If you haven't experienced the Shibuya pedestrian crossing, in Tokyo, you really haven't seen Tokyo. The pedestrian crossing is located right outside the Hachikō-guchi of Shibuya Station and is called the “The Scramble”.
The Shibuya area is full of trendy fashion shops, departmental stores and restaurants. That brings in quite a few people in to the area. That makes the Shibuya Crossing quite a busy crossing - it is considered to be the busiest intersection in the world.
When the traffic lights at the junction turn red, they all turn red at the same time in every direction. In a moment, traffic stops completely and pedestrians surge into the intersection from all sides, like water gushing out of a dam.
As advised by quite a few guides on the internet, we headed to the Starbucks located in the Tsutaya building on Shibuya crossing's north side, and patiently waited for a seat by the window...
It is indeed interesting to see masses of people dodging each other while crossing the intersection...
Despite the massive crowds, it is interesting to observe how the crossing remains orderly and efficient, perhaps a reflection of the Japanese at their efficient-best...
Look at the crowds...
Timelapsing the crossing from our vantage point in the Starbucks outlet...
And here's the timelapse...
Zooming in on the crossing...
People crossing the junction, with an absolute sense of purpose...
Watching the crowds cross from this vantage point is some kind of a meditative, relaxing, zen-like experience...
And here we go...
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