Shibuya Crossing is one of Tokyo's most recognizable sights, pictured in countless films, magazines and blogs. During its busiest times, an estimated 1,000 to 2,500 people forge their way across this intersection every two minutes, enough to quickly fill up a football stadium.

The most famous crossing in Tokyo is the Shibuya Scramble Crossing, located directly outside the Hachiko Exit of Shibuya Station. It is renowned as the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world, where as many as 2,500 people cross from all directions simultaneously during a single light change. Despite the massive volume of people, the "scramble" is famously orderly, with pedestrians skillfully navigating around each other without colliding. It is a quintessential image of modern Tokyo, surrounded by giant video screens and neon advertisements. For the best view, many tourists head to the Starbucks in the QFRONT building or the Shibuya Sky observatory to capture time-lapse footage of the rhythmic human "tide."