Shibuya New Year’s Eve 2026 won’t include a countdown. Here’s what’s actually canceled and where to celebrate instead in ...

Step into the heart of Tokyo and explore the very best of Shibuya — from the iconic Shibuya Crossing and breathtaking Shibuya ...

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward will not hold a year-end countdown event around its major train station for the sixth consecutive year.

As the clock strikes midnight, millions of viewers in Japan tune in to a beloved tradition that marks the end of the year: the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. The 76th edition of this iconic music festival ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward will require convenience stores and cafes to install trash cans starting in April to curb littering in ...

Language-learning app Duolingo has just launched DuoMart, a pop-up store inspired by Japan's ubiquitous konbini. The shop is located a few minutes' walk from Shibuya Station at Openbase Shibuya, a ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: After the rush of Shibuya Crossing, walk 15 minutes to Cat Street, a pedestrianized stretch with fewer crowds and chic shopping. Pop into TRUNK hotel for a coffee or a cocktail ...

Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood is one of the most popular, and crowded, parts of the city. In particular the part of the district that stretches from Shibuya Station, across the world-famous Shibuya ...

Japanese restaurant information website Hot Pepper recently conducted its latest user survey, and among the questions it asked Tokyo-area residents is which neighborhoods they like to go out for ...

At just after six in the evening of October 1, a group of men wearing blue security uniforms gather in front of a police box at Shibuya Center-gai, one of Tokyo’s busiest shopping streets. They wear ...

One of Tokyo’s most prominent districts has taken a small, but potentially significant step to recognizing same-sex unions in Japan. The government of Shibuya ward, one of the capital’s most famous ...