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I can't find the focal spot for this photo, but there was something about it when it popped up on the screen that made me keep looking at it. Not sure why. Maybe it was the yellow color in the bottom right.
It is Valentines Day today and as always in Japan it is predominantly the women giving chocolates to the males. There are chocolates to be bought for those who you treasure and also chocolates for co-workers, known as giri-choco. I heard this year that “tomo-choco” was also becoming quite popular with girls giving girl friends chocolates. I asked my friends about boys giving boys chocolates as “tomo-choco” also, but got some strange looks back.

Lots of chocolate selling stalls set up in the passageway between the Tokyu Stores. It became difficult to walk through the area with all the people making last minute chocolate purchases.

Some big brand names on the chocolate board here. Valentines Day chocolates seem to be either brand name or home made.

I always feel alive when I go out in Shibuya on the weekends. There are so many people around and so much movement. It really energizes you to do something.

Some nice restaurants here overlooking the street. You can see Tsutaya in the background. I am meeting up with the Roppongi Tsutaya store soon to talk about ways they can improve their store for the many foreigners who go there. Anybody got any ideas on what could be done better?

As always the Crossing is a busy place. It is interesting to see the change of fashions over the period of a year. As we move towards Spring the clothing colors will change as will the accessories.

There was a helicopter hovering overhead for a good 30 minutes. Normally one helicopter is joined by others as the news crews circle to take photos for a story. Today there was just this one helicopter.

The neon lights coming on at dusk always makes the streets look lively and warm. My fingers were freezing waiting to take the photo without too many heads in the way, but the view of neon made me feel warmer.

We have seen a lot of advertising trucks going passed the Shibuya Scramble Crossing. This is a new one.

Back in Shinagawa there were not some many crowds buying chocolates, but the brand names were still on display.
How was your Valentines Day? Did you receive many chocolates?
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Tried this brand, good.
view on photoThe helicopter pic is really good! Perfect Y shape.
Good pics as ever.
Duel?
view on photohaha かわい!^^
view on photocool pics as always!!
they made a movie? i love this show! Can’t wait to see it!
view on photoTVXQ! Ah! The boys!
view on photoMen getting chocolates on Valentines Day… I never get chocolate in America, but that’s probably because I always avoid girls on Valentines day -_-.
love that starbucks
kawaii! Reminds me of Mini Moni.
view on photoNever get tired of you photos of Shibuya. Great job once again.
Happy Valentine’s day to you!! I hope you had a great day^^ Thanks for sharing the great photos again, I especially love the one with the colorful outfitted girl^^ Wow, I can’t be one of those people who wait until the last minute because I hate fighting crowds.
Happy Valentine to you and everyone.
Nice catch. the propeller is spot on. Looks like tiny wings.and It looks like its diving.
view on photolooking forward to this.
view on photoooo i love pocky
view on photoThe epicenter of Shibuya
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gonna get there someday…
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Saw tish enterance in another of your photo shoots.
view on photoAnother advert. Wonder if anything is in the back.
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RT @tweetmeme Shibuya Streets Vol 11, Japan shibuya streets http://bit.ly/96kt9g It’s already been a week since the last photo walk. Pretty soon it will be Sakura Blossom Time. Then you won’t freeze your fingers snapping pics. Could stand for some warmer weather here in Texas.
I have still not got around to showing the photo walk from Takanawa area yet. I must get that up. Time to make a list before I fall too far behind
SEE’S has the best chocolate here! Don’t the girls their get stuff from the guys for Valentine’s? It’s almost appalling. lol
This scene is so amazing! The entire photo is beautiful, but I especially love the lit shops brightening the background
view on photoThank you. I am so glad you liked it
Can’t wait for this
Hope it’s still on when I get to Tokyo!
view on photoUeno Juri’s such a cutie! Wish I could see this in the cinema…
view on photoIs that the show title? Arty scripts are so hard to read… : /
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