Shibuya Halloween Eve 2019 was a huge street party. I also attended a “prequel” night before the main event on October 31st. It was quiet due to the heavy police presence but insanely crowded! The year might have set an attendance record. For cosplay photography, it was another good year!
To be honest, I thought with the extremely heavy police, crowd attendance might suffer. But I was very, very wrong. Halloween cosplayers were out in force! No one would get in the way of their fun.
I tried getting into Center-Gai, the famous Shibuya shopping street. There were so many people. A sea of cosplayers greeted me. They were like an impenetrable wall so I detoured to the Seibu Department store to see what I could find. It was filled with a friendly crowd, probably the best I’ve ever met for this event (and that is saying something!). I had some great conversations and got some photos. It was fun.
As always, some people looked sexy and cute. There were the weird and bizarre. A few looked scary! And yes, there was everything and everyone else in between! Many had put a lot of time and effort into their outfits.
My “Best Outfit” award went to Jack Sparrow! I only had time to get two quick shots of him, but he got his costume 100% right! The braids and boots, along with everything else, was amazing. He would have been right at home on a pirate ship!
The only problem was crowd control. The streets were overflowing with people. The number of people between the station, Hachiko, Shibuya Crossing, and Center Gai was incredible. I wanted to get past Starbucks but it was impossible due to the human sea. To be honest, it was a little dangerous. That area is a bottleneck and will forever cause problems.
Conclusion
Anyway, Shibuya Halloween Eve 2019 was fun and one of the world’s most incredible street parties. I wonder what future events will bring! If have any questions or comments, leave them below.
Rohan has lived in Tokyo for 30+ years. He loves photography and plans to capture the entire city.
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