In 渋谷 (Shibuya, Tokyo), there’s a famous intersection near the JR train station that, when the pedestrian signal turns green, all the cars have red lights and must stop and people can walk across the intersection in any direction.
The crosswalks are painted not only straight in four directions…but also diagonally.
Shibuya Crossing
(Actually there are a number of intersections around Tokyo like this…but Shibuya’s is most famous).
Well, London, England has just made a similar crosswalk at one of that city’s busiest intersections.
At the opening ceremony for the new crosswalk, the Mayor of London said that the intersection’s new crosswalk is entirely based on Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo.
In fact, there were Japanese 太鼓 (Taiko drums) drummers playing at the opening ceremony!
London's new crosswalk based on Shibuya Crossing.
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