109 (Ichi-maru-kyū) is a department store in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. The store is operated by Tokyu Malls Development (TMD), a subsidiary of the Tokyu Group.
Shibuya 109, a popular and trendy place for mostly Japanese young women to shop.
The name of the building, 109, is taken from the Japanese characters to (meaning 10) and kyu (9) as in Tokyu.
A movie theater was originally planned for the top floor, but the fire
department would not grant approval due to emergency-evacuation routes
not meeting appropriate standards. Although originally targeted at women
in their 30s, the building later became more known as a mecca for young
women from the gyaru subculture.[1][2]
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