2015.01.03

Looking back at the "Shibuya of 2014" at the discretion of and prejudice

明けましておめでとうございます。本年も渋谷文化プロジェクトをよろしくお願い申し上げます。昨年（2014年）の渋谷で起こったニュースを総括するべく、一年間をランキング形式で振り返ってみたいと思います。

<Select by dogmatism and prejudice! 2014, Shibuya News Ranking>
First place "from the scramble intersection to the center city, Halloween costume is full!"
Second place "in the soccer World Cup W! Holiday morning, to scramble intersection blue color."
Third place "Tokyu demolition work of the department store East Building and the former Shibuya Station progresses"
4th "Marui City Shibuya, to format conversions to" Modi ""
5 "history in the curtain of 49 years, Tokyu Plaza Shibuya is closing March 2015"
6-position "Kinokuniya in Seibu Shibuya 1F road is open"
7th "Dogenzaka co-working space of letterpress printing is born!"
8-position "next spring, mini theater" Ebisu Garden to cinema "revival"
9 "from the snowman to souvenir, presence of" Hachiko "increases in the death of 80 years."
10th "Shibuya-ku, General Office Building and Shibuya Public Hall Improvement Plan published"

First place "from the scramble intersection to the center city, Halloween costume is full!"
Imposing of top news is "flooded with Halloween costume!". The past few years, the fixing and while some of it as a tradition of Shibuya of autumn "Halloween". In particular from the fact that the day of Halloween this year (October 31, 2014) is overlapped Friday weekend, the return overflowing with young people who parade the Shibuya town in fancy dress containing the spirited from the scramble intersection to the center city, the big topic in the media . The costume from the classic, such as zombies and Frankenstein, to reflect this year popular was the character and social conditions of the uke aim different. To begin with Halloween is a religious event originating from Europe, but the original Christmas Similarly Japan's unique interpretation, Ukagaemasu that is becoming established as a "cosplay festival" of once a year. Why, then, gather people to the Halloween cosplay in Shibuya? In this background, that the club and live house to host a fancy dress party and events are numerous integrated in Shibuya, further "2002 Korea-Japan soccer W Cup" Since then, Shibuya scramble intersection "Halle day (= festival)." it mentioned that was manifested as a stage of. In addition, "tolerance (= engagement, safety and security of)" for the new culture with Shibuya of the city is also the height of the, probably the big attraction to attract young people. Such excitement is attracting attention from foreign tourists and foreign media as "Cool Japan", the future, expected to be one of Japan's new content aimed at "Tourism Nation" will be asked. Of course, such as complaints and a large amount of garbage problem for ranged festive commotion until midnight, many voices lamenting the moral decline of the Japanese, is the place to be worried about whether next year or later, going to become in any way.
Image) 2014 October 31 (Friday), state of the scramble intersection and the center town of Halloween day.

◎ Halloween feature articleThis direction

Second place "in the soccer World Cup W! Holiday morning, Shibuya scramble intersection in blue color."
"Halloween" Similarly the top, Shibuya's scramble crossing is a big confusion of June "soccer W Cup Brazil tournament." Day since the Korean tournament of 2002 (2002), scramble crossing in Shibuya has been established as a "sacred place of the supporters." Ivory Coast game of the tournament in the first match on June 15 is closed on Sunday despite the start of the game in the morning, rapidly increasing population density of supporters dressed from one hour to the forthcoming morning 9 o'clock until the kick-off in blue uniforms at once. As of Nami Aomi to raise the like swell, it was swept a wave of people. What was defeat by a narrow margin in Unfortunately the match, supporters who unexpected Yara cold excitement gathered in the scramble intersection after the game, shouting a cheer song, figure to repeat the high-five is, perhaps the sight of the promise of Shibuya unique. Also Halloween Like, recently in the Twitter, Facebook, with the spread of the SNS, such as LINE, image photo spread with a real-time, tied also to action that people also gather saw it. Precisely because the era of the SNS, the one and only, there live to experience only in (= be the field in experience) I think in value has been further increased for.
Image) June 15, 2014, Japan representative and the Ivory Coast against the day of appearance.

