駅前

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 駅前で待ち合わせしましょう。▶ —
   Let's meet in front of the station.
2. 駅前にはコンビニやカフェが多いです。▶ —
   There are many convenience stores and cafés in front of the station.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Ekimae (駅前) is the noun "in front of the station" — 駅 (station) + 前 (front). A core social space in Japanese towns and cities — the square in front of the train station plus the adjacent retail district forms the default machiawase (meet-up) site. "~Eki-mae" (in front of ~ station) is the basic unit for naming neighborhoods, scheduling meetings, and real-estate ads: Shinjuku ekimae, Shibuya ekimae. Ekimae shoutengai (the shopping street in front of the station) is a neighborhood cluster core. Japanese urban development model: train station → station district → neighborhood (contrasted with road / car-centric Western cities). Ekichika (close to station, real-estate term), ekien (far from station), ekinaka (in-station retail). Korean "yeokseukwon / yeok-ap" shares the social code. Hachikou-mae (in front of the Hachikou dog statue at Shibuya) is Tokyo's largest meet-up landmark — the dog waited for his deceased owner from 1923.

Quick check

1. Tokyo's most famous meet-up spot (loyal dog statue)?

   • Hachikou-mae (Shibuya, Hachikou statue)
   • Toukyou ekimae
   • Shinjuku ekimae
   • Ginza