Golden Week
A week from 29 April to early May containing multiple Japanese holidays.(Wikipedia)
Center Gai (センター街 Sentā-gai) is a narrow street in Udagawachō (宇田川町), Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. It is a popular area for youths as it has a variety of popular brand name stores, fast food outlets and nightclubs.[1] Its name is meant to signify how it is the “center” of Shibuya. It can be reached from Shibuya Station.
Center Gai originated as a road built over culverts spanning the River Udagawa.
On June 20, 1997, as a result of strong winds from typhoon No.7 Opal (08W, Kuring) that had descended on the Kantō region, a 4-ton archway at the entrance to Center Gai collapsed, killing one man outright, and injuring several others.（Wikipedia)
ハチ公口
渋谷の代表的な光景である渋谷スクランブル交差点に通じる出口であり、渋谷のシンボルとして知られる『忠犬ハチ公』の銅像があるのもこの出入口前の広場である。渋谷センター街方面にかけて大規模な繁華街が広がる。スクランブル交差点を囲むビル群には2000年代以降、合計4機の大型スクリーンが設置されている。また、かつてはこの近辺で歩行者天国を実施していたが、2002年（平成14年）12月28日をもって廃止となった。スクランブル交差点からはセンター街、渋谷PARCO方面やNHK放送センターへの道筋である渋谷公園通り、SHIBUYA 109・Bunkamura方面への道筋である文化村通り（旧・東急本店通り）、道玄坂方面に通じる。住宅地である松濤・神山町方面へもこの出口の利用となる。
また、ハチ公口前には2006年（平成18年）10月26日に、「青ガエル」の愛称を持つ初代東急5000系デハ5001号車のカットボディ（車体のみ）が設置され（所有・管理は渋谷区）、観光案内所として利用されていたが、再開発工事に伴い秋田県大館市の「秋田犬の里」へ移設されることとなり[報道 34][新聞 12]、2020年（令和2年）8月3日に搬出された[新聞 13]。
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SHIBUYA 109
The building, located just across the street from Shibuya Station, opened in April 1979. The architect was Minoru Takeyama. Tokyu, the building’s operator, designed the building as a “Fashion Community” containing small retail stores targeting the early-30s female consumer. Tokyu intended the store to compete with Seibu Department Stores, which was making inroads into the Shibuya area.[1]
The name of the building, 109, is a form of word play (goroawase, specifically numerical substitution) and is taken from the Japanese characters tō (meaning 10) and kyū (9) as in Tōkyū. The interior of the building is designed to move shoppers in a loop on each floor from the elevators past various shops. A movie theater was originally planned for the top floor, but the fire department would not grant approval due to emergency-evacuation routes not meeting appropriate standards. Although originally targeted at women in their 30s, the building later became more known as a sanctuary for young women from the gyaru subculture.[1][2]
The original emoji set from SoftBank Mobile (as used by iOS prior to the Unicode emoji standardisation) included one for Shibuya 109, . As a corporate icon, it was not assigned a standard Unicode code point, but it continues to be supported by Twemoji at its location in SoftBank’s Private Use Area.[3]
Due to its prominent location in Shibuya, the building appears in various Japanese media like anime and video games; however, since 109 is a copyrighted brand, the number is always altered.
Stores
The building, located just across the street from Shibuya Station, opened in April 1979. The architect was Minoru Takeyama. Tokyu, the building’s operator, designed the building as a “Fashion Community” containing small retail stores targeting the early-30s female consumer. Tokyu intended the store to compete with Seibu Department Stores, which was making inroads into the Shibuya area.[1]
The name of the building, 109, is a form of word play (goroawase, specifically numerical substitution) and is taken from the Japanese characters tō (meaning 10) and kyū (9) as in Tōkyū. The interior of the building is designed to move shoppers in a loop on each floor from the elevators past various shops. A movie theater was originally planned for the top floor, but the fire department would not grant approval due to emergency-evacuation routes not meeting appropriate standards. Although originally targeted at women in their 30s, the building later became more known as a sanctuary for young women from the gyaru subculture.[1][2]
The original emoji set from SoftBank Mobile (as used by iOS prior to the Unicode emoji standardisation) included one for Shibuya 109, . As a corporate icon, it was not assigned a standard Unicode code point, but it continues to be supported by Twemoji at its location in SoftBank’s Private Use Area.[3]
Due to its prominent location in Shibuya, the building appears in various Japanese media like anime and video games; however, since 109 is a copyrighted brand, the number is always altered.
109（イチマルキュー）は、東急の完全子会社である株式会社SHIBUYA109エンタテイメントが展開するファッションビルおよびテナント、ブランドの名称。
名称の由来[編集]
由来は「東急（とうきゅう）」の読みを数字の「10-9」 → 「いち・まる・きゅう」にあてた語呂合わせから。また、「営業時間が午前10時から午後9時まで」という意味も盛り込まれている。
(Wikipedia)