While Shibuya's pre-pandemic Halloween crowds peaked at about 40,000 in 2019, authorities have been bracing for as many as 60,000 people to show up this month, Hasebe said. As much as 70% of the ...

Shibuya city Mayor Ken Hasebe held a news conference Thursday, when he discouraged Halloween party-goers from coming to the ward, which is famous for its annual celebrations. "This year, we are ...

TOKYO — About 15,000 people gathered in the streets of Shibuya for Halloween despite government attempts to tamp down the party spirit.. Shibuya Mayor Ken Hasebo discouraged celebrations in the ...

There’s no party here: Shibuya’s message for Halloween. October 28, 2023. Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward asks Halloween partygoers to stay away. October 6, 2023.

TOKYO >> Tokyo’s busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during this year’s Halloween weekend.

“Shibuya streets are not party venues for Halloween,” Mayor Ken Hasebe said in an Oct. 27 interview. “Anyone who is thinking about visiting Shibuya for Halloween, please be aware that the ...

Crowds of people celebrating Halloween in Shibuya in 2014. ... “The streets of Shibuya are not party venues,” the city’s mayor, Ken Hasebe, said in a statement. Ad Feedback.

The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya dis­t­rict ask­ed Halloween party-goers to avoid its streets this year, fearing the post-pandemic return of tourists may lead to chaotic mobs and crowd crushes ...

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during this year's Halloween weekend. Banners across town say no ...

Tokyo's Shibuya district raises alarm against unruly Halloween, even caging landmark statue Ahead of this year’s Halloween weekend, Tokyo’s busy shopping, business and entertainment district ...

TOKYO (AP) — The busy Shibuya shopping, business and entertainment district of Tokyo is trying hard to keep visitors at bay during Halloween weekend. Banners across town say no drinking and no ...