Shibuya のアーカイブ

The Tobacco and Salt Museum is a many-sided institution that specializes in the collection and study of materials relating to tobacco and salt, which were monopoly goods in Japan.  Many tools and ads, and replicas of people’s living are displayed.

Tobacco arived in Japan around 1600, and led to the creation of new and artistically significant forms of material culture.  First, shredded tobacco was smoked in long, slender kiseru pipes; after the late 19th century renewal of contact with the West, cigarettes came into favor.

Since Japan has no viable natural sources of salt, the early inhabitants were forced to use their ingenuity in producing sea salt. Over the centuries, this disadvantage resulted in a sophisticated, unique salt technology.

To know more about tobacco and salt in the history of Japan, visit the museum!

Museum of Tabacco & Salt
Location: Shibuya
Open Hours: 10:00-18:00
Entrance Fee: JPY100
Web Site: http://www.jti.co.jp/Culture/museum/Welcome.html (Eng)

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Aoyama Park Tower #3002　【Finished/終了】

Agent commission 50% OFF!

Bed Rooms: 3
Floor Area: 100.92 sqm / 1086.33 sqft
Address:  18-19-1, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 5 minutes walk to Shibuya Station / Yamanote Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Toyoko Line
Completion: May. 2003
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY550,000/month
Management Fee: JPY20,000/month
Key Money: 2 month
Deposit: 2 month
Parking: Available
Pets: Negotiable

Between Shibuya station and Aoyama Park Tower is Miyamasuzaka hill, one of the famous hills in Shibuya, with many restaurants and shops.

There are many unique architecture around Shibuya.
In the left photo is Kodomo-no-shiro (Children’s Castle), a facility complex for children rearing.

There is a large front garden in Aoyama Park Tower.
Paths are full of green, and there is a tiny stream running through the garden.

The entrance, surrounded with glass walls, looks like a greenhouse
Inside is a lounge with a small fountain.

Room entrance.
Entrance light turns on automatically when you enter.

Walk-in shoes closet, with a mirror on the door.

Kitchen, with 3 induction cookers, and a dish washer.
The wooden cupboards and all looks warm

Living dining room.
The glass door to the corridor can be closed.

Bed room, with a balcony connected.

View from the balcony.
There are the buildings of Shinjuku in the distance, and Yoyogi Park in the foreground.  The building with two-pointed roof in front of Yoyogi Park is Yoyogi National Gymnasium, a sports facility built for the Tokyo Olympic in 1964.
All the windows and balconies are facing the same direction, so you will get a similar view from every room.

Rest room.

Storage room.

Powder room.
There is closet on the right side, and a glass cupboard on the left.

Washing machine is in the powder room.

Bath room, equipped with bathroom dryer.  There is an emergency call button on the wall.
Bath room door is made of fogged glass.

Bed room with a walk-in closet.

Master’s bed room.

Balcony connected to the master’s bed room.

物件名：青山パークタワー
賃料：550,000
敷／礼　：2/2
仲介手数料50%Off！

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Palestudio Shibuya Station Front #1002　【Finished/終了】

Agent commission FREE!
No Key Money!

Bed Rooms: 1
Floor Area: 36.86 sqm / 396.77 sqft
Address:  6-4, Sakuraoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 5 minutes walk to Shibuya Station / JR Lines, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Toyoko Line
9 minutes walk to Daikanyama Station / Toyoko Line
13 minutes walk to Ebisu Station / Hibiya Line, Yamanote Line
Completion: Aug. 2007
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY216,000/month
Management Fee: JPY5,000/month
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 2 month
Parking: Available
Pets: Not Allowed

Le Ciel Akasaka is a furnished apartment in Shibuya.  It is located very close to the railways, so there may be some noise.

Right next door is a sushi bar, Tatsumoto (龍本).

Furnished with TV, DVD player, washing machine, refrigerator, microwave oven, bed, desk, chairs, curtains, etc.

Entrance.

Living dining room.

Kitchen, with 3 cooking stoves.

Powder Room.

Bath room is equipped with bath room dryer.

