Shibuya

district, Tokyo, Japan

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Shibuya is a district in Tokyo, Japan, known as a major retail and entertainment hub, particularly popular with teenagers. It is one of several "satellite centers" that have developed around the core of Tokyo, with Shibuya being a significant one located to the south of the city center. More people pass through Shibuya railway station than any other in Japan, as it serves commuters from the western suburbs. Shibuya lies along the western arc of the Yamanote Line, a railway that encircles much of the city, indicating a general westward movement in Tokyo's development.1

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…of its popularity among teenagers—is Shibuya, to the south; and third is Ikebukuro, to the north. All three lie along the western arc of the Yamanote Line, the railway that circles much of the main part of the city. They bespeak the general tendency of the city to move westward.
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…of its popularity among teenagers—is Shibuya, to the south; and third is Ikebukuro, to the north. All three lie along the western arc of the Yamanote Line, the railway that circles much of the main part of the city. They bespeak the general tendency of the city to move westward.
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