Western Tokyo

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t Visitors at the Minami-shin Mon, the gate to Meiji Shrine’s inner sanctuary

Experience Western Tokyo

Shinjuku and Shibuya, the dual centers of Western Tokyo, three stops apart on the Yamanote Line, started to boom only after the 1923 earthquake and the opening of the Tokyu Toyoko line, linking the capital and Yokohama, in 1923. Despite its short history, the area still has stories to tell, from Hachiko – the dog who faithfully waited for his owner outside Shibuya Station everyday from 1924 to 1935 – to the US occupation of Yoyogi Park between 1946 and 1964. The park remained on the world stage for the 1964 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

This part of the city is new Tokyo – all vitality and energy, fast-paced, constantly changing, and challenging the more traditional pleasures of Central and Northern Tokyo. When the Imperial Japanese Army moved to Roppongi in 1890, the area became a nightlife hot spot, and this reputation was only reinforced with the influx of expatriates after World War II. Although it is no longer burdened with a sleazy reputation, people still flock here after dark for Roppongi’s cosmopolitan clubs, bars, and music venues, and the neon lights and pachinko parlors of East Shinjuku. On top of this, Shibuya, along with neighboring Harajuku and Minami-Aoyama, have been the epicenters of both young and haute-couture Japanese fashion since the 1980s.

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