Tokyo's Cheapo's 10 Free Things To Do In Shibuya

Above, the Shibuya 109 department store. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Japan has a reputation for being expensive, some of it is deserved and some of it is not. Shibuya is one place where its shops and restaurants will quickly separate a person from his/her money pretty fast.

However, there are some things to do in Shibuya that are free, and Tokyo Cheapo has a list of ten of them.

They begin with:

It may seem like Shibuya only loves you for your money, with shiny shops and enticing restaurants beckoning from every nook and cranny. But it is possible to be in ‘Buya without blowing big bucks! Here are some ideas for a fee-free jaunt to Tokyo’s youth mecca.

I 'll add an eleventh free activity:

11. Photograph locations and landmarks in Shibuya featured in Godzilla and Gamera movies. 

A number of buildings and landmarks in Shibuya were featured in Godzilla and Gamera movies. Examples: Shibuya Crossing (known as Shibuya Scramble) was featured in Gamera 3: The Revenge of Irys (1999) and in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-out Attack (2001); the Shibuya 109 department store building was featured in Gamera 3 and in Godzilla x Megaguirus (2000); Shibuya Station and, along with it, the Hachiko statue were also featured in Gamera 3. 

Shibuya is spotlighted on page 27 in The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan.

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