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TOKYO --- Shibuya Ward in Tokyo is merging back into one distinct entity again on the occasion of the 2020 Tokyo Games, after having been split apart for the last Olympics in 1964. The Sakuragaoka area on Shibuya Station's southwest side preserves Shibuya'sShibuya reborn: Developers look to blend high-rises, old shops to bring back bustle
TOKYO --- Shibuya Ward in Tokyo is merging back into one distinct entity again on the occasion of the 2020 Tokyo Games, after having been split apart for the last Olympics in 1964. The Sakuragaoka area on Shibuya Station's southwest side preserves Shibuya's original atmosphere, with rows of long-established shops and wooden apartment buildings. Looming large to the south of the station is National Highway Route 246, developed as an arterial road connecting Olympic venues. «National Highway Route 246 has become a wall separating Shibuya,» said Ken Hasebe, the ward's mayor. Getting to Sakuragaoka requires going up and down pedestrian bridges to cross the national highway, which also r...Keep on reading: Shibuya reborn: Developers look to blend high-rises, old shops to bring back bustle Read more











