Sogo & Seibu has said it will close its Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward at the end of September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/25/companies/sogo-seibu-shibuya-closes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seibu #departmentstores #shibuya
Sogo & Seibu to close Shibuya store in September

The company failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension with the rights holder for the land and buildings housing the store over the redevelopment of the site.

The Japan Times

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Livecam view from a side street near Shibuya Scramble Crossing, known as the world's busiest pedestrian crossing. Up to 2,500 people cross this intersection every two minutes (live on-screen daily statistics shown).

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Doing the pedestrian scramble at the Shibuya Crossing! It's sort of silly how fun simply crossing the street can be, but I must admit doing the pedestrian scramble at Shibuya was on my to-do list for Tokyo. I think at least half, if not most, of the people doing the crossing on each traffic light cycle were tourists doing the crossing just to do the crossing and not because they actually needed to cross the street. It's just all part of the energy and vitality of the Shibuya area.

March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

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