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The aftermath

1 November 2023

Shibuya to Shinjuku via Harajuku

I thought I had better go and witness the aftermath of the devastation of Halloween in Shibuya. There was nothing destroyed or on fire to see alth....

Double juku buya

19 November 2019

Strolling from Shinjuku to Harajuku to Shibuya

2nd to last night in Japan on this trip, I had no plan. I headed south from Shinjuku, went through Harajuku and ended up in Shibuya. It was not Ha....

Busy but not as busy

31 October 2019

Braving the madness of Shibuya on Halloween

Tonight I went to Shibuya for the second year in a row on Halloween. It was not as busy as last year. It was still madness, but I made it across t....

The great Shibuya Halloween crush

30 October 2018

Apparently, Halloween in Shibuya is one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the world

OK, I thought earlier when I slid down a cliff on what may or may not have been a hiking trail many miles from any other person in the middle of n....

Wasted ramen opportunity

23 October 2017

The great guitar stores near the Shibuya crossing

I like ramen a lot. But its bad for you, many calories, great amounts of salt, very few vegetables. So when I choose to have ramen, I should proba....

Tourists outnumber locals

7 November 2016

The always busy streets of Shibuya

Tonight I went to Shibuya, because the subway line from Ueno goes straight there and the random tunnel I went down was for that line. Thats how I ....

Not much has changed

6 November 2015

The Shibuya crossing and nearby Harajuku

Every time I come to Tokyo, I go to Shibuya and Harajuku, everyone does. It is surprising how little has changed since my last visit whenever that....

Wedding proposal and a fight

28 October 2012

The question is, which of the above 2 things was I a witness to and which was I involved in? Before all that, as soon as I stepped out the door, i....

Indian curry in Japan

8 March 2012

Eating in Japan can be cheap. The cheap places dont trust their staff to handle money, instead they have a vending machine you stick money in and ....