Coming to Tokyo is inevitably shopping, Shibuya district is one of the busiest commercial areas in Japan, and the intersection here has the most crowded crowd, one of the scenes of Resident Evil was filmed here, and you can see this place in many Japanese movies and TV dramas. It is also home to some of the most popular drugstores in the world, which Chinese people love to buy.
Address: 1-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shibuya-ku is a district with a lot of character in Tokyo. Not only is it the center of the Tokyu group of companies, but all commercial activities flourish, which is especially reflected in the Shibuya Station Tadanobabaeko Exit. It is a district with a high concentration of famous department stores, fashion boutiques, restaurants, cafes, amusement facilities, and custom facilities, and it is a district that, along with Shinjuku, has been labeled as a "24-hour sleepless town". In addition, Shibuya is now known as the "Town of Young People," and has become the birthplace of a variety of trends in Japan and abroad. Shibuya is one of the busiest and most distinctive areas in Tokyo, and is also one of Tokyo's premier commercial centers for young people, with the famous "Shibuya 109" building located here, which has become a representative of Shibuya's GAL fashion beyond the shopping mall. There are many department stores and fashion stores, as well as a variety of small stores on the street. In addition to shopping, there are many restaurants, bars, clubs, live houses, and other places where you can enjoy pop culture. There is a ramp called "Spainzaka" that leads from Shibuya Center Street to Parco Department Store. Although it is not very long, it is popular with young people for its southern European style of clothing stores, grocery stores, restaurants and amusement centers along the street.
The huge intersection in front of Shibuya Station is famous for being the most crowded intersection in the world, and every time the light turns green, crowds of people cross the street on all sides at once, and with the many huge advertisements and screens in the surrounding business district, it is a sight to see in Tokyo, which is a bustling cityscape. Every street is different, and there are countless places to eat, drink and be merry, so it's worth taking a closer look.
The buildings you see in Japanese dramas feel amazing, like in a dream. Images suddenly appear like this!
Shibuya is the birthplace of young people's culture, and this 24-hour neighborhood is home to a variety of trendy stores, restaurants, bars, entertainment centers, etc. Street bands can often be seen performing, and major department stores are energized by the presence of young people. In Shibuya, even passersby dress up in style, and many fashion magazines such as ViVi and Mina derive their street photography from here. Because of the prevalence of trendy culture, it's not surprising that there are a lot of hot guys and gals here, and that they dress up in avant-garde and even bizarre outfits. Recommended Shopping Itinerary: Starting from the bustling Shibuya Crossing, you can walk through the busy pedestrian center, the Spanish Ramp, and then take a break at Yoyogi Park, which is a spacious green space. This route allows you to enjoy Shibuya's most typical young people's atmosphere. Hachikō Bronze StatueFrom the Hachikō Exit of Shibuya Station, you will see the famous bronze statue of the loyal dog Hachikō. The story of Hachikō, who waits for his dead master in front of Shibuya Station, is a well-known one in Japan. Nowadays, the statue is one of the most popular meeting places in Tokyo, so why not take a picture with Hachigong?
The entrance to the subway is on the 4th floor of the mall, which is a maze of streets.
By mistake, I found the famous street crossing and the side of the street crossing of the eight statues (flower beds, the station in the middle, easy to miss), purposely waiting for a few red lights at the street crossing, looking at the crowds of people coming in the opposite direction, but also quite special, and by the way, a distant view of the 109, and the period of the kind of propaganda vehicles in the Japanese drama passed by, the horn sound is very loud.
The intersection of the Starbucks side of the path into, another piece of heaven and earth, a variety of whole brand stores, but also in the inside to find that sell J family peripheral, otaku culture merchandise of the famous second-hand store, lucky.
Following the ramp path, you can go all the way to the Harajuku neighborhood, during the period of time through a lot of individuality small store, quite a taste.
Shibuya is one of Tokyo's several major business districts, and Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and known as the three major sub-centers, JR stations, subway stations, Shibuya station in front of that intersection is very famous, the green light is on the crowd, is considered to be one of the world's most famous intersections, Shibuya this side of the specialty stores and shopping malls of all kinds of most of the time, there are also a lot of sports stores, vintage stores, food and beverage stores, drug stores, the famous statue of a loyal dog Bakugou The statue of the famous faithful dog Hachikō is also located at the Hachikō Exit of Shibuya Station. If you are a shopper, you will need at least one day to visit Shibuya.
Shibuya's crowd is a big feature, every time the traffic lights change, you can feel the surge of the crowd, in the six crosswalk the crowd as a rush army, this feeling is not a sentence can be summarized, really want to be there to feel. The Tokyo scene in Resident Evil was also taken here. Crossroads crowd greatly shocked me, after ___ realize that it is the world's most ___ intersection, ___ times again ___, many ___ light guest ___ feel its ___, and the intersection week ___, all is a large ___, stroll a day can not be finished.
Shibuya is considered to be the world's largest and most chaotic business circle, walking on the street will really feel lost, the crowd brings a sense of depression and loneliness to let themselves know how small, in this high suicide rate of the city.
Shibuya is a bit like Xidan in Beijing, but 10 times bigger than Xidan, right? Every commercial center in Japan is this big, so big that you can get lost, so big that you can't finish strolling around for days. Japan is a developed country, look at the queue of restaurants, this spending power, really my spending power can not compare.
Transportation guide:
JR Yamanote Line to Shibuya Station