The busiest ,craziest most colorful, the loudest place in all of Tokyo

"The scramble" just in front of SHIBUYA station has been featured in many

international movies and TV broadcasts

It's pulse of the city...

Wait Wait Wait Wait Before you get ahead of yourself,

Let me explain what we're doing here!

We're gonna spend 24 hours on HACHIKO square & crossing

to get a great understanding of what this place is all about!

let's start in the morning

The busiest scramble in the world isn't always busy

between 3 and 4 a.m. the only people out are taxi drivers and maintenance staff

As the nightclubs and bars shutdown people stagger along

There's often a long hug with a new love, say goodbye

The crow signal the coming dawn

it starts getting lighter on 4 a.m. in Japan during the summer

SHIBUYA wakes up slowly

The first rain of the day is at 4:38 on the JR Yamanote Line

toward Shinjuku

Bread trucks make their daily morning runs by 5 a.m.

by 5:30 a.m. cleanup crews many of whomare volunteers

start sweeping way evidence of the night before

There aren't any public trash cans in the area

People are expected to take away what they bring in

Japan is one of the cleanest countries in the world for a reason

By 6am

All evidence of party goers from the night before is gone

At 6am

the sun crests the buildings

the workday begins

workers make their way to their offices

SHIBUYA is a hub for tech and marketing companies

although retail shops don't open until 10 or 11 a.m.

the crossing is quite busy from 7 in the morning

this is HACHIKO scramble. You have 45 seconds from all the pedestrians to cross

and it's wild!

People are coming from four different directions

All colliding right here in the middle! It' like the perfect storm!

This is SHIBUYA just a crowded exciting place to be

You bump into a lot of people some time

When that green light starts to blink like right now, you better cross the street because

These cars come fast!

SHIBUYA's HACHIKO is one of the most famous places to meet because

the "statue"

I'm supposed to be meeting my friend YUKI here but seems to be a little late

YUKI!

How are you?

I was just telling everybody how HACHIKO, this area is

one of the famous places to meet

in all Tokyo right but why?

it's lunch time so why don't we grab a bite to eat? I know a great restaurant nearby

I'm sorry John, I have another appointment

I'll give you a call later. I'm sorry. BYE!

Well there goes my lunch date.

By noon HACHIKO crossing is packed with people waiting around

This is one of the mostfamous meeting point in all of Japan

The square is popular with tourists because at the statue of the famous dog,

HACHIKO

He was a real dog and he's part of the history of SHIBUYA

There's a ceramic relief called HACHIKO family on the wall of SHIBUYA station

near HACHIKO exit

Created in 1990 the family of Akita dog symbolizes the spirit of the square

a place to meet those close to you and have fun

HACHIKO met his owner at SHIBUYA station every day after work

it was a routine

After his owner died,

He continued to show his loyalty by coming to the station for 9 years

until his own death in 1935

now you can see HACHIKO

stuffed at a museum in nearby UENO

To get a bird's eye view of the square

check into the SHIBUYA Excel Hotel Tokyu

From the fifth floor, you get a nice view of the crossing

it's a battle down there

if you're a hotel guest go even higher

Above it all, the view of the crossing is impressive

Everyone's got somewhere to go down there

As many as 10,000 people cross the scramble during a traffic light cycle

and about a million people a day

Up here you can also see things you wouldn't see at street-level.

like the Adidas futsal Park constructed just before

the 2002 JapanKorea World Cup

Bright neon signs.

a symbol of this part of Asia

flash down onto the square and crossing.

It's busier than ever

Many indie bands play around the crossing

and the vibe is young and electric

SHIBUYA is a center for japan's youths and

there's always something fun and exciting going on here

These college students gave me their point of view

SHIBUYA's HACHIKO scramble is the pulse of Tokyo

It beats 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

so when you come to Japan's capital don't miss a chance to join the crowds

and simply,

Cross the street