{"id":94,"date":"2013-01-01T03:21:46","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T18:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.brockshetley.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2013-01-01T03:21:46","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T18:21:46","slug":"new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.brockshetley.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow, what a night! The people (and foreigners) of Tokyo really know how to have a good time!<\/p>\n

The original plan was to attend a celebration at Tokyo Tower, but some things came up that delayed us from getting to the metro in time to make it to Tokyo Tower by 12. We quickly improvised and decided that Shibuya should be just as much fun. We were right!<\/p>\n

Although we arrived a few minutes after 12 (I rang in 2013 inside a Metro tunnel, but that’s ok!), the party was in full swing. I use the term party very light heartedly. It wasn’t a party, but more of mass chaos in what is usually the historic Shibuya\u00a0Crossing. Check out the Panorama below and you’ll see what I mean. Thousands of people packed the streets, sidewalks, alleyways, and tops of metro entrances all\u00a0screaming\u00a0and cheering …\u00a0basically, having the time of their lives!<\/p>\n

I took a lof of pictures and videos with the GoPro and really enjoyed the experience. The best part was, even though there were thousands of people all swarming together, the atmosphere was still very safe feeling. I did tuck my wallet into an interior pocket to avoid a “Dorothy, I think I lost my wallet” moment … but I never felt uneasy about the people that were around us. Plus, the entire area was flooded with Koban trying to maintain some order and keep traffic flowing (yea right)!<\/p>\n

Happy New Year everyone!<\/p>\n

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The famous Shibuya Crossing crowded with New Year’s Eve goers!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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