Deep beneath Tokyo’s Shibuya Station, a massive flood control facility capable of holding 4,000 tons of rainwater is ready to defend the capital the next time it’s hit with torrential rain.

Shibuya is undergoing a major transformation ahead of the Olympic Games to be hosted in Tokyo in 2020. The huge redevelopment project will reshape the area around Shibuya Station, known to many as ...

Until then, Yamashita didn’t know the dog she used to pet was Hachiko, she said. In 1934, a bronze statue was erected in front of the ticket gate of Shibuya Station, and Hachiko even attended ...

Shibuya is one of Tokyo’s most popular neighborhoods. Here’s where to shop, eat, and stay when visiting Japan’s fashion capital.

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 ...

However, it wasn’t until 1932, with the launch of the Tokyo Toyoko line, that Shibuya Station transitioned into the pivotal nexus linking Tokyo’s heart with the bustling port city of Yokohama.

Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the world, with five crosswalks interlacing through 10 lanes of car and bus traffic. But the local government would like it to be one of ...

The mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asked Halloween partygoers to avoid its streets this year, ... and drinking alcohol near the station will be banned for a few days around that time, he said.