Insane crowds caused a standstill on Shibuya streets as police kept partygoers in line.
Thousands of revellers took to the streets of Shibuya last night for Tokyo’s most notorious unofficial Halloween street party. Following last year’s ruckus, where people were arrested for overturning a truck, Shibuya officials were keen to prevent those scenes from recurring this year, with hundreds of police and private security teams out in force to keep the crowds under control.
たまたま、渋谷に寄りましたが、警察の方本当にお疲れ様です😅 #渋谷ハロウィン https://t.co/ljsnsUX9gU
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yama-take (@y_tk4) October 31, 2019
警察のみなさん、渋谷ハロウィンの警備頑張ってください💪 https://t.co/eXc11ynRzK
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にゃん太っち (@ri_sa_ichigaya1) October 31, 2019
渋谷スクランブル混んでたけど、コミケ三日目一般列よりはマシだった（慣れすぎ 警察の人多かったけれど、誘導すっげー下手だなぁ笑笑 横断歩道渡ってる時に二、三パターの誘導方が頭に浮かんだのはやはり職業病笑笑笑笑 https://t.co/8o2MQv6Ltc
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しーちゃん (@gecko_1izard) October 31, 2019
They even brought out the heavy equipment, using trucks rarely seen in everyday situations.
#渋谷ハロウィン 所属不明 特型警備車 https://t.co/H6gBo2ihZd
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日本道路公団[非公式] (@JapanHighwayPC) October 31, 2019
渋谷の警察車両の列に並んでたけど何する車両なんでしょうね https://t.co/mqPOANTjCW
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Ⓜ︎k (@mknyone) October 31, 2019
This year at the Halloween street party there were girls in skimpy outfits…
「渋谷ハロウィン、今年もとんでもない格好をした女が現れる」が話題になってて草 https://t.co/aZTHLRImNT
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たかちゃん☆ (@takachanman259) November 01, 2019
渋谷ハロウィン露出 https://t.co/fI2tIp5syi
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ドリルチンk@渋谷 (@tomostarshi) October 31, 2019
▼ A guy dressed as a Tenga cup…
渋谷ハロウィン行ってきてみた 女の人と少しおしゃべり出来て楽しかった #渋谷ハロウィン #渋ハロ #渋ハロ2019 #渋谷ハロウィーン #ハロウィン #ハッピーハロウィン #渋谷 #TENGA #テンガ https://t.co/LB52XETpdn
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りょうた (@ryota_imai0921) October 31, 2019
▼ Anime girls…
いつもの血が騒いで渋谷でコスプレ撮影なう。 許可❓んなもん知らん https://t.co/XSiGGnZUpl
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徳大寺明❄コスナビレガシー2020出展！ (@kawagoeairlines) October 31, 2019
▼ Chiitan…
渋谷に、ちいたん https://t.co/wrMIyjdYNs
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トキ (@toki0411) October 31, 2019
▼ And Kim Jong Un, with his finger on the red button.
#渋谷ハロウィン 有名人編② ぷりん将軍 https://t.co/ClXMP5Ww6d
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お前って呼んでいいよ (@1nnYBZBmZ0UWNJI) October 28, 2019
However, what really surprised everyone was the crowds. There appeared to be many more people at the event this year, which may be due in part to the Rugby World Cup bringing more international tourists to Japan at the moment.
日本旅行中の義理の弟が渋谷のハロウィンに行ってみたけど、人が多すぎて渋谷駅10歩出た所で速攻Uターンして帰ったって動画w https://t.co/BCvIaBYj7G
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Megumi-Hawaii/世界でデジタルノマド (@MeginHawaii) November 01, 2019
Shibuya is pretty popular at any time of the year, but last night the crowds were on a whole other level.
昨晩の渋谷駅前 2019/10/31 #渋谷ハロウィン https://t.co/YsWt0162fu
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shibu_photo (@PhotoShibu) October 31, 2019
10月31日Halloween🎃の渋谷駅前です。 https://t.co/dWydYI7UwV
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中洲で泣かす☔︎ (@Y_gikun2) October 31, 2019
カオスすぎる #渋谷ハロウィン #ライブカメラ https://t.co/0rpjbGsV1v
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∠erika (@poporuchi) October 31, 2019
It was shoulder-to-shoulder outside the station, with people saying it took over ten minutes to walk across the Shibuya Scramble Crossing from the station gates.
こんなことの警備に税金1億も使われてんの？くだらなすぎる。 ただの大人のコスプレパーティーじゃねーか。 税金の無駄使いとはまさにこのこと。 参加費ぐらい徴収してほしいね。 #渋谷ハロウィン https://t.co/s9HtPsUPKY
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田舎男 (@AG54262625) October 31, 2019
▼ A view of the scramble crossing, with the station complex behind it.
渋谷えぐwwww #渋谷ハロウィン #渋ハロ https://t.co/SfiWNB1zEy
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もも (@165_mmoo) October 31, 2019
All the streets leading to the scramble crossing were packed.
渋谷ハロウィンわけわかんなかった https://t.co/JV0USiSx6J
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しょーた。 (@sho_you_ta) October 31, 2019
Despite the widespread ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in the area, there were still reports of nuisance on the night. However, with over 6,000 people gathering in the area for Halloween, this year only nine arrests were made.
【速報】 今年も逮捕者が出ました。 https://t.co/FKHeuXZvcX
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3150杉 (@saikosugi3150) October 31, 2019
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the nine arrested were all young males, including an 18-year-old man, who put his hand up a woman’s skirt and touched her body, a 22-year-old college student who got into a heated quarrel with a riot officer, a man who slapped a store clerk across the face, and a man who stole a wallet from a trouser pocket.
As you can see in this video below, though, it takes a lot for police to arrest people. Even these youths who rode through the city on the bonnet of a car and then tussled with police after they were stopped weren’t immediately handcuffed and thrown in the back of a police vehicle.
ボンネットの上に乗る危険行為を注意された男がパトカーにツバを吐いた。警察官が警察官を止める場面も。 ＃渋谷ハロウィン ＃野田草履 ＃野田レポ https://t.co/iekDJvehTK
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テケた＠take T (@teketa2525) November 01, 2019
Thankfully, however, the only hint of truck-toppling on the night came when this guy was spotted cosplaying as the toppled truck from last year.
去年ひっくり返された軽トラのコスプレ居て草 https://t.co/NDdUH5NMkv
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3150杉 (@saikosugi3150) October 31, 2019
Whether it was due to the police presence, the strict ban on alcohol sales and consumption in the area, or possibly a combination of the two, everybody today breathed a sigh of relief that there weren’t any major scenes of chaos on the streets of Shibuya this Halloween.
Let’s hope this new trend continues, and with bubble tea cosplay bringing couples together and cosplay cleanup crews restoring our faith in humanity, Shibuya Halloween may just be turning a corner with an improved image for future years.
Source: NHK via Otakomu
Featured image: Twtter/@tomostarshi
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