A District Where Elegant, Grown-up Appeal is Everywhere: Daikanyama Area

A District Where Elegant, Grown-up Appeal is Everywhere: Daikanyama Area

■Daikanyama/Ebisu property listings

Among Tokyo districts that turn heads for their chic sensibility on every level, Daikanyama ranks right up there with Aoyama and Omotesando. Arrayed around Daikanyama Station, the next stop south from Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line, Daikanyama lies only a 15-minute walk from Shibya area and a mere 10 minutes’ stroll from Ebisu.

Development of Daikanyama on a serious scale began in the 1970s. Today this corner of Shibuya City offers a heady assortment of shops, including select boutiques, smart cafés and most things in between. Daikanyama T-SITE, a shopping complex anchored by TSUTAYA BOOKS, and Hillside Terrace, a mixed-use complex of homes, shops and offices, are just some of the marquee developments that keep visitors coming back.

And there’s more to come. Sometime around the fall of 2023, a new landmark, which is closest to the Daikanyama Station, will rise along Hachiman-dori and Daikanyama-dori. This is a mixed-use complex of rental housing, offices and shopping. In keeping with a greener cityscape, the building is designed to appear as an assemblage of wooden crates of various sizes piled one on top of the other. The site will be verdant with plant life both inside and out.

Also, Daikanyama has an international vibe as well, being home to the embassies of Denmark, Egypt and other countries. Venture a few steps away from the main roads and you soon encounter residential areas that have had an exclusive cachet for generations, including Aobadai and Nanpeidai. The elegance and serenity of its streetscapes is one of the enduring attractions of Daikanyama.

If you’re interested in finding your home here, please have a look at our Daikanyama/Ebisu property listings.

Please note that there may not be any available units for sale in the listed properties on this article.