Halloween revelry around Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya crossing has grown too scary for its own good, but can “saying ‘Don’t come here’” keep a lid on it?

  • SARGEx117@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m just saying, you can tell people “this isn’t an event venue” all you want, but if enough people show up deciding it is, there’s not much you can do to stop then without resorting to violence.

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      1 year ago

      Japan has the ability to slow down crowds. The streets are narrow and easy to block. Tokyo has a large police force. Plus recently the crowds have dispersed to other hip areas to have impromptu street parties which may be a good solution for crowd control in the future.

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      1 year ago

      The large police presence cracking down on people who are drinking and smoking in public could certainly deter some people.