Hachiko is a classic Japanese story of patience and loyalty. Hachiko was a dog who waited every day at the station for his master to get home. Even after the dog's master passed away, Hachiko continued to wait at the station.
Shibuya is famous for its scramble crossing. It is located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit and stops vehicles in all directions to allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Three large TV screens mounted on nearby buildings overlook the crossing. The Starbucks store overlooking the crossing is also one of the busiest in the world.
this site has some extraordinary photos of old Shibuya.
When you travel around Tokyo by train, the crowds are amazing. The stations teem with people and they are all heading in the opposite direction to us, as a rule. There was a moment on our trip when I was behind a couple of our team and we were dragging our suitcases behind us. they got to the top of an escalator and abrubtly stopped, faced with a sea of humanity. The next step being my ploughing into them followed by those behind me, I found myself yelling, don't stop! don't stop!! DOOON'T STTTOOOPPP!!!!! Disaster was averted and I collapsed with hysterical laughter.
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