National Oct 22, 2020
Halloween revelry in Japan to take new forms during pandemic
Shibuya has been rendered in a virtual form to allow people to show up as costumed avatars for the night.
National | FOCUS Oct 28, 2018
Halloween in Tokyo's Shibuya: Where did all the wicked wackiness get started?
by Yuka Nakao
Japan's rowdy, cosplay-themed Halloween celebrations have become famous around the world, with young people congregating in city hot spots and theme parks where they snap selfies in outrageous outfits and ghoulish get-ups. In recent years, thousands of revelers — dressed up in supergraphic costumes to ...
National Jun 12, 2015
Shibuya might close streets to cars on weekends again
by Tomohiro Osaki
Tokyo's Shibuya Ward said Friday it may resume its old custom of closing two main streets to cars on weekends in hopes of invigorating the area in the lead-up to the Summer Olympics in 2020. "Bringing back pedestrian-only streets would greatly help Shibuya's goal of ...