jpg|thumb|[[Shibuya Scramble Square]]<br />and [[Shibuya Hikarie]] (left)]]
* [[Cerulean Tower]], formerly the tallest building in the Shibuya Station area
* [[Omotesando Hills|Omotesandō Hills]], a shopping mall completed in 2006
* [[109 (department store)|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
* [[Ebisu, Shibuya#Sightseeing and attractions#Yebisu Garden Place|Yebisu Garden Place]], site of the former [[Sapporo Brewery]], now featuring restaurants and shopping, along with the [[Westin Hotels|Westin Hotel]]

===Cultural institutions===
* [[Bunka Fashion College|Bunka Gakuen]] Costume Museum
* [[Bunkamura]], a cultural center and concert hall complex
* [[Kihachirō Kawamoto|Kawamoto Kihachirō]] Puppet Gallery
* [[Masao Koga|Koga Masao]] Museum of Music
* {{ill|Kokugakuin University Museum|ja|國學院大學博物館}}, a museum of Japanese archaeology and [[Shinto|Shintō]] culture at [[Kokugakuin University]]
* [[Meiji Shrine|Meiji Jingū]] Museum
* [[National Noh Theatre]]
* [[New National Theatre Tokyo|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]]

===Religious institutions===
[[File:Meiji-jingu geiheiden.jpg|thumb|right|[[Meiji Shrine]]]]
* {{ill|Konnō Hachimangū|ja|金王八幡宮}}, a [[Shinto shrine|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 Church in Japan|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]]

===Streets===
[[File:Harajuku - Omotesando 01 (15555117880).jpg|thumb|[[Omotesandō]]]]
[[File:Shibuya - Hotel Sunreon (love hotel) 01 (15554736517).jpg|thumb|Love hotels concentrated in Dōgenzaka]]
* {{ill|Aoyama Dōri|ja|青山通り}}, a major east–west thoroughfare
* [[Cat Street, Tokyo|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 hotel]]s
* {{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, Shibuya|Higashi]] and [[Hiroo, Shibuya|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 (Michelangelo)|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.<ref>[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]</ref>
* {{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, Tokyo|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}}

===Others===
[[File:Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgijō 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]]]]
* [[NHK Broadcasting Center]], headquarters of the [[NHK]] radio, television, and satellite broadcasting system
* [[NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building]], the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Tokyo|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]]