The diagonal crossing in Shibuya was crowded with people as always

People in diagonal crossing — People at the diagonal crossing in Shibuya

There is a scramble crossing that is always crowded in front of Shibuya Station. The inconvenient intersection, which is not easy to cross, has become a tourist attraction for foreign visitors. I used to think that the symbol of Shibuya was the bronze statue of Hachiko, the loyal dog, but it seems that its position has been replaced by the scramble crossing without my knowledge.

Foreign tourists do not pay attention to the statue of a small dog. The story behind Hachiko the Loyal Dog may be interesting, but the statue in front of the station is just a statue of a dog. Instead of looking at the dog statue, foreign travelers are looking at the people crossing the scramble intersection. What looks like a simple intersection is interesting to foreign visitors to Tokyo. Looking at the intersection with this in mind, I felt as if I understood the feelings of people taking pictures in Times Square in New York City.

The scramble crossing in Shibuya was crowded that day as well. Once the traffic light turned green, people flooded out from the sidewalks, filling the roadway with pedestrians. It was as if there were no such thing as automobiles in this world.

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