物件名：パレステュディオ渋谷ステーションフロント
賃料：216,000
敷／礼　：2/0
仲介手数料無料！

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Shibuya Infos Tower Heights #2102

Agent commission 50% OFF!
No Keymoney!

Bed Rooms: 1
Floor Area: 94.31 sqm / 1015.18 sqft
Address:  1-20, Sakuraoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 5 minutes walk to Shibuya Station /  JR Lines, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Toyoko Line
Completion: Mar. 1998
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY400,000/month
Management Fee: JPY0
Key Money: JPY0
Deposit: 3 month
Parking: Available
Pets: Not Allowed

Shibuya Infos Tower Heights is located in the Shibuya, up Sakurazaka Hill, with a cluster of small buildings in the neighbor.
A convenience store is right across the narrow street from the entrance.

Entrance.

Room entrance.  There are 2 footsteps to reach the wooden corridor, so watch your step!

Closet on the corridor.

Rest room.

Powder room.  There is room to place a washing machine here.

Bath room.

Kitchen, with 3 induction cookers.

Bed room, with a walk-in closet.

Living dining room.
2 sides surrounded by glass walls, plenty of light comes in the room

Balcony is very long.
You won’t see many landmarks from here, but your sight is heigher than any other buildings you will see.

物件名：渋谷インフォスタワーハイツ
賃料：400,000
敷／礼　：3/0
仲介手数料50%Off

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When you visit Shibuya, you will probably be overwhelmed by the congestion.  Among all the crowded places, the most crowded might be the area around the statue of Hachiko.

The statue is in memory of Hachiko, a dog, who was very faithful to his master, and followed him to the station every day when he took the train to work.
One day his master didn’t return home, and Hachiko waited at the station for 9 years for his master’s return.  He died there waiting for him and a memorial statue was erected in 1934.  The current statue dates back to 1948.

Ever since, the statue became the most famous meeting point in Shibuya, as you will see hundreds of people waiting for their dates, families, friends or others around the area.

Each year on April 8, Hachiko’s devotion is honored with a ceremony of remembrance at Tokyo’s Shibuya station.  Hundreds of dog lovers often turn out to honor his memory and loyalty.
The episode of Hachiko was also filmed in the US, starring Richard Gere.

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Tokyo is a very convenient metropolis, everything in the reach of your hand…but there is little space for people to live in.  Many people are cramed into small rooms, often being unable to have pets.
Looking for your room, maybe you have experienced a scene like this: location, good.  size, ok.  view, splendid!  pets…not allowed…

Of course there are many rooms at which having pets are OK or negotiable, but even if you can’t have pets in your own room, you don’t have to give up having a lovely time with animals.

Have you heard of Cat Cafe (猫カフェ) ?  It is a theme cafe whose attraction is cats that can be watched and played with.  Customers pay a cover fee, generally hourly, and hence cat cafes can be seen as a form of supervised indoor pet rental.

Below are some Cat Cafes in the center of Tokyo.  Find your favorite cats, and have a great time with them!

Neko Cafe Hapineko
・Address: 3-28-2, Dougenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
・Open Hours: 11:00~23:00
・HP: http://hapineko.com/index.html (Japanese)

Nyafe Melange
・Address: 13-7-1, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
・Open Hours: 11:00~22:00
・HP: http://www.nyafe-melange.com/ (Japanese)

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Crest Omotesando #104　【Finished/終了】

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Bedrooms: 1
Floor Area: 111.98 sqm / 1205.38 sqft
Address: 9-15-3, Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 7 minutes walk to Meijijingu-mae Station / Chiyoda Line
8 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Chiyoda Line, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line
9 minutes walk to Harajuku Station / JR Yamanote Line
Completion: Oct. 2005
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY450,000/month
Key Money: 1 month
Deposit: 2 months
Contract: 2 years
Parking: None
Pets: Not Allowed

Crest Omotesando stands on the back street of Harajuku, with numerous small shops and museums.  Close to Omotesando Hills, Laforet Harajuku, Kiddy Land, and more!

