Shibuya Scramble Crossing in video games
The world's busiest crossing is packed in Persona 5 and eerily empty in Ghostwire: Tokyo. Shibuya Scramble Crossing appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Ghostwire: Tokyo and Persona 5 Royal.
In real lifeThe games
In gameGhostwire: Tokyo2022Shibuya Scramble CrossingReal place, still recognisableGhostwire: Tokyo opens at Shibuya Scramble Crossing, the hub of the game's empty city, with clothes lying on the road where people vanished. GAME Watch reported that the developers recreated the area around the…Game vs real photo - Image coming soonIn gamePersona 5 Royal2019ShibuyaReal place, still recognisableThe busy hub of the game, where you change trains every day, shop on Central Street and first fall into the Metaverse at the crossing outside the station.Game vs real photo
The real place
The scramble outside Shibuya Station stops traffic in every direction at once, so pedestrians can cross straight or diagonally; at peak times up to around 3,000 people cross on a single green light. The statue of Hachikō, the dog who waited here for his owner every day for years after his death, stands by the station exit.
Visiting
Watch the crossing from above at Shibuya Sky on top of Shibuya Scramble Square, or from the windows and rooftop of the buildings around it, then walk across it yourself. The game's own text mentions Halloween crowds here, but in recent years the city has asked people not to gather on Halloween night, so check before planning around it.
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