I took the Yamanote line to Shibuya station because I wanted to visit the massive record store there, Tower Records. I'm not usually a fan of record stores, partly because they don't really exist anymore in the US, but after the impression idol metal made on me I wanted to see if there were any other niche types of J-pop that I hadn't yet heard of but would enjoy. As soon as I left the station I recognized what I'd heard was the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world, Shibuya Crossing.
Shibuya crossing is a scramble crossing, meaning traffic is stopped in all directions to allow pedestrians to cross in whatever direction is most convenient for them.
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| View from Shibuya Station |
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| In the middle of the action |
Tower Records is a 5-minute walk north of the intersection. For the most part, the only thing I discovered from exploring the selection of Tower Records is that there is is an overwhelming amount of music artists out there, and I don't like most of them.
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| Hiromi, my favorite jazz fusion artist on the right! I listened to this collaboration album and didn't like it either. |
Although there were an innumerable number of other stores in the area, I didn't feel like visiting any of them in particular and went back to the hostel after visiting Tower Records.
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| The Times Square of Japan? |
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