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is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo. Its name appears frequently in traffic reports because the junction between the Tōmei Expressway and the elevated Shibuya branch (#3) of the Metropolitan Expressway system is there. There is also a stop, Yōga Station, on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi line here. There is also a bus services (Tōkyū Bus) and possible access to the area with numbers of buses.

Two traffic cameras on top of the SBS tower overlook the junction, the Yōga toll gate, and other parts of the neighborhood.

History

In the Edo period, Yōga was a post-town on the Ōyama Kaidō, a road connecting Edo and Ōyama Mountain in Sagami Province. The Setagaya Art Museum, est. 1986, is located on a corner of Kinuta Park. The museum has a permanent collection with an emphasis on photography, particularly the works of Kineo Kuwabara and Kōji Morooka.

Yōga is noted for its educational institutions, and is home to many primary, junior, and high schools. Perhaps the most significant of them all is Sakuramachi State Primary, which had biggest numbers of pupils in Setagaya-ku back in 1992–93 with more than 600 pupils. Yōga is also home to the all-girls Catholic Seisen International School.

Neighborhood

Around the Yōga Station is perhaps the most vibrant area of Yōga. It is a residential area after all and there are numbers of residential friendly facilities including large super markets (OK Store and Fuji supermarket) as well as smaller grocery stores, butcher, off-licence, fish shops, etc.

Education

Setagaya Board of Education operates public elementary and junior high schools.

1 and 2-chōme are zoned to Sakuramachi Elementary School (桜町小学校). 3 and 4-chōme are zoned to Kyōsai Elementary School (京西小学校) and Yōga Junior High School (用賀中学校). Different parts of 1 and 2-chōme are each zoned to Fukasawa Junior High School (深沢中学校) and Seta Junior High School (瀬田中学校). There is also international school such as MITA International School.

References

  • http://www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/
  • Setagaya Business Square