Surrounding Area
See also: Shibuya, TokyoAround the station is the commercial center of Shibuya. The Tokyu Department Store is connected to the east gate of the station and several other department stores are within walking distance.
- Shibuya Ward Office
- NHK Broadcasting Center
- NHK Hall
- Shibuya Mark City
- Shibuya 109
- Shibuya Hikarie (ja)
- Yoyogi Park
- Miyashita Park
There is an underground river running under the station, to the east and parallel to the JR tracks. Unlike most other Japanese department stores, the east block of Tokyu Department Store does not have retail space in the basement because of this. An escalator in the east block built over the river stops a few steps above floor level to make space for machinery underneath without digging. Rivers are deemed public space by Japanese law, so building over one is normally illegal. It is not clear why this was allowed when it was first built in 1933.
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