Shibuya, Tokyo 渋谷区:, Japan' 2003 / Nick 's Walking Tour (Movie 2)

Описание: Shibuya, Tokyo 渋谷区:, Japan' 2003 / Nick 's Walking Tour

Nick use to live and work in Tokyo, Nagoya, Yokohama, Kyoto and Fujisawa as a pianist playing in hotels. Nick found Japan as the most interesting place on the face of the planet Earth. HISTORY: Shibuya (渋谷区 Shibuya-ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer to the shopping district which surrounds Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. This area is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area. One of the best-known stories concerning Shibuya is the story of Hachikō, a dog who waited on his late master at Shibuya Station every day from 1923 to 1935, eventually becoming a national celebrity for his loyalty. A statue of Hachikō was built adjacent to the station, and the surrounding Hachikō Square is now the most popular meeting point in the area.Following the opening of the Yamanote Line in 1885, Shibuya began to emerge as a railway terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major commercial and entertainment center. It was incorporated as a village in Minami-Toshima County (Toyotama County from 1896) in 1889, as a town in 1909, as a ward of Tokyo City in 1932, and as a ward of Tokyo Metropolis in 1943. The present-day special ward was established on March 15, 1947. The old name of Tokyo was Edo. Edo (江戸), literally "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. It was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. During this period it grew to become one of the largest cities in the world and home to an urban culture centered on the notion of a "floating world"

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