One day at Kabukicho #DAY102 - It's Halloween night!!
It was Halloween this day. This year, the ward mayor of Shibuya officialy stated "Please do not gather in Shibuya for halloween" and it may've let some of the usual Shibuya crowd flow into Kabukicho, so there were just an incredibly crowded anyway.
この日はハロウィン当日。今年は渋谷の区長がハロウィンに渋谷に集うなって公式に言っていたのもあって例年渋谷に行く人が歌舞伎町に一部流れてきているのもあってか、もうとにかく人でごった返していた。
But in case of Kabukicho, there're often people dressing outfits like cosplay on a regular basis, so it was challenging to determine whether it's cosplay or just their normal attire, escpecially when it comes to Japanese indivisuals. Also, there're people doing face paintings even it's not Halloween.
ただ歌舞伎町の場合、普段からコスプレっぽい服装をした人も結構普通にいるせいで日本人に関してはそれがコスプレなのか普通の服装なのか判断しかねるようなのも多数。普段からフェイスペインティングしている人もいるし。
I'd taken some photos of this place couple times when it was under construction, but it may be for the first time to take photos properly after it's open.
ここ、まだ工事中だった時に何度か撮っていたんだけど、ちゃんと開店してから初めて撮ったかも。
I found someone wearing a mask of Anonymous while walking. There were people wearing various masks all over the city anyway. By the way, though I didn't take a photo, actually this person removed the mask right after this and revealing his real face.
歩いていたらアノニマスなお面を被った人を発見。とにかくいろんなマスクを被った人が街中にあふれていたなぁ。ちなみに写真は撮らなかったけど実はこの方、この直後にお面を取って素顔が露わに。
Even on the streets around here where I usually take photos, there were people in costumes here and there. Especially the touting girls working as hostesses for bars had some sort of costume on, like a little Halloween touch.
いつも写真を撮って歩いているこの辺りの通りも仮装をした人達がチラホラ。特にガールズバーの客引きの子なんかは大体ちょっとした仮装をしている感じだったなぁ。
These were people dressing in costumes like this all over the city. Maybe they're famous characters that I just don't know? Well, I don't usually see them, so it must be because of Halloween.
こんな感じの着ぐるみを着た人達が街のそこら中にいた。自分が知らないだけでなんか有名なキャラクターなのか？まあ普段は見かけることないから、やっぱりハロウィンだからなんだろうなぁ。
There's Mario and Luigi behind.
後ろにマリオとルイージがいる。
A scenery of Kabukicho late night that totally never touches Halloween, fully same to usual. Hmm, I feel like the Shibuya-style Halloween scene doesn't quite suit the atmosphere of Kabukicho as a city. By the way, TŌYOKO was so crowded that I couldn't even take photos. It resembled the typical scene from Shibuya during Halloween usual years. I should've taken photos as a record, but personally I just didn't feel like it.
ハロウィンとか全然関係ない通常営業な歌舞伎町の深夜の風景。うーん、やっぱり歌舞伎町って街に渋谷っぽいハロウィンの風景は似合わない気がするなぁ。ちなみにトー横は写真なんて撮れないくらい人でごった返していたよ。例年の渋谷の景色そっくりに。本来なら記録としては写真を撮っておくべきだったんだろうけど、個人的に撮る気にならなかった。
Yep, because the kind of scenery I'm looking for in this city is more like this.
そう、だって自分がこの街に求めている景色ってこういうのだもん。
Well, I'd seen tons of cosplay, but no matter Santa Claus is too early, right? But I don't dislike these slightly offbeat ideas. So that's why I took this photo though. Well, the next day to go to Kabukicho is the day of Godzilla!!
See you then.
まあコスプレは散々見てきたけど、いくらなんでもサンタクロースは早すぎないか？でもこういうちょっとピントのズレた発想は嫌いじゃないな。まあだから撮っておいたんだけど。さて、次に歌舞伎町行くのはゴジラの日だぞー！！
ほなまた。
