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Japan Trip Day 7 part 3 Shibuya at night

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Sorry for the long delay on these but I had some time today to update!

 

After we ate supper at the fantastic yakiniku place we headed out for a night excursion into Shibuya. Sure, we'd already been there but not when it was super busy. I knew it would be crowded at night so we headed out.

 

34084700692_61beed9c47_z.jpg194 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33400350084_05a1ed8a1d_z.jpg195 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Somehow we got onto a themed train full of "Girls Und Panzer" posters and ads.

 

34084669132_be2f78560e_z.jpg196 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34111172511_6acefe1d37_z.jpg197 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34111150321_92ae3404f2_z.jpg198 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Even the outsides of the train were covered in cute girls! Now, see that guy on the far left? That's a train otaku! How do I know? because every stop we made, he got out and was taking photos of the different stuff on the outside of the train. He also had 2 buddies with him doing the same thing. They were all over the insides of the train taking pics of EVERY SINGLE flyer, poster or picture of the girls. It was funny but also neat to see train nerds in the wild.

 

34111123111_71ba1d82dd_z.jpg199 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

You think you have issues finding your way around? Try this on for size...

 

34084577602_d43b452e21_z.jpg200 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Becca and I in the middle of Shibuya Crossing. It was packed out there!

 

34205450166_19c3dcb888_z.jpg201 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

All the pretty signs and lights....

 

33862211980_46de154a87_z.jpg202 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34205424576_234590a6b6_z.jpg203 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404856194_00fc876d8d_z.jpg204 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404841974_206c476f69_z.jpg205 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34089217202_23a9a96ef7_z.jpg206 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Hachiko exit/entrance.

 

34115768541_ffa8717454_z.jpg207 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404789524_f423648619_z.jpg208 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34205363676_70d06fe6c8_z.jpg209 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

I suck at selfies and cannot protect against photobombers.

 

34115737691_f432e4a770_z.jpg210 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Ed and his Go-Pro.

 

34089149322_51ff79485f_z.jpg211 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34205328826_cc90d776b7_z.jpg212 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33435680423_b7b45084d5_z.jpg213 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34205273636_975c1e3355_z.jpg214 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404648884_766cd42a17_z.jpg215 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34115636511_5a65966a7b_z.jpg216 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Ed and I stopped in the middle of the intersection and just stood there, taking it all in.

 

34089004862_cfb995de97_z.jpg219 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Here's a video I took on my phone. Just click the pic then hit play when the new window opens.

 

34115005481_33ff8a26a7_z.jpg20170325_213524 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

So after soaking that all in, we went exploring to see what we could find.

 

34088930962_d835541624_z.jpg224 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33861836890_8273a1b772_z.jpg225 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33861748350_4b784c331b_z.jpg229 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34115341731_57c64af3b8_z.jpg230 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404364834_3d4358cbf4_z.jpg231 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404346894_49773f6ea1_z.jpg232 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Time for tiny side streets!

 

33435284843_be1159a741_z.jpg233 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

You know Where's Waldo right? This was Where's Hachiko?

 

33435259393_ec2b060a22_z.jpg234 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

That is one PIMP moped!

 

34204867956_a03c0b3f82_z.jpg235 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34088738142_a352355fde_z.jpg236 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

34115229191_eae45f2f81_z.jpg237 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

OMG. We found a frikkin HOOTERS!

 

33435178713_685c609c0a_z.jpg238 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

No idea why I think this is so funny but I do.

 

34115200631_c1068c735b_z.jpg239 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

And then we hit paydirt....

 

34088649772_7b7c454ba6_z.jpg240 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

The place was jumpin' and totally packed.

 

33435130883_b543f5aede_z.jpg241 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Cookies and crème, regular sugar and a chocolate covered with nuts. Man those were good.

 

34204743676_14f7a846cc_z.jpg242 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

"ME GRIMLOCK STILL HUNGRY! NEED MOAR DONUTS!"

 

33861453900_2f7df57514_z.jpg244 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404134904_e08451d3e4_z.jpg245 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

33404116534_91dcc06bab_z.jpg246 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

Ahh, home sweet home! LOL

 

33404085944_e30581b866_z.jpg247 by Billy Bennett, on Flickr

 

And that was our 7th day! Next up is Ikebukuro and fujoshi heaven.

 

 

Billy


I gave up counting the girls I own, they keep multiplying and won't stop.

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baldylox
The size of those intersections and the amount of pedestrians is just wild!

 

That's actually just one intersection... Shibuya Crossing. And it's THE largest/busiest pedestrian crossing in the world. More people cross that intersection per day than live in some smaller US cities! It's a literal sea of humanity out there when it's busy. That's why we went back when it *was* busy so we could all see how crazy it really is.

 

 

Billy


I gave up counting the girls I own, they keep multiplying and won't stop.

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aquaria13

Jeez, I was marvelling at the fact that even at night there are soooo many people as I looked at the pictures. Someone else clearly had the same thought! Still that's crazy! It really shows just how many people are in Japan!

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And here is exhibit A of why, despite how many times I visit Tokyo in a typical year, I have been to Shibuya exactly once (and only recently), and barely stayed half an hour. It's kind of like 'ok so this is what it's like, cool, now can I get out of here immediately?!'

Out of interest, do you think there's anything particularly worth seeing in Shibuya? I typically avoid it because it's too noisy and trendy for nerdy dudes like me but every now and then people say the mandarake is decent.

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Jeez, I was marvelling at the fact that even at night there are soooo many people as I looked at the pictures. Someone else clearly had the same thought! Still that's crazy! It really shows just how many people are in Japan!

 

I think it was Friday night so this is similar to Times Square in New York.... Tokyo is an enormous city and there will always be areas that are busy at all times of the day/night. It was probably around 9pm when we took these pics.

 

And here is exhibit A of why, despite how many times I visit Tokyo in a typical year, I have been to Shibuya exactly once (and only recently), and barely stayed half an hour. It's kind of like 'ok so this is what it's like, cool, now can I get out of here immediately?!'

 

Ha ha ha! That's exactly what I did the first trip I made to Japan because I was only interested in seeing the Hachiko statue, the crossing itself and all the crazy advertisements and people. I stayed for about 30 minutes during my daytime trip and then I went back at night and stayed for about an hour. It's definitely NOT for people who don't like crowds.

 

Out of interest, do you think there's anything particularly worth seeing in Shibuya? I typically avoid it because it's too noisy and trendy for nerdy dudes like me but every now and then people say the mandarake is decent.

 

Well, we only wandered around for about 2 hours so we didn't see a ton of what's actually there. And like you, none of us are trendy or care for shopping in places like 109 or Forever 21 so we found other things. When we went in the daytime, we hit up the Konokuniya Bookstore, the Disney Store and Loft. All those places were neat and interesting. We also had THE BEST meal there, way underneath the street in a tiny spot that sat like 16 people max. Go check out my other post to see what I mean.

 

We didn't know there was a Mandarake there or else we'd have gone to that too. There weren't any nerdy type stores that we saw, it was basically mainstream shopping and eating. So I can see why you didn't hang out there for long.

 

 

Billy


I gave up counting the girls I own, they keep multiplying and won't stop.

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