Last month, directors introduced that Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward wouldn’t be holding any New Year’s Eve countdown occasions this 12 months. It’s a part of a seamless effort to eradicate the drunken, rowdy, ill-mannered crowds that used to congregate within the space round Shibuya Station for Halloween and New Year’s, turning a lot of the neighborhood right into a de-facto avenue celebration and leading to broken property, accidents, and ugly quantities of litter.
But although we already knew the neighborhood wasn’t going to have something additional occurring for New Year’s Eve, an replace now exhibits that Shibuya Ward goes to be much less welcoming on New Year’s Eve than a median night time. Not solely will there be no particular occasions (and the year-round Shibuya public ingesting ban nonetheless in place), the statue of devoted canine Hachiko, essentially the most well-known landmark and assembly place within the district, shall be lined up and sealed off on New Year’s Eve, simply because it was on Halloween.
▼ Hachiko’s Halloween masking
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Also mirroring this 12 months’s Halloween protocols, barricades and pedestrian visitors flow-restricting partitions shall be put up within the space round Shibuya Station for New Year’s.
Regarding the choice, Shibuya Ward Mayor Ken Hasabe stated: “We are collaborating with numerous public institutions in order to strengthen security around Shibuya Station on New Year’s Eve and to prevent accidents and injuries. Doing so is difficult with large crowds, so we ask for everyone’s understanding and cooperation in preventing overcrowding.”
The Hachiko masking and different boundaries are scheduled to go up at 6 p.m. on December 31, and are at present projected to be in place till 1 a.m. the next morning, so in order for you a snap a photograph with Hachiko, you’ll have to plan your go to for an additional time.
Source: Shibuya Keizai Shimbun
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