Yoga (place)
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Yoga (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.
Offices in Yoga
Several major offices are in Yoga:
- 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
History
In the Edo period, Yoga was a post-town on the Ōyama Kaidō, a road connecting Edo and the mountain (Ōyama) in Sagami Province.
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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