Shibuya Crossing, Tokio

Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing. It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. The statue of Hachikō, a dog, between the station and the intersection, is a common meeting place and almost always crowded.

Three large TV screens mounted on nearby buildings overlook the crossing, as well as many advertising signs. The Starbucks store overlooking the crossing is also one of the busiest in the world. Its heavy traffic and inundation of advertising has led to it being compared to the Times Square intersection in New York City. Tokyo-based architecture professor Julian Worrall has said Shibuya Crossing is "a great example of what Tokyo does best when it’s not trying."[5]

Shibuya Crossing is often featured in movies and television shows which take place in Tokyo, such as Lost in Translation,[6] The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and Resident Evil: Afterlife and Retribution, as well as on domestic and international news broadcasts. The iconic video screen featured in the above movies, in particular Lost in Translation with its 'walking dinosaur' scene, was taken down for a period of time and replaced with static advertising, although it resumed operation in July 2013.[7]

On the southwest side of Shibuya station there is another popular meeting place with a statue called "Moyai". The statue resembles a Moai statue, and it was given to Shibuya by the people of Niijima Island in 1980.

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Jason H.
12 June 2016
Worth going just to see it once. Throngs crossing the street at once, meeting in the center. Looks like a battle scene from Braveheart - but peaceful. Take your mandatory photo.
Li Her Vong
18 April 2015
It's amazing when you're standing right in the middle of the crossing, having hundreds of people brisk walk through you as if you had a time machine and you clicked fast forward. :)
Steve Zhang
6 March 2015
Shibuya is an exciting place, lots of people, amazing signs over the shops, shopping and central to many of the main sights in Tokyo
Yarn Lam
6 December 2017
Before going down exit 8 for Hachiko Gate, stop at the corridor window and gaze down on this marvellous sight. Order and disorder all at once at the world's busiest scramble crossing.
Bram Hilgersom
3 April 2017
Coolest crossing in the world! Get a cool view from the shopping mall and metro station that goes over the road.
Marceli Lada
3 November 2019
The best spot to watch the crossing is at Starbucks. You can use the record store’s elevator located in the same building to get to 1st floor w/o buying coffee at Starbucks ;)
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