Shibuya Crossing, CHIYODA, Tokyo

When you come to Shibuya Station and leave through Hachiko exist, you find yourself at the famed Shibuya Crossing. When the lights turn green, hundreds of people cross the street in perfect harmony. Kind of like herds of fish or birds who swim or fly without bumping into each other. We too joined in on the crowd a few times.

Shibuya Crossing

The crossing has a very nice atmosphere with lighted billboards on the buildings and with its vibrant crowd. It’s best to come here in the morning. There are a lot of shopping centres here. Shibuya 109 is an interest shopping centre. It only has clothing shops and there are two separate buildings, one for men and another for women.

Women’s side of the centre doesn’t even have a children’s store. As a person who doesn’t enjoy shopping on vacation, I left immediately after I was unable to find a gift for my little niece. Stores are usually more expensive near airports and tourist locations but this isn’t the case in Tokyo as far as I can tell. So it’s best to buy what you see no matter where you see it, not forgetting that you’d have to carry the stuff around all day.