◎ soccer W Cup Brazil tournament featured articleThis direction

Third place "Tokyu demolition work of the department store East Building and the former Shibuya Station progresses"
The ground station building of TOKYU TOYOKO LINE Shibuya Station on March 15, 2013 (Heisei 25) March 2013 last year has a period of 85 years of station history. Since then, large-scale redevelopment work, which is said to occur once every 100 years, is underway in and around Shibuya Station. The “Kamaboko Roof” and “Tokyu Department Store Toyoko Store East Building”, which were already symbols of Shibuya Station, have been dismantled, and the scenery of the Shibuya Station East Exit, which has been familiar in the past nine months, has changed dramatically. In addition, in the process of dismantling construction, the floor of the Tokyu Toyoko branch East Building known as "Hashigami department store" straddling the Shibuya River has been removed, and the appearance of the Shibuya River flowing underground has been visible for the first time in about 80 years. Furthermore, from the top of the ceiling of "Toyoko Goodwill Street" where long-established shops lined the eaves, the tram "Tamagawa Electric Railway (Tamaden)" which ran through the first floor of Toyoko store until 1937 (Showa 12) Other arched ceilings have appeared, and traces and features have been found in places such as Shibuya Station and department stores that have carved a long history. Construction work is currently underway at GINZA LINE on the 3rd floor and 3 lines of JR (YAMANOTE LINE, SAIKYO LINE) on the 2nd floor, and the removal work of the "central building" is in progress, and dismantling work It is said that it is in the middle of a major problem.
Upper left) Shibuya Station east exit State of dismantling work (photographed from Shibuya Hikarie )
Lower left) Toyoko Line Shibuya Station ground station building of the site, already home already been dismantled.
Top right) appeared in the "Toyoko goodwill Street" demolition work "ball power" trajectory and the arch-shaped ceiling.
It issued a face in 80 years in the dismantling of the lower right) Tokyu Department Store East Building "Shibuya River".

◎ Shibuya Station demolition work featured articleThis direction

5 "history in the curtain of 49 years, Tokyu Plaza Shibuya is closing March 2015"
10th "Shibuya-ku, General Office Building and Shibuya Public Hall Improvement Plan published"
Speaking of the curtain to the history, the 5-position "history curtain of 49 years, Tokyu Plaza Shibuya is closing March 2015", 10 of "Shibuya-ku, General Office Building and Shibuya Public Hall Improvement Plan published" Do not miss. 1965 (1965) was opened in June "Shibuya Tokyu Plaza (name at the time of opening, the Shibuya Tokyu Building)". "Circle Korea Shibuya market" of underground eaves folksy shops, but is a popular spot for food and side dish to enter the very cheaply, in the re-development of around Shibuya Station 2015 (2015) March Closed Omotte 22 days. The 2018 fiscal year has been scheduled to be the opening of the "new Tokyu Plaza," but you'll be sure many people that for a while troubled shopping until then. In addition, 1964 (1964), government buildings and the Tokyo Olympics of ward, which was built in the year, also Shibuya Public Hall, which was used as the venue of the weightlifting competitions through the years of more than half a century from the construction, with the building of the aging and deterioration , it has been determined by the restructuring of the new building and the new hall in 2020 fiscal year. "Shibuoyake (Shibuko you)" Shibuya Public Hall, which has been nicknamed, the gateway to success, which run up to the measure from small live house for musicians, was just longing of existence. Capacity is about 1,300 people live house "shibuya O-EAST", NHK Hall is 3,500, Yoyogitaiikukan from it is 13,000, still 2,300 scale of Shibuoyake is Ukagaemasu it was a very handy box . New auditorium opened in 2020 will feel impatient.
Upper left) the current Tokyu Plaza appearance
Lower left) "new Tokyu Plaza" scheduled for completion in fiscal 2018.
Upper right) current of Shibuya ward office and Shibuya Public Hall
Lower right) new comprehensive office building on the second floor - the ground 15 floors underground, the new hall is planned as a 2,000-scale facilities.

◎ Future Shibuya feature articleThis direction

4th "Marui City Shibuya, to format conversions to" Modi ""
6-position "Kinokuniya in Seibu Shibuya 1F road is open"
8-position "next spring, mini theater" Ebisu Garden to cinema "revival"
It is Shibuya, such as demolition work and closing the spate, but also starting to see signs of new movement and revival. Speaking of the "face" of the entrance of Koen-dori, but is "Marui City Shibuya" of everyone you know, sales suffered from the effects, such as the rise in recent years of fast fashion. Such a background from the 2015 fiscal year of conventional and change the name "Marui", that format conversions as "Shibuya Modi (tentative name)" has been announced. Not limited to apparel, we focus on the expansion of the tenant, such as miscellaneous goods and cafe-restaurant, go and things to meet the needs of a wide range of age groups. Discard the absolute Marui brand, be reborn in the new business category is leave or whether evil out with Gil, attracts attention in this year of the movement. Keyword of further "Resurrection" also has emerged. Once in Shibuya around here, "DaiMoriDo Bookstore Head Office (now, ZARA Koen-dori shop)" to Koen Dori and near the station Asahiya bookstore, Tokyu Bunka Kaikan "Sanseido bookstore", the cultural village street, such as "Book 1st" bookstore is integrated, the image of "Shibuya = town of a large bookstore," There has been strong. However, succession of bookstores closed in around 2000 year from the rise of the net shop, the image of the "Shibuya", "book" does not deny the feeling that has become a thing a little far away. Under these circumstances, 2010 (2010) to Tokyu Department Store head office "Maruzen & Junkudo", 2011 (2011) Daikanyama in November "Tsutaya bookstore", Seibu Shibuya parking Hall in December 2014 first floor and open "Kinokuniya Shibuya Seibu" is, the movement of the "large-scale bookstore" revival has begun in the last few years. In addition, speaking of "Resurrection", a mini-theater "Ebisu Garden Cinema" which was closing being missed in 2011, 2015 (2015) does not even listen to miss good news that re-open in the spring. "Smoke" (1995), "Bowling For Columbine" (2003), screened a number of hits such as "Motorcycle diamond Leeds" (2004), the revival of the theater, which has been leading the mini-theater boom , as well as the "bookstore", would say that news should be welcomed as an infrastructure to support the culture of the city.
Upper left) image of the new business, "Modi" of Marui.
Upper right) former mini theater "Ebisu Garden Cinema".
Opened in below) Shibuya Seibu store parking Hall 1F road surface "Kinokuniya"

