Home to possibly the most famous pedestrian crossing in the world, Shibuya is one of Tokyo’s most colorful and busy districts, packed with shopping, dining and nightclubs, offering plenty of neon lights lined streets. A lot of visitors want to take the mandatory photo in the middle of the crossings, but be warned though it isn’t as easy as it seems; the time the lights turn from red to green are getting shorter and shorter, and there are plenty of crowd, meaning that it requires many retakes (and time) to get that perfect shot. So photo of the crossings and neon lights alone would easily take one whole hour. For sessions longer than 1 hour, this is usually combined with Yoyogi Park or Harajuku. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page for my insight on Shibuya Sky Deck Observation.

Shibuya Sky Observation Deck- located on the rooftop of Shibuya Scramble Square. Although you may have seen photos on Instagram and might be tempted to give a go; I would not recommend taking a photo session there. As the rooftop area is mostly barricaded with 2-meter glass walls, there is only one spot (the photo that everyone posts on social media) where you have to queue for 30- 40 minutes or even longer depending on the day/time of the week. You will get probably up to half a minute to take a quick shot as many others will be waiting in line after you.