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Shibuya Halloween: 9 people arrested for theft, assault, and groping【Pics & Videos】

SoraNews24 Nov 1, 2019
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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 pic.twitter.com/ljsnsUX9gU

— yama-take@走るエンジニア (@TakecYamazaki) 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💪 pic.twitter.com/eXc11ynRzK

— 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 pic.twitter.com/8o2MQv6Ltc

— geroel.*･ﾟ (@gecko_1izard) October 31, 2019

They even brought out the heavy equipment, using trucks rarely seen in everyday situations.

https://twitter.com/JapanHighwayPC/status/1189892755868139520 https://twitter.com/mknyone/status/1189855681240690689

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 pic.twitter.com/aZTHLRImNT

— たかちゃん☆ (@takachanman259) November 1, 2019

https://twitter.com/tomostarshi/status/1190008397392822272

▼ A guy dressed as a Tenga cup…

https://twitter.com/ryota_imai0921/status/1189880325981106176

▼ 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 pic.twitter.com/XSiGGnZUpl

— 徳大寺明🌟🎊次回はコスナビ・レガシー2024写真展 (@kawagoeairlines) October 31, 2019

▼ Chiitan…

https://twitter.com/toki0411/status/1189881728820596737

▼ And Kim Jong Un, with his finger on the red button.

https://twitter.com/1nnYBZBmZ0UWNJI/status/1188845441720311808

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.

ハロウィン渋谷ヒドいですは早く脱出したい pic.twitter.com/nE7nclHQE7

— AI メイヤー - ジャンボ松田（松田みちひと）Michihito Matsuda (@tama_ai_mayor) October 31, 2019

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 pic.twitter.com/BCvIaBYj7G

— Megumi🐱テキサス (@MeginHawaii) November 1, 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 pic.twitter.com/YsWt0162fu

— shibu_photo (@PhotoShibu) October 31, 2019

10月31日Halloween🎃の渋谷駅前です。 pic.twitter.com/dWydYI7UwV

— 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 pic.twitter.com/0rpjbGsV1v

— ∠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.

https://twitter.com/AG54262625/status/1189899704445718529

▼ A view of the scramble crossing, with the station complex behind it.

https://twitter.com/165_mmoo/status/1189864607285858304

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 pic.twitter.com/JV0USiSx6J

— 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

— パコ姉氏　避難・フォロバアカウント (@pakonee4) 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.

https://twitter.com/teketa2525/status/1190062730666856448

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 pic.twitter.com/NDdUH5NMkv

— パコ姉氏　避難・フォロバアカウント (@pakonee4) 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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