Yoyogi


Yoyogi is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.

Geography

The area encompassed by Yoyogi is typically defined two ways:
  • Only the five Yoyogi districts.
  • The former Yoyogi Village, corresponding roughly to the area south of National Route 20, 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

Yoyogi is composed of ten districts.
  • Yoyogi 1-chōme: 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: 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: This area was once called Yamaya-chō and is mainly composed of small apartment buildings and houses.
  • Yoyogi 4-chōme and Yoyogi 5-chōme: Close to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park, these districts are quiet residential areas with a varied topography.
  • Yoyogi Kamizono-chō: This district covers Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park; as a result, there are few actual residents.
  • Moto-Yoyogi-chō: Close to and stations as well as Yamate-dōri, this district is a hilly residential area.
  • Uehara, Nishihara, Ōyamachō: These three districts together with Tomigaya are often referred to as "Yoyogi-Uehara".

    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

Rail

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 and Harajuku Station also extend into or are located adjacent to Yoyogi.
Rail lines include:
has its headquarters in Yoyogi. Square Enix and subsidiary Taito share the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi.
Square Enix is no longer headquartered here, but at the Higashi-Shinjuku Station.

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Much of Yoyogi is zoned to Yoyogi Sanya Elementary School. 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. 5-chōme 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67-ban are zoned to Tomigaya Elementary School.
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. 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. Yoyogi 5-chome 1-12, 37-41, and 61-67 ban are zoned to Uehara Junior High School.