is an area within

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ward, one of the 23

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Introduction

Sendagaya is nestled in an urban green area in Shibuya ward between

Shinjuku , officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world ( Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropol ...

ward and Shinjuku Gyo-en (Shinjuku Imperial Gardens) to the north (an area in Sendagaya, 6-chōme, is actually located within the gardens). The National Stadium, also known as Olympic Stadium, Tokyo is located immediately to the east, bordering Sendagaya 2-chome.

Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken. The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto#Sights, Fushimi-momoyama, south ...

and Yoyogi Station are found to the west. Jingumae and

Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo. Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesandō, Tokyo, Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya, Tokyo, Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 Japanese a ...

are directly south. Many important cultural and sporting venues are located in and around Sendagaya. Sendagaya is a mix of old, new, and incredibly futuristic designs. From Sendagaya Station, the main station in Sendagaya, bustling Shinjuku is a tranquil 10-minute walk away along the Imperial Gardens' western wall. Sendagaya Entrance to the gardens is 2 minutes away from Sendagaya Station. Sendagaya, particularly 3-chōme, is home to dozens of clothing and accessory design workshops, studios, offices, and fashion related agencies, including the mega-brand Bape. The narrow streets are filled daily with the hustle and bustle of courier companies picking up next season's designs and delivering the finished product.

Theatres

Sendagaya includes several theaters and organizations related to the arts, such as the National Noh Theatre, designed by Hiroshi Oe and completed in 1983. Also, the Kinokuniya Southern Theater, the classical music Tsuda Hall (津田ホール), the Japan Federation of Composers, the Japan Theatre Arts Association, the Japan Association of Music Enterprises, the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, a troupe of opera singers dedicated to promoting and developing the western music movement, and the Japanese Centre of the International Theatre Institute are located in Sendagaya.

Shrines

A few minutes walk from the station, is the , an oasis of calm with its 300-year-old pine trees. This small shrine is a place of historical importance in Shibuya. Within the shrine, there is a stage for Japanese performing arts and a fujizuka, a replica of

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made from stones carried from Mt. Fuji. Fujitsuka were common in Japan during the

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and were constructed to allow people to make a symbolic pilgrimage to the sacred Mt. Fuji when travel between domains ( han) was not permitted for commoners under most circumstances. This fujitsuka is one of the few that survive in Tokyo.

Sports

A number of sports' complex are found nearby Sendgaya Station including the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (which actually sits in Shinjuku-ku) built for the 1958

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and subsequently used for the

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. Near the stadium, are other important venues, such as Meiji Jingu Skate and Curling Rink and Futsal Courts, the Meiji Jingu Stadium used by the Yakult Swallows

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

team, Jingu Secondary Stadium, Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, and the

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Built in 1954 for the World Amateur wrestling, Wrestling Championship, it was also used as the venue for Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics, gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics ...

(東京体育館). Modern

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is on display directly in front of Sendagaya Station at the metro gymnasium, which houses an Olympic size swimming pool, as well as a shorter 25m pool; an outdoor oval running track; a weight training room; and large indoor arena (photo opposite). The futuristic designed main arena, half built below ground, which seems to hover over the surrounding area, is used for a number of national and international sporting events, including the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Tennis Championships. The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, built in 1991, was designed by Japanese architect and Pritzker Prize winner

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Embassies

* Embassy of the Congo, Democratic Republic of (Sendagaya 3-chome) * Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco (2-chome)

Education

operates public elementary and junior high schools. Sendagaya 2-3 chōme and 1-chōme 1, and 11-12 ban are zoned to Sendagaya Elementary School ( 千駄谷小学校). Sendagaya 4-6 chōme, and 1-chōme 2-10 and 13-36 ban are zoned to Hatomori Elementary School ( 鳩森小学校). All of Sendagaya is zoned to Harajuku Gaien Junior High School ( 原宿外苑中学校). - Has junior high school zoning File:Sendagaya_Elementary_School_1.JPG, Sendagaya Elementary School ( 千駄谷小学校) File:鳩森小学校-1.JPG, Hatomori Elementary School ( 鳩森小学校) Post-secondary schools in Sendagaya: * Tokyo Design Academy (東京デザイン専門学校) (Sendagaya 3-chome) * Nippon Design College (日本デザイン専門学校) (Sendagaya 5-chome) * Tsuda School of Business (津田スクールオヴビズネス) (Sendagaya 1-chome)

Business and other ventures

NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building The is a skyscraper located in the Sendagaya district of Shibuya, Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 millio ...

(Sendagaya 5-chome) * Takashimya Times Square, located at the southern exit of Shinjuku Station (Sendagaya 5-chome) *

Kinokuniya Kinokuniya (紀ノ国屋) a high-end Japanese supermarket chain headquartered in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo. Kinokuniya Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of East Japan Railway Company on April 1, 2010. There is no relationship with retailer a ...

Book Store (Sendagaya 5-chome) * Shinjuku Southern Terrace-Opposite Takashimaya Times Square * Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Headquarters (Sendagaya 4-chome) * Gap Japan Head Office (Sendagaya 5-chome) * Japan Shogi Association's headquarters NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building 2009 cropped

Transportation

Rail and Subway Stations

JR Sendagaya Station on the Chūō-Sōbu Line (中央総武線) is the neighborhood's main station. Yoyogi Station (JR Yamanote Line (山手線) and Chūō-Sobu) and Shinanomachi Station (信濃町駅)are the JR Chūō-Sobu Line stations on either side of Sendagaya. The southern half of

Shinjuku Station is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo (the Special wards of Tokyo, special wards) and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and rapid tr ...

, the world's busiest station, is also located in Sendagaya. Kokuritsu-Kyōgijō Station (E-25), on the

Toei Ōedo Line The is a rapid transit railway line of the municipal Toei Subway network in Tokyo, Japan. It commenced full operations on December 12, 2000; using the Japanese calendar this reads "12/12/12" as the year 2000 equals Heisei 12. The line is comple ...

(都営大江戸線), sits in front of Sendagaya Station. Kitasandō Station (北参道駅), nearby on Meiji Dōri (明治道り), on the new Fukutoshin Line (副都心線), is run by the Tokyo Metro. A little further on foot are the stations of Gaienmae (外苑前) in Minato-ku (港区) on the Ginza Line (銀座線), Omotesandō on the Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line (千代田線) and Hanzōmon Line (半蔵門線) and Meiji Jingu (明治神宮) on the (Chiyoda Line). Also, JR

on the Yamanote Line can be found nearby. The Royal Platform (宮廷ホーム), used by the Japanese Imperial Family during special occasions, is located along the Yamanote Line in Sendagaya 3-chome.

Roads

The

Shuto Expressway The is a network of Toll road, tolled expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the . Most routes are Grade separation, grade separated and have many sharp curves and multi-lane merges that require cauti ...

(首都高速道路 Shuto-kōsoku-dōro) passes above Sendagaya running beside the Sobu Line tracks. On/Off ramps for the expressway are in Sendagaya and the neighbouring Shinanomachi area. Two major urban routes – Meiji Avenue (明治通り (Rt. 305) and Gaien Nishi Avenue (外延西道り) (Rt 418) – run through Sendagaya.

References

External links

Metropolis Travel, Sendagaya (en)

{{Authority control Neighborhoods of Tokyo Shibuya