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This Tokyo intersection lets up to 3,000 pedestrians cross at once, and you can watch it live on YouTube

Traffic stops every two minutes at the Shibuya Scramble, and one feed offers a 360 view.

Mark Frauenfelder
Aug 21, 2026
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Shibuya Crossing — Shibuya Crossing, aerial view. David Kernan / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shibuya Crossing — Shibuya Crossing, aerial view. David Kernan / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A scramble is a type of corner pedestrian crossing where vehicles from all directions stop while pedestrians cross freely from one street to the other, often crossing diagonally. The most famous one is the Shibuya Scramble in Tokyo. Up to 3,000 people walk a…

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