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8 Street-by-Street: Shibuya VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Shibuya
Practical Information
Shibuya is the sakariba (party town) for Tokyo’s youth. It has  Shibuya stn, Hanzomon,
been so since the 1930s, when façades featured rockets Ginza, and Fukutoshin lines.
Tower Records: Tel (03)
streak ing across the sky. Today this is the place to see the 3496-3661. Open10am–
latest in fashion, food, music, and gadgets. Shibuya really 11pm daily.
started to grow after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and its Transport
continuing expansion has been spurred by the affluent youth £ Shibuya stn, Yamanote,
of the world’s third-biggest economy. The area, which lies to Tokyu Toyoko, Denen toshi &
the northwest of Shibuya station and south of Yoyogi Park, is Keio Inokashira lines.
a mix of trendy boutiques, fashion able department stores,
and record shops, plus a couple of interesting museums, and
the Bunka mura cultural center. Adjoining this area is Dogen-
zaka, a jumble of sloping Center Gai
streets and alleyways lined The focus for youth
with nightclubs, bars, and entertainment in Tokyo,
love hotels (see p299). Center Gai is lined with shops,
pachinko parlors, restaurants,
and karaoke bars full of high-
school and college-age kids.

Tokyu Hands is a
huge store full of
housewares and
handicrafts.

Bunkamura
This cultural center is a popular site for C E N T E R G A I
rock and classical concerts, and has B U N K A M U R A – D O R I
movies, an art gallery, and a theater.

D O G E N – Z A K A

Dogen-zaka
Named after a bandit who retired Key
here as a monk, this nighttime
destination includes old houses, Suggested walk route
now art galleries. Train line
For hotels and restaurants see p302 and pp324–6

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