Shibuya 109 and MAGNET by Shibuya 109

Shibuya 109 is the silver cylinder standing where Dogenzaka and Bunkamura-dori meet, across the street from Shibuya Station. It has sold fashion to young women since April 1979: about a hundred shops over ten floors, B2 to 8F, open 10:00 to 21:00 every day except New Year’s Day. Its sister building, MAGNET by Shibuya 109, faces the crossing and has a paid rooftop that looks straight down on it.

It sits on the list of things to do in Shibuya for its history as much as its shops, and it is the best-known address on the Shibuya shopping circuit.

What Shibuya 109 is

Tokyu opened the building in April 1979 as a “Fashion Community”. The architect was Minoru Takeyama. The name is a pun: 10 and 9 read as “to-kyu” in Japanese. It is run today by SHIBUYA109 Entertainment, a Tokyu Group company.

Tokyu first aimed the building at women in their early thirties, to compete with Seibu’s department stores. That plan did not last. By the 1990s 109 had become the centre of gyaru fashion, the youth style that peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s, and Wikipedia describes it as a sanctuary for young women from that subculture. Travel guides now describe its shops as aimed at women in their teens and twenties.

Guides disagree on the exact shop count. The official directory listed 105 entries in October 2026, pop-ups included, so “about a hundred” is fair.

Floor by floor

Checked October 2026, from the official shop list:

Floor	Shops listed (examples)	Number of entries
B2	BOX CAFE & SPACE, JOHNS ICE CREAM, Marion Crepes, PLAZA	9
B1	ABC-MART GRAND STAGE, ANAP, tax-free counter	18
1F	Limited POP UP BRIDGE., Risa Magli, SAMANTHAVEGA	7
2F	EMODA, MOUSSY, LUNA EARTH	7
3F	PEACH JOHN, EGOIST, evelyn	13
4F	SLY, Lattice, OLIVE des OLIVE	11
5F	GYDA, rienda, MURUA	11
6F	LIZ LISA, merry jenny, Sanrio	14
7F	WEGO, SPINNS, Dr.Martens, café Ma Maison	9
8F	DISP!!!, EXCEL Colorist	6

Food is spread across the building rather than on one restaurant floor: the cafes and sweet stalls are mostly on B2 and 7F. If you are carrying a suitcase, leave it in a station locker first.

Hours and getting there

Checked October 2026:

	Shibuya 109	MAGNET by Shibuya 109
Shop hours	10:00 to 21:00	10:00 to 21:00 (some shops differ)
Closed	1 January	1 January
Address	2-29-1 Dogenzaka	1-23-10 Jinnan

Shibuya Station serves the JR Yamanote, Saikyo and Shonan-Shinjuku lines, the Tokyu Toyoko and Den-en-toshi lines, the Ginza, Hanzomon and Fukutoshin metro lines and the Keio Inokashira Line, all listed on 109’s access page. Japan Travel puts the start of Dogenzaka about a minute’s walk from the Hachiko exit, and 109 stands at its foot.

MAGNET by Shibuya 109 and its rooftop

MAGNET is the building facing Shibuya Crossing. It opened with 109 in 1979 as “109-2”, became “109Men’s” in 2011 and took its current name in 2018. Inside, the official floor list runs from a Bandai Namco Cross Store on B1 through souvenirs, character goods, unisex clothes and anime and game shops, up to an entertainment space on 7F.

The reason most visitors go in is the roof. The rooftop lounge, called CROSSING VIEW & ROOFTOP LOUNGE MAG8, closed for about two months of renovation and reopened on 3 March 2026. Older guides call the roof “Mag’s Park” and say it was free. It is not free now.

Checked October 2026, from SHIBUYA109 Entertainment’s press release of 16 February 2026:

MAG8 rooftop	Detail
Entry	¥1,800, one drink included (soft drink or alcohol)
Payment	Cashless only
Children	Accompanied children 6 and under free
Hours	10:00 to 22:00, last entry 21:30
Overhead photo	¥1,500 for 150 seconds on a “sky camera” linked to your phone

Whether any free corner of the roof survived the renovation is not confirmed. Bring a card or a phone wallet either way.

Is it worth ¥1,800? You look down from a low rooftop right above the junction, much closer to the crowds than SHIBUYA SKY’s 229 m deck, and the price includes a drink. SHIBUYA SKY costs ¥2,700 online before 15:00 and gives the wider city view. The best view of Shibuya Crossing guide compares every option, including the free ones.

Shibuya 109 with a guide

109 is easy to do alone. The streets behind it are where a guide helps. The Shibuya Highlights Walking Tour & Secret View Spot starts by Hachiko, crosses the Scramble and works through Center Gai, Nonbei Yokocho, Miyashita Park and a lookout in Mark City in 90 minutes, which gives you your bearings before you come back to shop.

Nearby

Center Gai starts at the crossing, a narrow street of brand shops, fast food and nightlife. Dogenzaka climbs south-west past 109. Shibuya Parco is about five minutes’ walk from the station, with Nintendo TOKYO and Pokemon Center SHIBUYA on its 6th floor. For the whole area, start from the Shibuya Japan homepage.