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Shibuya 109

渋谷109Shibuya 109, or just 109 (ichi-maru-kyu, in Japanese), is a landmark for women between the ages of 10 and 30.The cylindrical building stands at a fork in the road just up a slope from the scramble intersection in front of Shibuya S... ...full story at Japan Visitor

from Japan Visitor on Sat, Sep 20 2008

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07 Oct 08 visit Picture of the Day › shibuya 1000  »  Japan Today Commuters walk by the art project "shibuya 1000" at Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The project, which displays "1,000 faces of people in Shibuya," is being…
10 Dec 07 visit Cabinet pair issue car-top plea to horde at Shibuya  »  Japan Times
In a rare show of desperation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura and Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba stood atop a van Sunday in the crowded main intersection of Tokyo's Shibuya district,... Read more . . .
23 Aug 08 visit Crime › 2 women slashed by another woman near Shibuya Station  »  Japan Today Two women were slashed by another woman near Tokyo's Shibuya Station on Friday evening, police said Saturday. The two victims, aged 26 and 27, were…
01 Aug 08 visit Entertainment › Yu Yamada plants trees in Shibuya  »  Japan Today Actress Yu yamada, 24, joined Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita, 59, in Shibuya this week for a tree-planting ceremony in front of the statue of Hachiko.…
12 Nov 08 visit National › 2 bodies found after explosion, fire destroy building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward  »  Japan Today Two bodies were found Wednesday in a building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward after an explosion and subsequent fire, rescue authorities said. Police said two other…

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