Shibuya culture PROJECT

Hope of Christ in Japan cult Hijirigaoka church from Nanping hill

Nanpeidaichō churches and embassies are dotted, somewhere to exoticism even drifted. Current skyline with different atmosphere from the other area of ​​Shibuya, what time was formed from the time. Edo era, Nanpeidai is located on the outskirts of Edo, except that samurai mansion is located, had spread the idyllic scenery spread of forests and fields. The Meiji and Taisho, originally on the south-facing hill, once the goodness of the view that overlooked the Meguro Shinagawa district caught the eye of the people, continue to grow as a mansion district gradually along with Shoto. Is currently forest high-rise buildings, it is not possible to look up quite far, Saigoyama park, located a short distance across the old Yamate Street, fine weather at the time of hope Mount Fuji, convey the goodness of former views the now. It should be noted, Saigoyama park, but originally Tsugumichi bureaucracy, Saigo of the Meiji Era, where you built a mansion for Takamori brother Saigo. This mansion is currently being relocated to the Meiji-mura (Aichi Prefecture Inuyama City), garden has been published as Saigoyama park.

Town lived the political and business heavyweights

1928 Emperor Hirohito ascended the throne local residents in the center Komatsu Earl of Nanpeidai the celebration gathered in the parade. © rock Masahiro Ida

1889, the city of Tokyo has been reorganized, Shibuya village is born. Place called Nanpeidai seems to have already been used in this time. But, what it is formally established as "Nanpeidaichō" is that of 1932. Meiji also past the middle, increased status as a mansion district, so set up a residence in favor of politicians and business leaders, diplomats, cultural people. One person diplomats Uchida Teitsuchi that. 1910 years, European-style building that Uchida was built in Nanpeidai is, after passing through a variety of borrowers, now has been relocated saved in Yokohama Yamate Italian mountain garden as an important cultural property. Also now, in a place where Tokyu Corporation is headquartered, the Pacific end of the war when the other there was a korechika anami's mansion that served as the Army Minister, in 1932 the only birds specialized laboratory in Japan there Yamashina Institute for Ornithology was established (in 1988 relocation).

But, modern streets simple and elegant European-style building is lined is miserably to become the majority is destroyed even by war damage. Currently, Masahiro's rock Ida to serve the town chairman of Nanpeidaichō Board, this regret. "After the defeat, because many of the records, such as photos to a degree. Together burnt the remaining Western-style stood slightly has been lost, we often do not know the history of Nanpeidai"

Takeo Miki Memorial

It seems to have replaced larger mansion of residents after the war. Who moved the Kishi, who served as prime minister later in the 1940s. According to the Iwaita's, in the shore Mr. very friendly person, it seems to have invited the children of the area to open the gates of his residence at the time of the festival. After the war, also that he was founder-cho, chairman of Nanpeidaichō meeting was rebuilt. 1960 students and workers of the hordes that oppose the US-Japan Security Treaty to the (1960) June is aiming to shore house, we filled the streets around Nanpeidai. Because it was rushed many Too, "as in the road is washboard, it has become a limp," that (Mr. Iwaita). His later years Kishi said, but be transferred to the Gotemba, in the 1960s, has been moved is Takeo Miki to become prime minister after the still. Currently, Mikitei has been published as Takeo Miki Memorial, every year, in December, 23 days of the Emperor's Birthday is performed mochi pounding of to release to local residents. Although Mr. also Kishi Mr. Miki was also to cherish the relationship with the people of the region, Iwaita san says, so everyone to cherish the friendly to mingle relationship, told me that he tradition of Nanpeidai from the Meiji era.

1960s, churches and embassies appeared

Overlooking the Nanpeidai from the old Yamate Street. Than the screen right, Malaysia embassy in renovation, St. Dominic Catholic Church Shibuya, Inc. Menzubigi

What the church and the embassy, ​​was when appeared from time. St. Dominic Catholic Shibuya adjacent to the Takeo Miki Memorial Church of the building was completed in 1959. Was the first church was built in this area. 1961 Gaston Petit's, one of the monks came to Japan (Showa 36) years at the time, referred to as "around did not almost nothing except mansion". Originally the mansion many, since it was possible to secure a coherent land, followed by the Catholic Church Shibuya, Shibuya medium church, the Church of Jesus Christ, such as Kiyoshikeoka church, the church appeared one after another. Similarly, and in the land acquisition situation, there is also a transportation convenience of a 10-minute walk from Shibuya Station, also was built embassy, ​​such as Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. Since the town is also Language and Culture Research Institute, Tokyo Japanese school, also to see the figure of foreigners naturally, it can be said that the characteristics of this area.

現在は高級住宅地として静けさを保つ一方、国道246号や旧山手通りに面する一部の地域は再開発地域に指定されている。「敗戦直後から約60年ぶりに開発の波が押し寄せてきた」という岩井田さんの言葉どおり、今秋に青葉台三丁目に地上33階建ての高層ビル、中央環状新宿線・西新宿JCT〜大橋JCTが完成し、2011年に神泉町交差点の角の空き地に地上22階建てのオフィスビルを建設する「南平台町計画（仮称）」、2013年には「大橋地区再開発ビル（仮称）」の建設が計画されるなど、いくつものプロジェクトが進行中だ。今後、南平台の「動」の部分は、加速度的に様変わりしそうな雰囲気である。

Overlooking the Nanpeidai from the intersection of Shenzhen-cho. Of a vacant lot of corners are under construction "Nanpeidaichō plan (tentative name)"