SALON SHIBUYA High-end Cozy apartment B1

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Room size: 28 m²/301 ft² 1 bedroom/studio 1 bathroom

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Shibuya, literally "Astringent Valley", is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. A major commercial and business center, it houses the two busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station and Shibuya Station.

1. Scramble Crossing
The Scramble Crossing is a crossroad with pedestrian crosswalks, so when the traffic light turns green, a huge number of people stream into the street. The best way to see the diagonal streams of people is to go to the Starbucks located on the 2nd floor of the Tsutaya building.

2. Hachiko
The statue of Hachiko is a famous meeting place that was memorialized in the 1987 movie, "Hachiko Monogatari". Hachiko was a real dog that used to meet his owner at Shibuya Station every day. It is said that even after the owner died, Hachiko waited at the station for 9 years straight. The statue commemorates the loyalty of that dog.

3. Tourist Information Center
There are three tourist information centers around Shibuya Station, and all of them have English-speaking staff. There's one in the green train car by Hachiko called the Blue Gaeru Tourist Information Center, the Shibuya-ku Tourist Information Center on the 4th floor of Mark City, and the Tokyu Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station Tourist Information Center on floor B2 of the Denen-toshi Line/Hanzomon Line sections of Shibuya Station.

4. Taro Okamoto "Asu no Shinwa"
This is a mural that measures 5.5x30 meters by Taro Okamoto, the sculptor of the famous Tower of the Sun for Osaka Expo '70. He lived in France from 1930-1940, and interacted with many abstract and surrealist artists. This mural was requested for a hotel that was under construction in 1968-1969 in Mexico City, but before it was completed, the hotel was sold and the mural went missing. In 2003, it was found in a storehouse in a Mexico City suburb and was returned to Japan.

5. Konno Hachimangu Shrine [Sightseeing]
In 1902, the 15th Emperor of Japan, Ojin, was enshrined here. It's said that a childless couple came to pray here, and afterwards the wife had a dream that Kongouyashamyouou (Vajrayaksa) lodged in her womb. After that she was blessed with a son, and they named him "Konnoumaru." Konnoumaru served Minamoto no Yoritomo (the founder of the Kamakura Shogunate) well. His Dokuja Nagadachi, a large war sword is kept here. This shrine was built in 1672.

6. Miyamasu Mitake Shrine [Sightseeing]
Built in 1570, Emperor Keikou, a hero in a Japanese legend, is enshrined here. The main shrine is guarded by a rare stone Japanese wolf. On November's Tori no Hi, a festival is set up on the shrine grounds with many stalls.

7. Cerulean Tower Noh Theater [Arts] [Entertainment]
Noh is a representative of Japanese traditional performing arts, having a history longer than kabuki. The Cerulean Tower Noh Theater in Shibuya is a proud landmark. On days when there are no scheduled performances, you can go in and freely look around from 2:30PM to 5:30PM.

8. NHK Studio Park
This is a theme park in Japan's official broadcasting station, NHK. You can enjoy videos shot in 8K HD film, watch dubbing as it happens in a studio, as well as enjoy a greeting from Domo-kun and buy Domo-kun goods. Entrance fee is 200 yen.

9. Toguri Museum [Arts]
This museum features Western porcelain. There are around 7000 pieces in the collection, featuring both ceramics and paintings. It's in an exclusive residential area away from the hustle and bustle of the main street called Shoto. In the museum shop you can buy original ceramics and transformative postcards like photos. They would make great souvenirs.

10. Nabeshima Shoto Park [Sightseeing]
The daimyo Kishu Tokugawa bought this land from the Nabeshima family in 1876 for a tea plantation, and during the Showa era one part of it became the park. There is playground equipment and benches around the lake, and many people visit it when the flowers bloom in the spring. If you buy food at a convenience store and eat it in the park, you'll surely make some good memories.