Shibuya Crossing
One of the iconic sightseeing stops on any trip to Tokyo is the Shibuya Crossing, which is the intersection outside one of Tokyo's busiest train stations and shopping areas. The area has also become a location for films such as 'Lost in Translation', 'The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift' and numerous adverts and music videos.
Huge television screens mounted on the buildings facing the intersection flash all day, while the rest of the area is covered with lights, advertisements, and more lights. But the most remarkable feature of the area are the people. People are constantly pouring across the street from all directions going to even other directions. They all meet in the middle in a frantic mess, bumping, side stepping and swerving around each other as they try to cross.
We crossed over with the crowd and headed to Starbucks to grab a coffee and people watch from the first floor window. Once a front row seat came available we were able to get a good view of the proceedings below and capture some images.
The Shibuya Crossing wasn't as busy as I was led to believe but this was probably due to the fact that it was a public holiday in Japan on the day we visited.
Here is a video from ground level -
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Huge television screens mounted on the buildings facing the intersection flash all day, while the rest of the area is covered with lights, advertisements, and more lights. But the most remarkable feature of the area are the people. People are constantly pouring across the street from all directions going to even other directions. They all meet in the middle in a frantic mess, bumping, side stepping and swerving around each other as they try to cross.
We crossed over with the crowd and headed to Starbucks to grab a coffee and people watch from the first floor window. Once a front row seat came available we were able to get a good view of the proceedings below and capture some images.
The Shibuya Crossing wasn't as busy as I was led to believe but this was probably due to the fact that it was a public holiday in Japan on the day we visited.
Here is a video from ground level -
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