Category : Shibuya
Shibuya is one of the 23 wards of Tokyo. Its central location near to Harajuku and Shinjuku make it a popular shopping area for young Japanese. Many interesting street fashions can be found in Shibuya, particularly on the weekends.
Shibuya Station Live
Around the railway stations at night in Japan, you often see the live street performers take up a position and play for the crowd. Some...
Shibuya Streets Vol. 2
It’s been a while since we have had a Shibuya Streets series. The weekends are always busy with foot traffic and with a spare hour,...
Old Shibuya Photos
The area around Shibuya station is well known to the millions of people who flow through the train station. What is not so well known...
Railway Construction
There has been a lot of railway construction going on recently around Shibuya station. The Fukutoshin （副都心線） line construction was completed between Wako and Shibuya linking...
Shibuya Videos
Three really nice videos here of the Shibuya area from eleven23 Shibuya In May from eleven23 on Vimeo. Shibuya May 23 2009 from eleven23 on...
Shibuya Streets, Vol. 1
I saw some interesting transportation on the roads today while out and thought it might be worth sharing. I don’t know where this guy normally...
Street Interview
Lots of people out again this weekend. I passed by this group conducting street interviews for some tv program. It is surprising how many shows...
Shibuya afternoon
Great weather today and the crowds were out in Shibuya. As well as the many couples, tourists and others, the Hot Pepper mascot was out...
Danny Choo in Shibuya
There is always something interesting going on in Shibuya. Today, I bumped into Danny Choo from http://dannychoo.com who was in Shibuya to do some filming....
What’s GREE?
As you can see by these photos, there is a big advertising campaign at Shibuya station for the service called GREE. It is a Japanese...
What’s hiding under Tokyu Dept Store?
The river in Shibuya is not normally noticed as it has been largely built upon, concreted around and most importantly flushed with clean water to...
Busy Day in Shibuya for Showa no Hi
It was busy out in town today with shoppers everywhere. The official reason for the day off was to celebrate Showa no Hi, for the...
Building Design in Tokyo
This building always makes me think when I go past it. How did the architect convince the building owner this would be a good idea?...
Outdoor Live Jazz
I was walking up the hill at Sakuragaoka-cho when I came across this live jazz festival under the Sakura trees. Of course a Sakura festival...
Quick Shots of Shibuya
A few quick shots of the area around Shibuya Station on a beautiful Spring morning. Always a lot of people about near the Scramble Crossing,...
Sakura in Sakuragaoka-cho
With the cold weather, the Sakura have taken a while to come out. Most years we tend to have one day which is really warm...
Shibuya’s Nonbei Yokocho
Although Shibuya is one of the major shopping/entertainment districts in Tokyo and the area around the station is fairly well built up, there are always...
City Camouflage
I went past this bike cover in Shibuya today. I think it is a bike under there but it could be some sort of animal....
Pachinko Promotions
Pachinko is popular throughout Japan and while some of the parlors have ultra-modern architecture and look more like Las Vegas casinos, some still are the...
Snow in Tokyo
The weather had got warmer for a while, but as is normal before the warmer months of April and May arrive we are seeing snow...
Ready for Valentine’s Day?
You can’t go anywhere in Tokyo at this time of year without running into people buying Valentine Day Chocolates. They are everywhere. The economy might...
Shibuya sells off toilets to highest biddders
In order to raise cash for the local Shibuya area, the Shibuya Council ward have decided to sell the naming rights to 14 public toilet...
Chocolate Underground Movie, Shibuya
The movie “Chocolate Underground” is set to open this Saturday (Jan 31) at the Shibuya Tsutaya Theater. Since Jan 16 the ads have been up...
UFO Catcher – Ready for Valentines Day
UFO catchers have been around for ages and they never seem to go out of fashion at Japanese game centers. At a local Game Center...
Tissues and promotions
If you pass through Shibuya then you invariably will see or receive those free tissues offering easy loans or promotion material from those such as...
Cruising Ad – Doubledecker Bus
I was on my way home tonight and i saw this double decker bus passing Shibuya station. I didnt manage to get a good shot...