7th "Dogenzaka co-working space of letterpress printing is born!"
現在、渋谷にはFabCafe（道玄坂）、FabLab Shibuya（宇田川町）、co-factory（宇田川町）、&Fab（宇田川町19-6 西武渋谷店モヴィーダ館7階）など、3Dプリンターをはじめとする「デジタルファブリケーション」が使えるスペースが増加。ノマドワーカーやコワーキングスペースとの相性も良く、巨大な資本がなくとも、PC一つでベンチャー発のものづくりが可能な時代となりつつあります。こうしたデジタル化社会が急速に発展する一方、7位には「活版印刷のコワーキングスペースが誕生！」がランクイン。2014年（平成26年）11月、道玄坂にオープンした「プリントワークススタジオ渋谷」は、「活版印刷機」でものづくりが楽しめるコワーキングスペースです。手間がかかり、時間がかかり、生産能力も少ない活版印刷機は、時代を逆行するアナログマシンですが、印字の凹凸感など、デジタルにはない味わいも魅力の一つ。同スペースでは、印刷注文から活版印刷機を使ったものづくり、紙の加工など出来るワークスペース、Free WiFiでPC作業が出来るコワーキングスペースなどが備えられ、「古さ」と「新しさ」が融合する新しいものづくりスペースとして目が離せません。
Image) was opened in Dogenzaka "Print Works studio Shibuya". Business card in the letter press letterpress printing, you can work, such as a shop card.

9 "from the snowman to Shibuya souvenir, presence of" Hachiko "increases in the death of 80 years."
Shibuya Station of the "faithful dog Hachiko" is too famous as a meeting spot, but many the figure of foreigners in recent years, has become one of the tourist spots to represent the Tokyo. As It is no exaggeration to say that "Shibuya = Hachiko", has won a solid position as Shibuya of symbol characters. In particular, last year (2014), the character of the outstanding news of "Hachiko" has attracted attention. 2014 when the Shibuya of the city has been hit by heavy snow in the (2014) February, appeared "snowman Hachiko" next to the Hachiko. While the author is unknown, spread with a net around the SNS, such as Twitter and Facebook, to the extent of news is featured in Yahoo topics. In April Tokyu department store has been announced new character "Hachiko Toyoko" with the motif of the "faithful dog Hachiko", and then, using the same character "new Shibuya specialty Shibuya souvenir" has thrilled born. Tourist souvenirs and goods with the motif of "Hachiko" Until now, surprisingly little, I think we will be utilized greatly to the promotion of the future, towards the Shibuya of tourism PR. Hachiko greet this spring (2015) to his death 80 years, it is likely to continue to become increasingly presence as Shibuya of character.
Appeared in Shibuya was hit in the upper left) heavy snow "snowman Hachiko".
Hachiko of pumpkin orange that appeared at the time of the lower-left) Halloween.
Upper right) Tokyu Department Store original character of "Hachiko Toyoko".
Hachiko made of chocolate that appeared at the bottom right) Valentine during the holiday season.

Shibuya of the news of 2014 (2014) has been at once looking back. In 100 years due to the re-development of the peripheral station is said to once, the opportunity to think about that, "What is the charm of the Shibuya of the city?" Has increased. One of the answers to these questions is, with the Shibuya of town or will not "tolerance". Such as the soccer World Cup W and Halloween excitement of, the size of the bosom to accept the youth culture can also be seen as "Shibuya-ness". Future, Shibuya high-rise buildings situated around the station in the redevelopment, but office space will continue to increase, is what you want to preserve the young people of the place at the same time.

For one year this year is Shibuya, I pray so that will be a good year for everyone.