Yoyogi

nihongo|Yoyogi|代々木 is a neighborhood in the northern part of Tokyo, Japan's Shibuya Ward. Nishi-shinjuku (西新宿) is north of Yoyogi, Sendagaya (千駄ヶ谷) lies to the east, and Hatsudai (初台) lies to the west. Meiji Shrine (明治神宮, meiji jingū) and Yoyogi Park (代々木公園, yoyogi kōen) compose the south of Yoyogi.

Characteristics

Yoyogi is composed of four districts (丁目, chōme).

Yoyogi 1-chōme (一丁目, itchōme)Home of the famous Yoyogi Seminar juku as well as various college preparatory schools and technical institutions. There are also several businesses catering to those who use Yoyogi Station.

Yoyogi 2-chōme (二丁目, nichōme)The Nishi-Shinjuku Skyscraper District is directly north of this area. Offices and commercial operations are numerous because of proximity to the south exit of JR Shinjuku Station.

Yoyogi 3-chōme (三丁目, sanchōme)This area was once called Yamayachō (山谷町) and is mainly composed of small apartment buildings and houses.

Yoyogi 4-chōme (四丁目, yonchōme), Yoyogi 5-chōme (五丁目, gochōme)Close to Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park, this district has a quiet and calm composure. 4 and 5-chōme have more slopes than anywhere else in Yoyogi.

Transportation

*Roadways
**Kōshū-kaidō (甲州街道) (National Route 20)
**Nishi-sandō (西参道)
**Yoyogiyamaya-dōri (代々木山谷通り)
**Inokashira-dōri (井ノ頭通り) (Tokyo Municipal Route 413)
**Yamanote-dōri (山手通り) (Tokyo Municipal Route 317)
**Shuto Expressway Route 4 (首都高4号新宿線, shutokō yongō shinjuku-sen)

*Railways
**Yoyogi Station (代々木駅, yoyogi eki) - Yamanote Line (山手線, yamanote sen), Chuo Local Line (中央緩行線, chūō kankō sen), Toei Oedo Line (都営地下鉄大江戸線, toei chikatetsu ōedo sen)
**Minami-Shinjuku Station (南新宿駅, minami shinjuku eki) - Odakyū Odawara Line (小田急小田原線, odakyū odawara sen)
**Sangūbashi Station (参宮橋駅, sangūbashi eki) - Odakyū Odawara Line
**Yoyogi-hachiman Ststion (代々木八幡駅, yoyogi hachiman eki) - Odakyū Odawara Line
**Yoyogi-kōen Station (代々木公園駅, yoyogi kōen eki) - Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (東京メトロ千代田線, tōkyō metoro chiyoda sen)
**Yoyogi-uehara Station (代々木上原駅, yoyogi uehara eki) - Odakyū Odawara Line, Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
**Hatsudai Station (初台駅, hatsudai eki) - Keiō Line (京王線, keiō sen)

Yoyogi Station

Yoyogi Station (代々木駅, yoyogi-eki) is located in the easternmost part of Yoyogi, only 700 meters south of Shinjuku Station. JR Yoyogi Station has two platforms for the Chūō and Yamanote Lines. Platforms for the city-owned Toei Oedo subway line are located many stories under the JR station.

Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, located in the center of Shibuya Ward 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-WWII US military installation, and the site for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

External links

* [http://gmap.jp/gmap/aoyama/en/ Harajuku/Omotesando Portal]
* [http://picturetokyo.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=557 Yoyogi Park Gallery]