More than 500,000 people march, walk, skateboard and dance across Shibuya Crossing every day. As the world’s busiest and most famous intersection, it’s an essential Tokyo tourist stop.
Many places around the world would love to have a “must visit” destination of this cachet. But Shibuya, one of the city’s most popular neighborhoods, is not so sure it wants to be one of them.
Amid complaints of too many tourists and bad behavior, which have led to clashes between residents and visitors, Shibuya’s local government has been trying to change the district’s fashionable reputation.
