Japan Trip 2012 Tokyo Shibuya "NHK To Yoyogi Park" Zelkova tree-lined street

NHK General TV
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NHK General TV (NHK総合テレビジョン NHK Sōgō terebijon?) is the main television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas. Among the programs NHK General TV broadcasts are the annual New Year's Eve spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the year-long Taiga drama, and the daytime Asadora.

The name in Japanese is often abbreviated Sōgō terebi (総合テレビ?). Also "GTV" and "NHK G" are used. The word Sōgō is added for distinction to the official name without it. See also NHK Educational TV.

The NHK programs are composed based on the Japan Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Code.


Yoyogi Park
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Yoyogi Park (代々木公園 Yoyogi kōen?) is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, Japan located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Shibuya.