OMG Japan! : Shibuya

Shibuya was insane. It really does come alive in the evening when all the shops are lit up in bright flashing lights, each billboard trying to out-do one another. And that famous pedestrian crossing was just fantastic! The amount of people crossing the street each time the walk light turns green is just maddening. You can cross the road any which way you want, even diagonally. And I like how each time the light is about to change back to red and you can see people scrambling across in their suits and their stilettoes before the onslaught of vehicular chaos.

Most of the fashion stores close early at 8pm, infact, most shops in Tokyo close around that time which was a total bust. So, we ended up just walking around soaking in all the hustle and bustle of the crowd weaving in, out and around each other. I guess we could've sat down for like ramen or something coz' the only shops open after 8 are eateries and clubs and karaokes. But I was just too full from dinner to eat anything.

- At the Kanagawa train station.



- The famous pedestrian crossing at Shibuya when the walk light turns green.



- The renowned statue of Hachiko, the dog, located just outside the Shibuya train station.



- Shibuya at night.



- You can get a vantage point from the Starbucks behind me which faces the pedestrian crossing.



- A street filled with clubs and bars.



- I loved how the road is damp from the rain and how it glistens from the bright flashing signs.

Shibuya is so fast paced and the atmosphere was staggeringly lively. People were meeting up for after hour drinks, you can hear people laughing, chatting away on the streets, talking on their cellphones amicably and just doing their thing.

It's a place you go to when you know that the night's gonna be a good night. That it's gonna be a good good night.


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