Special Wards of Tokyo: Shibuya
The JR Yamanote Line takes you to all the major 'hot spots' in Tokyo
Shibuya Crossing, steps away from Shibuya Station - Tokyo's busiest train station
The Shibuya 109, a popular department store for Women. Shibuya is a fashion hub for young people in Japan.
HMV from Shibuya Crossing. HMV = music, music, music!
Hot pants are all the rage this summer
Store selling 'hip hop' and 'urban' ware in Shibuya
Shibuya as the sun sets
Busy street in Shibuya; the Center Gai, I believe.
Purikura, or interactive photobooths, which are popular among high school girls
Purikura with Me, Hayleigh, and Ryuji (l to r)
Hachiko Statue, the popular meeting place in Shibuya. Hachiko's story is really cute so look it up on wikipedia!
Inside Hub the English Pub, where all the cool Japanese kids hang out.
Book store selling the newest manga for NANA, my FAVORITE manga. A lot of the story is set in Shibuya.
Heels with socks. Another new trend this season.
FREE HUGS! I haven't had a really nice hug since coming to Japan, and since they were giving them away for free, I hugged them all. They gave really good hugs! 
It was the perfect ending to a perfect night
Everyone goes nuts over Roppongi, and I admit, its interesting but Shibuya is where it’s at, mainly because it’s where the locals hang out. It’s far more affordable to spend a night in Shibuya and even go to a pub or a club without spending over 5,000 YEN (that’s about 50 USD). For my train fare, food, and karaoke, I only spent 2,000 YEN. There is so much to see and do. Shibuya really is something to see at night. There are arcades everywhere, purikura, places to go shopping, great clubs to dance in or even hang out at, pubs and bars to have a drink and mingle with the locals. Plus, Shibuya is a stop away from Harajuku, two stops away from Shinjuku and you can walk to Yogogi Park as well.
Next weekend, I’ll be back in Shibuya, but this weekend, I’ll be heading out to Harajuku and Meiji-jinga for some more exploring. Until then, I have homework to do…
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2008 September 13 at 6:33 AM
>Shibuya is a stop away from Harajuku…and you can walk to Yogogi Park
Actually, you can easily walk to Harajuku from Shibuya, as well.
Many times I have walked from Harajuku → Yoyogi → Omotesando → Shibuya.
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2008 September 13 at 7:15 AM
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2008 September 15 at 4:02 AM
i’m studying japanese and have just subscribed to your blog. can’t wait for the opportunity to visit tokyo. thanks for the great pics!
JNez
2008 September 15 at 4:43 PM
A really great post and nice photos
simplyclear
2008 September 16 at 3:38 PM
Nice photos! I’d love to go to Japan, it always looks amazing when I see pictures like these. Also the food is really good too! I love going to Sushi bars and getting some Teppan Yaki too, mmmm! I just don’t do it enough..
I have been to Hong Kong twice, thats the closest to Japan I’ve been, they seem to suck up a lot of the Japanese style and food there too – although HK has it’s own twist with food as well..
Locksley McPherson Jnr
2008 September 24 at 7:22 PM