Yōga, Tokyo
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Yōga (用賀 yōga?) is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo. Its name appears frequently in traffic reports because the junction between the Tomei Expressway and the elevated Shibuya branch (#3) of the Metropolitan Expressway system is there. There is also a stop on the Tokyu Den-en-Toshi subway line here.
Two traffic cameras on top of the SBS tower overlook the junction, the Yōga toll gate, and other parts of the neighborhood.
[edit] Offices in Yōga
Several major offices are in Yōga:
- Sun Microsystems has its Japan headquarters in Setagaya Business Square
- Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi, also in Setagaya Business Square
- Sumitomo 3M has its headquarters in Tamagawadai
- Kyocera has its Tokyo office in Tamagawadai
[edit] History
In the Edo period, Yōga was a post-town on the Ōyama Kaidō, a road connecting Edo and the mountain (Ōyama) in Sagami Province.
[edit] Derivation
The name comes from Sanskrit root of the word "yoga". The Buddhist temple Shinpuku-ji chose the Sanskrit-derived appellation Yuga-san. The Sanskrit is also the root of the word "yoga" (योग→瑜伽→用賀).
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