Shibuya culture PROJECT

Or for Aoyama Gakuin University and the United Nations University are close to each other, in addition to old book stores and publishers gather around the temple Miyamasuzaka, that the long-established shops more than half a century continue to operate are scattered, diverse cultures have been integrated. In academic atmosphere drifts this area, spoke to the people responsible for the transmission of culture.

That there is a number of publishers of office, it has added depth to the culture to be integrated into the temple Miyamasuzaka. Literary art magazine listed the "poetry literary attractive with visual" concept "Hanaon (Canon)", lifestyle magazine that targets the 30's more than women, "Rosalba (Rosalba)", further books such as poetry and painting through publications and events, Biken International is calling the "art" is one of them.

The company is prior to transfer to the upper temple Miyamasuzaka in 2006, it had offices in the office district of Kasumigaseki. As a company dealing with "Art, Shibuya of the environment in which diverse culture exists has moved believe that would be a big plus. Unlike suits stand out Kasumigaseki, the people of various age groups in Shibuya Ikikai, the city will feel the are alive. in just walking down the street of incoming Culture information helps us a lot to work with, ", who Rie Tamura is responsible for public relations and the edit said.

Background publishers gather

After the relocation, and producing exhibitions of Promo Arte Gallery in Aoyama, such as holding an event that interact to children and poetry at the National Children's Castle, it is to enrich the activities taking advantage of the locality. Including the design company, also the creators are gathered around, but so has become a major advantage. "Since the creative environment, such as the temple Miyamasuzaka in the surrounding gallery is dotted, you want to strengthen the cooperation in the future," said Miwa Hoshino project designer speak.

More Miya Miyamasuzaka, in addition to the hair of the cultural house to publish magazines and books in which the hair design and theme, such as monthly magazine "hair cosmetic", there is a publishing division that Dagereo publication in the near cinema Theatre Image Forum in Sakagami . In addition, until the transfer in August 2007, the Art-based publishing company that he has produced, such as management of the mini theater of "cinema Arton Shimokitazawa" Arton had been headquartered in the upper temple Miyamasuzaka.
Aoyama and conveniently close to this area, full of the latest cultural information, to stimulate the creators of sensibility, there is a cityscape calm appropriate to To consider things carefully. It might have been a factor that publishers gather around the temple Miyamasuzaka.

When walking down the temple Miyamasuzaka, you may see a historic shop, such as if has stopped the flow of like time. In the transition of the epidemic is early Shibuya, for more than half a century followed by a long-established remain many still is, a big feature of this area.
It is written building a large letter "13500-color" into the temple Miyamasuzaka under intersection facing the Meiji-dori are built. It Uematsu art supply store that also nearly 70 years before the war continue to operate in this place. In addition, in the middle of the hill there is another store that Uematsu frame shop dealing with picture frame. Together, the people involved in the painting at work and hobbies, but the familiar long-established. "Miya Miyamasuzaka is not too wide the width of the street, when a person compared to. Other avenue that you can cross to slip, I might have a good quality of life-size," said Kuni Ueda was born and raised representative in this town It does the intervention.

Long-established shops continue to operate from the pre-war

In addition In addition to the store, which continued from before the war there is a Tsukada hardware store, it is currently appearance of store of have not, but Ogawa measure shop and the business is not style, which has surpassed endured many years of wind and snow now also drifted. In addition, Uemura photo studio, opened in Aoyama before the war, with a history that has been transferred to the temple Miyamasuzaka by war damage. "In the past of the four-story building, it climb to the roof as I is view was good overlooking the Harajuku Station," said Mr. Eiichi Uemura to serve as third-generation president. Photo shooting in studio's right has changed. "In the past, those who want a photo of you and snap up straight facial expression was the majority, now we have more opportunity to take a picture of smile and Pepper in the natural posture"

The Sakagami, in addition to Shiga insects late Shiga 夘助 who is a pioneer of Japan's entomology has been opened remains even now, are lined up TatsumiDo booksellers and 2 hotels of antiquarian bookshop called Nakamura bookstore. And "I am coming to a store professors and students of the Aoyama Gakuin University is often from a long time ago. Previously, there was a secondhand bookstore a few hotels on the other also in this close, now has become the only two hotels", bookseller's TatsumiDo bookstore.

Among the large-scale re-development plan with a focus on new Shibuya Station progresses, the temple has been demanded a new steering Miyamasuzaka. Ueda's Uematsu art supply store is, this says. "It's destiny is going to change the city, but if you are pursuing the only rationality and functionality, be lost featured as a town there is no fun. Such as the traditional landscape and buildings, what should be left in the future "cultural" we want to promote the urban development, "such as leave.