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Burger King Japan shuns Shibuya Halloween spirit, but keeps it alive everywhere else

• Casey Baseel
  4 days ago
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No tricks or treats is the plan at Shibuya Center-gai, but cool sweets will be waiting at every other branch.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • halloween • ice cream • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • sweets)

Shibuya goes hard on Halloween, announces countermeasures to prevent chaos on the streets

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Tokyo Ward clamps down as this year’s Saturday Halloween poses more dangers than the past six years. 

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• Japan
• (halloween • Halloween 2026 • nightlife • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • Tokyko • Tokyo • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • travel)

New Gundam megastore announced for one of Tokyo’s most popular tourist neighborhoods

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 12, 2026

A new mecha mecca is coming to Shibuya.

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• Japan
• (anime • Gundam • Gundam Base • Gundam models • Gunpla • manga • Mobile Suit Gundam • plastic models • Shibuya • Shibuya Parco)

Tokyo’s Shibuya puts up new posters asking visitors to use recycle boxes properly

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2026

Campaign is neighborhood’s latest attempt to keep litter and overtourism in check.

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• Japan
• (Japan travel • litter • overtourism • recycling • recycling boxes • Shibuya • tourism • trash • travel • vending machines)

Japanese gacha machine in Shibuya now sells tiny capsule terrariums

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2026

We join the “koke katsu” trend to find out if these little ecosystems are as easy to make as they say.

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• Japan
• (cool • gacha • gacha machines • gacha toy • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • gardening • Hikarie • moss • moss terrarium • plants • Shibuya • Shibuya Hikarie • SNJO • terrariums)

New service lets Tokyo tourists display their faces on giant screen at Japan’s busiest intersection

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 31, 2026

Pedestrian crossing outside Shibuya Station to lean even harder into tourist selfie appeal.

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• Japan
• (Japan travel • Shibuya • Shibuya crossing • Shibuya intersection • Shibuya Scramble • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Giant Mewtwo statue disappears from real-life Pokémon Center in Japan, may be headed to America

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2026

Shibuya’s Mewtwo escapes and has been “spotted” on the other side of the Pacific.

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• Japan
• (anime • manga • Mewtwo • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Shibuya • Shibuya • video games)

Foreign tourists injured in Nissan GT-R crash near Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing

• Oona McGee
  Jul 8, 2026

Late-night incident highlights concerns over Japan’s illegal “white taxi” operators.

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• Japan
• (cars • crime • news • nissan • NISSAN GT-R • police • Shibuya • Shibuya scramble crossing • Shirotaku • sports cars • Tokyo • tourists • video • white taxi)

Here’s what Shibuya’s famous scramble intersection looked like after the Japan vs. Sweden match

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 29, 2026

Did the aftermath of Japan’s final match in the World Cup group stage result in order or chaos at one of Tokyo’s biggest gathering spots?

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• Japan
• (celebration • COK • football • national team • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble • SNJO • soccer • Tokyo • World Cup)

With hot sweaty Shibuya summer on the way, free sodium tablets to be given out in downtown Tokyo

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 6, 2026

Stay salty, everybody.

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• Japan
• (COK • health • heat • heat exhaustion • heatstroke • Shibuya • sodium • wellness)

Tourists brave Typhoon Jangmi to queue at two famous sites in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Jun 4, 2026

The spots people queue for despite bad weather might surprise you.

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• Japan
• (Dogenzaka • Dotonbori Theater • Hachiko • Hachiko statue • Japan travel • rain • Seiji Nakazawa • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • SNJO • stations • Tokyo • tourism • trains • travel • typhoon • Typhoon Jangmi)

New littering fine now being enforced in some of Tokyo’s most heavily touristed areas

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 3, 2026

Littering in Shibuya will get you a fine that must be paid on the spot.

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• Japan
• (Harajuku • Japan travel • laws • littering • overtourism • Shibuya • Shibuya Ward • society • tourism • travel)

Art exhibition coming to Tokyo this month brings the cute, scary, and weird to ukiyo-e

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 2, 2026

Animals & Monsters: Cute, Scary, and a Little Weird is the perfect exhibition for anyone who delights in art that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

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• Japan
• (animals • art museum • cute • exhibition • Harajuku • monsters • Ota Memorial Museum of Art • scary • Shibuya • Tokyo • ukiyo-e • weird • yokai)

Sega opening 65th anniversary store in downtotn Tokyo with deep-cut game merch

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2026

60-ish birthday celebration is coming to Shibuya.

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• Japan
• (Like a Dragon • Sega • Shibuya • Sonic • Sonic the Hedgehog • video games • yakuza)

What’s up with the “mosquito buzz” noise at Shibuya Station?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 27, 2026

If you’ve ever felt irritated around this part of Tokyo, this might be the reason why. 

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• Japan
• (COK • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • SNJO)

G-cha & Ba-cha serves Japanese green tea with a heartwarming backstory in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2026

When you support these cool grandparents, you’ll get a lot in return too.

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• Japan
• (cafes • cool • G-Cha & Ba-Cha • green tea • ice cream • matcha • matcha ice cream • matcha latte • restaurants • seniors • Shibuya • SNJO • tea • Tokyo)

Visiting Tokyo’s newest unmanned Self Cafe in Shibuya

• Elliot Hale
  Apr 23, 2026

Skip the guilt of camping at a coffee shop and work for hours at this staffless oasis.

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• Japan
• (cafe • COK • ice cream • Lady Borden • Mr. Sato • Self Cafe • Shibuya • SNJO • Tokyo • unmanned • unmanned cafe • unmanned shop • Wood Design Park)

New cafe in trendy Tokyo neighborhood is staffed by grannies and grandpas with average age of 73

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 2, 2026

Ji-chan and ba-chan are waiting for you at G-cha and Ba-cha.

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • cool • green tea • matcha • matcha latte • restaurants • seniors • Shibuya • tea)

Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie takes a delicious turn, complete with a Question Block surprise.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Mario • Shibuya • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Galaxy Movie • sweets • Tokyo • video games)

Family Mart’s Shibuya Cat Street shop hosts first-ever rescue cat photo exhibition for Cat Day

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 25, 2026

In addition to selling delectable cat-themed sweets, the convenience store chain wants to increase cat adoptions and pet food donations.

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• Japan
• (animal adoption • Cat Day • cat shelter • convenience store • Family mart • food drive • konbini • photos • rescue cat • Shibuya • Tokyo)

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