If you passed through Shibuya yesterday evening or night you cannot have failed to notice that it was Halloween. A bustling and manifold place at any time of the year, on October 31st it burst into even more colorful life with a motley bunch of locals (Japanese and foreign) taking to the streets wearing an impressive variety of costumes.
Japan is of course the land of cosplay, so importing Halloween culture makes perfect sense and teenagers in particular seemed to rise to the occasion.
From Jesus (on a pagan festival?!) to Kaonashi, Sento-kun and even Sailor Moon, the inspirations went beyond the usual Halloween motifs to draw on Japanese anime and more.
The reliable folk from Kai-You were out and about in the streets of Shibuya snapping this fun gallery of images.
Images: Kai-You
