Hikarie

A 34-floor skyscraper completed in 2012. The department store ShinQs occupies B3F to 5F with basement food courts and fashion stores mainly targeting young women. Above there is a restaurant floor, a creative/art space, and a large theatre on 11F-16F (Tokyu Theatre Orb) which shows Western musicals.

Shibuya Mark City

One of Shibuya’s most well-known commercial complexes is home to a shopping mall, a hotel, offices, and more than 70 restaurants. The entrance to the Keio Inokashira Line is on the second floor of the building.

Shibuya Loft

LOFT is an urban lifestyle store that sells everything from stationery and watches to health products and kitchenware. It is a superb place if you’re looking for gifts to take back. LOFT does also have branches in other areas of the city (e.g. Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Yurakucho), but the Shibuya branch is one of the best.

Hachiko Memorial Statue

A bronze statue of a small dog by the name of Hachiko that is one of Tokyo’s most well-known landmarks.

Ebisu’s Marché de Nöel

As you might expect, the Christmas market in Yebisu Garden Place has an altogether more refined feel about…

Cheese Festa

As you no doubt know, 11 November is Cheese Day and to celebrate there will be a 2-day…

GA Gallery

Small architectural art gallery in Sendagaya run by Global Architecture (GA). The gallery also has a very pleasant…

Watari-Um: The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art

Contemporary art museum showcasing works from international artists.

Ota Memorial Museum of Art

Art museum holding over 14.000 ukiyo-e works, including 12.000 works collected by the late Seizō Ota Ⅴ, a former former president of Tōhō Insurance Company.

Harajuku Super Yosakoi

The Harajuku Super Yosakoi—or the “Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi Festival”, to give it its full name—is…

J’s Language School

Shibuya-Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri

The Shibuya-Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri (おはら祭) is an annual event held in the center of Shibuya which has roots in Ohara-bushi…