Shibuya is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and finance center and houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku station (southern half) and Shibuya Station. The population of this area is 221,801.
This area around Shibuya station is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area.
(Source: Wikipedia)
The walk was not long, but we took our time and saw so much along the way.
Shops and tall shiny buildings. The middle 2 slides here are of an advertising gimmick where it looks like the man is hanging by his arm from the face of building.
Exterior of building housing Shibuya station and stores.Statue of Hachiko (Japanese version of Greyfriar’s Bobby), a Japanese Akita who, after his owner’s death, waited at Shibuya station every day for nine years for his owner to returnlooking at the Shibuya Scramble crossing from Shibuya station building. Shibuya scramble crossing is the busiest scramble crossing in the world with as many as 3,000 pedestrians crossing at one timeart in Shibuya stationvintage trolleyarea art sculpture – Moyai statuecolourful mural
shopping streets
Aoyama Kumano Shrine Festival held in late September in Shibuya. Participants carry portable shrines (Mikoshi) along a fixed route. It looks like they have a fabulous time.
Shingo treated us to an Okonomiyaki self cooked lunch. It was delicious.
After our lunch, we wended our way back to Harajuku and our next stop at Meiji-jingu (separate post).
Not much to tell. After working for 3 companies over 43+ years (38 years 7 months with my last company), I finally got that promotion I had waited my entire career for……retirement.
I have been exploring this new career for the past 7+ years and while it is not always exciting, the chance to do what I want for myself and my family instead of what my company wants has been very fulfilling. Early on, there was a long list of projects in my “to-do” hopper and I attacked these projects with a vengeance for the first 9 months of retirement. Eventually, my brain told me that this was not what retirement was about, so it took me another 5 months before my industriousness again took over and I attacked another line of projects, this time somewhat shorter and less complicated, as well as many new projects related to the family weddings in 2016. After going hard for 6 weeks and 3 weddings, my body was telling me to relax, then the flu bug hit and as soon as that was done with me, my sciatic acted up. No rest for the wicked. In 2020 and 2021, the Covid 19 pandemic changed the whole retirement gig. I was lucky to not be still working, for sure.
I enjoy photography, gardening, working with my hands, walking, cycling, skiing, travelling, reading and creating special photo and video productions obtained in my first pastime. I may never become wealthy in any of these pursuits, but I already feel I am rich in life experiences far beyond any expectation.
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9 thoughts on “Flashback – Japan 2009 – Crossing Shibuya to the Shibuya Crossing”
Interesting to read about this famous junction which we had planned to visit on our cancelled trip. No doubt we will get there before too long as Japan is opening up again.
I recommend a walk through the whole Shibuya area. Even though Tokyo is such a huge city, each neighbourhood is unique. Thanks for reading Marion. Allan
Awesome pictures of the Shibuya Crossing and everyone scrambling to get across the road in every direction. When we were in Japan, Okonomiyaki was one of my favourite meals.
Shibuya was a good walking experience, especially with the festival crowd. Okonomiyaki was new to us in 2009 and we were really surprised at how delicious they were. Thanks for reading. Allan
I spent many a day crossing that iconic crosswalk to shop at Shibuya, one of the best shopping stops in Tokyo, when I lived in Japan. Enjoyed these photos. Hello to Hachiko! I also went through your Kamakura photos, good memories. Just catching up a bit today.
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Interesting to read about this famous junction which we had planned to visit on our cancelled trip. No doubt we will get there before too long as Japan is opening up again.
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I recommend a walk through the whole Shibuya area. Even though Tokyo is such a huge city, each neighbourhood is unique. Thanks for reading Marion. Allan
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Those crowds are incredible! Since the pandemic started, I have different feelings about them, too! Fantastic photos.
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As I look at these photos, I almost have a panic attack. Not sure when the feeling will be normal again. Thanks for reading Lynette. Allan
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Awesome pictures of the Shibuya Crossing and everyone scrambling to get across the road in every direction. When we were in Japan, Okonomiyaki was one of my favourite meals.
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Shibuya was a good walking experience, especially with the festival crowd. Okonomiyaki was new to us in 2009 and we were really surprised at how delicious they were. Thanks for reading. Allan
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I spent many a day crossing that iconic crosswalk to shop at Shibuya, one of the best shopping stops in Tokyo, when I lived in Japan. Enjoyed these photos. Hello to Hachiko! I also went through your Kamakura photos, good memories. Just catching up a bit today.
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Awesome Ruth. The Shibuya area is a treat to walk through and the scramble crossing is a nice bonus. Thanks for reading and commenting. Allan
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