Entrance.
There is no common entrance like usual apartments.  Enter the room directly.

The door is glass-made.  You can see the outside from the door, but pedestrians can see inside the room as well.

Windows facing the street is fogged.  It cannot be opened widely (opened to the max in the photo).

Living dining room.

Lightings are movable on the track.

Kitchen.  One cooking stove might be convenient if you cook at home.

Bath room and rest room.

You can adjust the height of the shelfs on the cabinets and closet

Bedroom has a roof-light window, but there are no windows on the wall.

物件名：クレスト表参道104号室
賃料：450,000円
敷／礼　：2/1
仲介手数料50％Off

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Do you know what the traditional Japanese stage arts are?- Noh (能), Kabuki (歌舞伎), Bunraku (文楽) and Kyogen (狂言).
Among them, Noh is the oldest form of theater in Japan. Its origins go back to ancient times, but it was the 14th century that it began to flourish. Noh was for members of the warrior or samurai class, whereas kabuki was for the common people.

【Noh theater in Shibuya.】
In Shibuya ward,there is “Kanze Noh Theater (観世能楽堂)”,1-16-4, Shoto, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

Kanze Noh Theater was constructed Ogawacho in Shinjuku-ku and then it transferred to the present site because of the construction of highway and subway in 1972.　The capacity of the theater is 552 seats and the location is about 10 minutes from Shibuya Station(Hachiko exit).
The “Kanze (観世)”means the names of two persons(Kanami (観阿弥) and Zeami (世阿弥),they were father and his son),who completed the style of Noh.
Noh has the main four troupes and a style ,Kanze,Houjou,Konparu,Kongou and Kitaru, which have been handed on for a long time.
The Kanze-style was constructed in 1900 following the establishment of the Association of Kanze, the central organization of the Kanze-style, which has based its activities.
The Kanze-style with the largest membership in the world of Noh observes the tradition perfected them which dates back about 600 years.
Counting those sponsored by this association and other related organizations, approximately 150 performances are conducted annually, which reveals that the persons concerned are actively working on
developing this traditional Japanese entertainment.
At this theater where high-quality Noh performances loved by a wide range of fans can be enjoyed.
You will also get a good chance to learn and appreciate the traditional culture of Japan.

【Another famous Noh Theater. 】
The Cerlean Tower (セルリアンタワー) in Shibuya, which was completed in May 2001 as its concept “choice,tradition and creation”, is another popular Noh theater . The building is one of the landmarks in Shibuya, which was opened in May 2001 as a high-class hotel of Tokyu.
On the B2 floor is the Noh theater ,where you can appreciate the traditional Japanese art.

It is popular not only among tha Japanese but also many foreign visitors. There are more attracitions and facilities, such as jazz club, beauty salon and fittness club. They provide you a luxuarious time.

【External Links】
▼Kanze Noh Theater in Shoto▼
http://kanze.net/

▼Cerlian Tower Tokyu Hotel▼
http://www.ceruleantower-hotel.com/en/

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Aoyama K Heights 3F/4F　【Finished/終了】

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Bedrooms: 4
Floor Area: 138.12 sqm / 1486.76 sqft
Address: 6-3-4, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Access: 8 minutes walk to Omotesando Station / Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Chiyoda Line
Completion: Mar. 1990
Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete

Rent: JPY427,500/month
Key Money: 2 months
Deposit: 4 months
Parking: Available
Pets: Negotiable

Aoyama K Heights stands in a area close to many private and public schools.  The most famous may be Aoyama Gakuin University (青山学院大学), a Christian university founded in 1874.

This room is a maisonette on the 3rd and 4th floor of Aoyama K Heights.
Balconies on both floors, and on the 4th floor is a roomy roof balcony.

Entrance.

This apartment doesn’t have elevators, so you will have to go up the stairs.  It’s just 2 floors up, anyway

Living dining room.

To the balcony, from the living dining room.

Kitchen.

Wash room.

Bed rooms on the 3rd floor.

物件名：青山Kハイツ
賃料：427,500円
敷／礼　：4/2
仲介手数料50%Off！

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