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Yoyogi

Yoyogi (代々木よよぎ) is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building & JR Yoyogi Station

Geography

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The area encompassed by Yoyogi is typically defined two ways:

  • Only the five Yoyogi districts (丁ひのと目め, chōme).
  • The former Yoyogi Village (代々木よよぎ村むら, -mura), corresponding roughly to the area south of National Route 20 (Kōshū-kaidō), east of Tokyo Route 420, north of the districts of Uehara and Tomigaya, and west of Meiji Shrine.

This larger definition of Yoyogi is generally used by residents and government to deliver services such as police, fire, and postal delivery.

Characteristics

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Yoyogi is composed of ten districts.

  • Yoyogi 1-chōme (代々木よよぎ一いち丁目ちょうめ, -itchōme): Home of the juku chain Yoyogi Seminar as well as other college preparatory schools and technical institutions. There are also several businesses catering to those who use Yoyogi Station.
  • Yoyogi 2-chōme (代々木よよぎ二に丁目ちょうめ, -nichōme): The Nishi-Shinjuku skyscraper district is directly north of this area. There are numerous offices and shops due to the proximity to the south exit of Shinjuku Station.
  • Yoyogi 3-chōme (代々木よよぎ三さん丁目ちょうめ, -sanchōme): This area was once called Yamaya-chō (山谷さんや町まち) and is mainly composed of small apartment buildings and houses.
  • Yoyogi 4-chōme (代々木よよぎ四よん丁目ちょうめ, -yonchōme) and Yoyogi 5-chōme (代々木よよぎ五ご丁目ちょうめ, -gochōme): Close to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park, these districts are quiet residential areas with a varied topography.
  • Yoyogi Kamizono-chō (代々木神園よよぎかみぞの町まち): This district covers Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park; as a result, there are few actual residents.
  • Moto-Yoyogi-chō (元代々木もとよよぎ町まち): Close to Yoyogi-Hachiman and Yoyogi-Uehara stations as well as Yamate-dōri, this district is a hilly residential area.
  • Uehara (上原うえはら), Nishihara (西原にしはら), Ōyamachō (大山おおやま町まち): These three districts together with Tomigaya are often referred to as "Yoyogi-Uehara".

Yoyogi Park

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Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, located in the centre of Shibuya directly south of Meiji Shrine. In the years preceding its designation as a public park, Yoyogi Park's site was used as the location of the first successful powered aircraft flight in Japan, an army parade ground, a post-World War II US military installation, and the location for the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Transportation

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Rail

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Yoyogi Station (代々木よよぎ駅えき, -eki) is located in the easternmost part of Yoyogi only 700 meters south of Shinjuku Station. JR Yoyogi Station has two platforms for the Chūō-Sōbu and Yamanote lines. Platforms for the Toei Ōedo Line subway line are located underneath Tokyo Metropolitan Route 414 west of the JR station. Shinjuku Station (新宿しんじゅく駅えき, -eki) and Harajuku Station (原宿はらじゅく駅えき, -eki) also extend into or are located adjacent to Yoyogi.

Rail lines include:

Roads

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East Japan Railway Company headquarters
  • National Route 20 (Kōshū-kaidō (甲州こうしゅう街道かいどう))
  • Nishi-sandō (西にし参道さんどう)
  • Yoyogi-yamaya-dōri (代々木よよぎ山谷さんや通どおり)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 413 (Inokashira-dōri (井いノ頭あたま通どおり))
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Route 317 (Yamate-dōri (山手やまて通どおり))
  • Shuto Expressway Route 4 - Shinjuku Route (首都高しゅとこう4号ごう新宿しんじゅく線せん)

Economy

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East Japan Railway Company has its headquarters in Yoyogi.[1] Square Enix and subsidiary Taito share the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi.[2][3][4] Square Enix is no longer headquartered here, but at the Higashi-Shinjuku Station.

Education

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Shibuya Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools.

Much of Yoyogi is zoned to Yoyogi Sanya Elementary School (代々木よよぎ山谷さんや小学校しょうがっこう). This includes 1-3 chōme, 4-chōme 1-31, 34, 35, 40, and 47-50 ban, and 5-chōme 42, 48, 54-60 ban. However, 4-chōme 32, 33, 36-39, 41-46, and 51-62 ban, and 5-chōme 13-36, 43-47, and 49-53 ban are instead zoned to Hatashiro Elementary School (幡代はたしろ小学校しょうがっこう). 5-chōme 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67-ban are zoned to Tomigaya Elementary School (渋谷しぶや区立くりつ富谷とみや小学校しょうがっこう).[5]

Yoyogi 4-chōme, 1-chōme 5-11 ban, 3-chōme 1-17 and 21-59 ban, and 5-chōme 13-26 and 42-60 ban are zoned to Yoyogi Junior High School (代々木よよぎ中学校ちゅうがっこう). Yoyogi 2-chōme, 1-chōme 1-4 and 12-61 ban, and 3-chōme 18-20 ban are zoned to Harajuku Gaien Junior High School (原宿はらじゅく外苑がいえん中学校ちゅうがっこう). Yoyogi 5-chome 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67 ban are zoned to Uehara Junior High School (渋谷しぶや区立くりつ上原うえはら中学校ちゅうがっこう).[6]

References

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  1. ^ East Japan Railway Company. "JR East Corporate Data". Retrieved 20 June 2009.(in English)
  2. ^ "Corporate Profile." Square Enix. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Headquarters Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg. 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 151-8544, Japan."
  3. ^ "Map." Square Enix. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Location Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg. 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8544, Japan."
  4. ^ "Company Overview Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Taito. Retrieved on January 30, 2011. "Head Office 15F, Shinjuku Bunka Quint Bldg,3-22-7 Yoyogi,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 151-8648,JAPAN."
  5. ^ "学校がっこう別べつ通学つうがく区域くいき(小学校しょうがっこう)". City of Shibuya. Retrieved 2022-10-08. - Has elementary zoning
  6. ^ "学校がっこう別べつ通学つうがく区域くいき（中学校ちゅうがっこう）". City of Shibuya. Retrieved 2022-10-08. - Has junior high school zoning
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