Shibuya

//ʃɪˈbuːjə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards.

    "The neighborhood we lived in wasn’t like the image most people have of Tokyo, all slick and modern like Shinjuku or Shibuya, with skyscrapers made of concrete and glass."

  2. 2
    A surname from Japanese.

Example

More examples

"The express train does not stop between Shibuya and Naka-Meguro."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渋谷 (しぶや, Shibuya, literally “harsh valley”).

Related phrases

Shibuya toastShibuya-kei

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