This strange courtesy, the politeness, the organized chaos, fascinates everybody who isnt Japanese.
When you watch footage of The Scramble, you cant help but wonder what holds this system together.
How do people remain so well-behaved?
The intersection stays open for pedestrians for nearly a minute, and then it stops.
The traffic light changes and once again vehicles get the right of way.
While the vehicles are moving, each corner of the intersection steadily fills up with people.
Then the crosswalk lights turn green, and the mayhem starts all over again.
The Shibuya crossing is said to be the busiest intersection in the world.
Today, there are more than 300 scramble crossing in the country.
It is said that a visit to Tokyo is incomplete without experiencing the Shibuya crossing.
