U.S. News Insider Tip: After the rush of Shibuya Crossing, walk 15 minutes to Cat Street, a pedestrianized stretch with fewer crowds and chic shopping. Pop into TRUNK hotel for a coffee or a cocktail ...

Photography by the author. It should have been the popular kid on the block prime shopping district. After all, people have heralded it as Singapore’s “Shibuya crossing”, to be compared to the king of ...

Often referred to as the world’s busiest crosswalk, thousands of pedestrians scramble across Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing daily. At peak times, the hypnotic pace of the changing traffic light seems to ...

In a move that might disappoint revellers, Shibuya recently announced the cancellation of its infamous New Year’s Eve countdown event for the fourth consecutive year. The decision, as stated by the ...

Ghosts and ghouls have been urged to stay away from Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya Crossing this Halloween. It comes as seven people were injured at the weekend after a car collided with pedestrians. Shibuya ...

For many people in Japan, the new year is usually rung in quietly, while spending time at home with family, watching the "Kohaku" singing competition on TV, or eating toshikoshi soba noodles and other ...

What would happen if 1,500 pedestrians walked across the famous crossing in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station while using their smartphones? Only 36 percent would make it to the other side because many ...

On October 31, 2017, police mobilized at the famed scramble crossing beside Shibuya Station in response to pandemonium that ensued the year before when unexpected numbers of costumed young people ...