A shadow of it's former self
31 October 2024
Halloween in Shibuya
I have been to Halloween in Shibuya a number of times. It is now basically dead. Sure there are a lot of people, mostly tourists like me, going th....
The aftermath
1 November 2023
Shibuya to Shinjuku via Harajuku
I thought I had better go and witness the aftermath of the devastation of Halloween in Shibuya. There was nothing destroyed or on fire to see alth....
Double juku buya
19 November 2019
Strolling from Shinjuku to Harajuku to Shibuya
2nd to last night in Japan on this trip, I had no plan. I headed south from Shinjuku, went through Harajuku and ended up in Shibuya. It was not Ha....
Busy but not as busy
31 October 2019
Braving the madness of Shibuya on Halloween
Tonight I went to Shibuya for the second year in a row on Halloween. It was not as busy as last year. It was still madness, but I made it across t....
The great Shibuya Halloween crush
30 October 2018
Apparently, Halloween in Shibuya is one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the world
OK, I thought earlier when I slid down a cliff on what may or may not have been a hiking trail many miles from any other person in the middle of n....
Wasted ramen opportunity
23 October 2017
The great guitar stores near the Shibuya crossing
I like ramen a lot. But its bad for you, many calories, great amounts of salt, very few vegetables. So when I choose to have ramen, I should proba....
Tourists outnumber locals
7 November 2016
The always busy streets of Shibuya
Tonight I went to Shibuya, because the subway line from Ueno goes straight there and the random tunnel I went down was for that line. Thats how I ....
Not much has changed
6 November 2015
The Shibuya crossing and nearby Harajuku
Every time I come to Tokyo, I go to Shibuya and Harajuku, everyone does. It is surprising how little has changed since my last visit whenever that....
Wedding proposal and a fight
28 October 2012
The question is, which of the above 2 things was I a witness to and which was I involved in? Before all that, as soon as I stepped out the door, i....
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