Second-Floor Window
Best time: After dark
Landscape · Southwest, over the scramble
From a cafe window above the crossing, use a slow shutter as the lights change to blur the crowd into motion streaks.
Photo: しんぎんぐきゃっと · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shibuya Crossing
Cross the world's busiest intersection — then watch it from above.
Up to 3,000 people cross at once when the lights change. Walk it first, then find a second-floor window nearby and watch the choreography repeat every two minutes. It's Tokyo's best free show.
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- Neighborhood
- Shibuya · Must see
- Best time
- Dusk, when the neon switches on
- Typical visit
- 30 min
- Best for
- First-time VisitorsPhotographyNight
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