Tokyo
Shibuya
The Modern Pop Culture of Tokyo
- 2 hours
- Max 25 people
- Hachiko statue, Shibuya Station
- +100 passport points
- Two guides from 15 people
The world's most famous crossing, and the youth culture that keeps rewriting it.
Shibuya invented much of what the world thinks Tokyo looks like. We cross the scramble, find Hachiko, climb for the view, and trace how fashion, music and street culture turned a train junction into a global export.
On the route
- 01Shibuya scramble crossing
- 02Hachiko statue
- 03Center Gai
- 04Miyashita Park
Meeting point
Hachiko statue, Shibuya Station
Your guide holds an orange Tokyo Xplorers flag. Arrive 10 minutes early for the Shibuya walk.
This walk earns a passport stamp
Activate your free Explorer Passport on GoGuideNow, show it to your guide, and this tour adds 100 points towards your next tier.
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