2.4 million passengers passed through
Shibuya Station on an average weekday in 2004. It is the third-busiest commuter rail station in
Tokyo. The platforms pictured here service the
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.
The Shinano River in
Niigata City. The Shinano River (信濃川, Shinano-gawa), known as the Chikuma River (千曲川, Chikuma-gawa) in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the
Tone River and
Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern
Honshu, rising in the
Japanese Alps and flowing generally northeast through
Nagano and
Niigata Prefectures before emptying into the
Sea of Japan. It is designated as a
Class A river.
Tokyo Midtown (東京ミッドタウン, Tōkyō Middotaun) is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft)
mixed-use development in
Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in March 2007, the $3 billion (¥370 billion) project includes office, residential, commercial, hotel, and leisure space, and the new quarters of the
Suntory Museum of Art. When completed, the
Midtown Tower was the tallest building in Tokyo. The main building complex is surrounded by Hinokicho Park, a 10 acre public park containing green areas along with works of art.
Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム, Tōkyō Dōmu) is an indoor
stadium in
Bunkyo,
Tokyo,
Japan. It was designed as a
baseball stadium following its predecessor,
Korakuen Stadium (whose former site is now occupied by the Tokyo Dome Hotel and a plaza for this stadium). In Japan, it is often used as a unit of size; for example, "the new construction is five times the size of Tokyo Dome."
Shiodome (汐留) is an area in
Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to
Shinbashi and
Ginza, near
Tokyo Bay and the
Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 tiny town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas: Pictured are the skyscrapers of Shiodome in
Minato Ward.