Although the countdown event was canceled around Shibuya Station in Tokyo, a large number of people gathered around the scrambled intersection and became crowded as the year passed.
In Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the year-end countdown event around Shibuya Station was canceled for two consecutive years, but around the scrambled intersection in front of Shibuya Station from around 11:00 last night. A lot of people started to gather.
Then, at the moment of New Year's Eve, the gathered people were taking pictures of the surroundings and giving high fives with their smartphones.
Police officers were busy with measures such as traffic control and calling not to run at intersections.