After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood …
1 day ago · More than 100,000 people used to party in the Shibuya Scramble of New Year’s Eve.. For decades, the Shibuya ward of downtown Tokyo has had an image as a party place. Things are less celebratory these days, though, as after telling people to stay away from the area on Halloween, Shibuya Ward says it’s not going to be doing anything special for …
American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
12 hours ago · Steve Lee Hayes, 65, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, a spokesman from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to NBC News. Hayes, a U.S. citizen, had ...
Tokyo's Shibuya on high alert for weekend crowding ahead of …
Oct 26, 2024 · Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is carrying out increased patrols in its busy districts as it expects to draw the largest crowds of this year's Halloween period on Saturday. Ward officials are concerned...
Tokyo's Shibuya sees subdued celebrations weekend before …
Oct 26, 2024 · Halloween celebrations by cosplayers are subdued in Tokyo's Shibuya district, the weekend before the annual festivity, after local authorities strengthened measures to prevent overcrowding.
SHIBUYA - Tag - The Japan Times
SHIBUYA. JAPAN. Nov 1, 2024. Fewer Halloween revelers seen in Tokyo following street drinking ban. Measures taken that include the street drinking ban to prevent problems are "beginning to...
Halloween 2024: New Rules for Shibuya and Shinjuku
Oct 7, 2024 · Shibuya, long one of the most popular places to party on Halloween in Tokyo, essentially “banned” celebrations in 2023, with an ordinance against drinking in the street. Officials disseminated the unambiguous message: “Do not come to Shibuya for Halloween.”
Tokyo's Shibuya district raises alarm against ... - Associated Press News
Oct 27, 2023 · Tokyo’s Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween, even caging landmark statue. A giant public notice banner from Shibuya distrct, which reads in Japanese “Shibuya is not Halloween event “is seen at the Shibuya pedestrian crossing Friday, Oct. …
Tokyo mayors ask people to follow rules during Halloween
Oct 7, 2024 · The mayors of two wards in central Tokyo called on Monday for people to follow rules during the Halloween season. Shibuya and Shinjuku wards have each set an ordinance to prohibit drinking on the...
Two seriously hurt in accident near Tokyo's Shibuya crossing
Oct 8, 2023. At least seven men in their 20s were injured Saturday evening — two seriously — after a car plowed into a line of pedestrians near Shibuya Ward’s famed scramble intersection in...
Shibuya bans public drinking year-round | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Tokyo's iconic Shibuya ward has imposed a year-round ban on public drinking. The move comes amid a swell in tourism and growing concerns around littering, noise and public safety.