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Yōga is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo. Its name appears frequently in traffic reports because the junction between the Tōmei Expressway and the elevated Shibuya branch (#3) of the Metropolitan Expressway system is there. There is also a stop, Yōga Station, on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi line here. There is also a bus services (Tokyu Bus) and possible access to the area with numbers of buses.Two traffic cameras on top of the SBS tower overlook the junction, the Yōga toll gate, and other parts of the neighborhood.Offices in YōgaSeveral major offices are in Yōga: Oracle Corporation has its Japan headquarters in Setagaya Business Square (previously Sun Microsystems) Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi, also in Setagaya Business Square Sumitomo 3M has its headquarters in Tamagawadai Kyocera has its Tokyo office in TamagawadaiHistoryIn the Edo period, Yōga was a post-town on the Ōyama Kaidō, a road connecting Edo and Ōyama Mountain in Sagami Province.DerivationThe 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).