TOKYO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — The iconic Hachiko statue in entrance of Tokyo’s Shibuya Station was lined up on Saturday morning to discourage individuals from visiting the favored space amid heightened warning round Halloween.
Tall obstacles have been positioned across the common canine statue, generally used as a gathering level, and can stay there till Wednesday morning.
Following South Korea’s deadly crowd crush final yr in Seoul, officers of Shibuya Ward urged individuals, together with international vacationers, to not come to Shibuya to have fun Halloween, worrying that enormous crowds of revelers might go to the world for Halloween as Japan not has any coronavirus restrictions.
“We hope visitors will cooperate and help us prevent an accident from occurring by avoiding standing around the station or in the middle of the street,” stated a ward workplace official.
The intersection by Shibuya’s prepare station, which is named “scramble crossing” because of the giant variety of pedestrians usually making an attempt to cross, has turn into a well-liked vacation spot for residents and vacationers on Halloween, drawing tens of 1000’s of costumed younger individuals yearly.