Hatagaya, Shibuya

Hatagaya 幡はたヶ谷だに
Neighborhood in Shibuya
Hatagaya Station
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Tokyo
Special ward	Shibuya
Population  (1 October 2020)
• Total	16,782
Time zone	UTC+09:00
ZIP code	151-0072
Telephone area code	03

Hatagaya (幡はたヶ谷だに) is an area within Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

Route 4 and National Route 20; Hatagaya is in the foreground

Hatagaya Station Platform No. 2

Olympus' old office; in the back is the green Terumo sign

Rokugo Dori Shopping Center

Hatagaya 3-81

Origins

It is said the origin of the name Hatagaya, comes from the year 1082, when Minamoto no Yoshiie was returning to his home and stopped in the area and washed a white flag, put it up on a pole and hosted a banquet. (Hatagaya translates to "flag valley.")

Transportation

Hatagaya is served by Hatagaya Station on the Keio New Line. It is also served by bus, linking Shinjuku, Nakano, Shibuya, Asagaya and Yoyogi.

Economy

Companies including Olympus and Terumo have offices here. The main shopping district in Hatagaya is Rokugo Dori (六ろく号ごう通どおり), a street along which there are many shops, restaurants and bars.

Demography

Population of Hatagaya by Chōme (October 1 2020)

District	Number of Households	Total Population	Male	Female
Hatagaya 1-chōme	2,374	3,609	1,648	1,961
Hatagaya 2-chōme	4,081	6,357	2,994	3,363
Hatagaya 3-chōme	3,981	6,847	3,368	3,479
Total	10,436	16,813	8,010	8,803

Population Trend of Hatagaya

Year	Total Population
2012	15,335
2013	15,610
2014	15,588
2015	15,875
2016	16,029
2017	16,168
2018	16,479
2019	16,647
2020 (October 1)	16,813

Population Trends of Hatagaya by Citizenship and Sex

Year	Total Population	Female Population	Male Population	Japanese Population	Non-Japanese Population
2015	15,875	8,289	7,586	15,469	406
2016	16,029	8,328	7,701	15,573	456
2017	16,168	8,423	7,745	15,707	461
2018	16,479	8,591	7,888	15,999	480
2019	16,647	8,717	7,930	16,166	481
2020 (October 1)	16,813	8,803	8,010	16,361	452

Places of interest

Cultural

Temples

• Seiganji (清岸寺せいがんじ) (Hatagaya 2-36-1)

Schools

Nakahata Elementary School (渋谷しぶや区く立中たつなか幡はた小学校しょうがっこう)

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

Hatagaya 2-chome 35, 38, 43, 45, 49, and 5-56 ban, and Hatagaya 3-chome 1-36 and 38-81 ban are zoned to Nakahata Elementary School (中ちゅう幡はた小学校しょうがっこう). Hatagaya 1-chome 1-9 and 13-34-ban and 2-chome 1-19, 39-42, 44, 46-48, and 50-ban are zoned to Nishihara Elementary School (西原にしはら小学校しょうがっこう). Hatagaya 1-chome 10-12 ban, 2-chome 20-34, 36, and 37-ban, and 3-chome 37-ban are zoned to Sasazuka Elementary School (笹塚ささづか小学校しょうがっこう).

Hatagaya 3-chome, 1-chome 10-12 ban, and 2-chome 20-38, 43, 45, 49, and 51-56 ban are zoned to Sasazuka Junior High School (笹塚ささづか中学校ちゅうがっこう). Hatagaya 1-chome 1-9 and 13-34-ban and 2-chome 1-19, 39-42, 44, 46-48, and 50-ban are zoned to Yoyogi Junior High School (代々木よよぎ中学校ちゅうがっこう).

Schools within Hatagaya:

• Nakahata Elementary School (渋谷しぶや区く立中たつなか幡はた小学校しょうがっこう) (Hatagaya 3-49-1)

Other

• Tokyo Fire Department Fire Technology and Safety Laboratory (東京とうきょう消防庁しょうぼうちょう消防しょうぼう科学かがく研究所けんきゅうじょ) (Hatagaya 1-13-20)