Izumi in the Other Side of her World

CHAPTER 3 - CRAZY SHIBUYA

October 31

   Another day, I search for my unkept list in what I should do here and today. And... I just noticed that today is Halloween. And I marked that I decide to visit Shibuya again after passing through. After some thinking, I noticed... that the crazy Halloween in Shibuya will be today again.

   I want to decide not to go. I just know how Halloween in Shibuya will be, and it's strong enough to make me not go as a socially anxious person. My rational thinking did go on for quite long, as one side of me tells me: "You're here to enjoy and do stuff. Might as well go, and your experience in Shibuya will be crazy cool and unforgettable." That side of me is bitching the way I go for. I end up scratching my head for much time, and hardly couldn't make up my mind. That reason does feel good to think too much about. That's the point of my visit to Japan.

   Honestly... screw that. I'll go tonight... and maybe I'll get a costume later on. But just a simple one.

  Later at dusk, people are already prepared much in their costumes to party. And it's already densely crowded enough with an edgy feeling fought to it. The costumes look really on point in many. Sexual looking, edgy looking, resourceful, scarily accurate, impressive, and I'm not a fan of Halloween TBH.

   That's why I'll just rent a Kiki costume. The big bow, huge dress, red bag, broomstick, and a fake Jiji. The costume rental was actually not in Shibuya. So I take the train to there, and And as the night already comes.

  I look around the top view of Shibuya, and honestly... it's just so amazing with the crossing. Where I cannot believe my eyes about Shibuya.

  The crazy crowd of Japanese Halloween dressers commence in such the craziest vibes you could ever imagine. I don't know where to go. So I look up the map of Shibuya, and thought it'd be cool to go to Center-Gai street. Very crowded, yet still respects the rules of crossing the Shibuya crossing.

  If it's my time to cross, you'd already know it's filled. As well at the Center-Gai street is just so filled. In a point where I reached the fear of constant bumping into others. My walking feels a bit crooked in a strange feeling place at Halloween.

  Time passes going through most streets in Shibuya, and you can't find really any place here where it's not dense. That will be the most lost I will ever feel.

  Later is a crowd that pushes me down and hard. The people run to the crossing as there's actually a Halloween parade that people will watch everywhere. Very curious being pushed by force, I'll see the parade myself... without clearly getting Halloween in Shibuya.

   The crowd watching the parade really is dense, and ridiculously loud for my standard. I still couldn't get the hype of the parade, so I try to push my way out through the crowd. And it was very difficult.

  Making me really feel how dense Halloween Shibuya is tonight. I don't think I could survive here.

  Until later when more pushing comes,

I was grabbed out by someone who really does help through. It's actually another young lady who wonders why I've been pushed like danger. I ask why does she bother to help me.

  She answers in English: "Forgive me for assuming. Are you with someone?" I answer no. "I don't really think it's that safe for you here. I'm here to help because I've come here as a chaperone with... people who wants to watch the parade."

   I respond in broken English: "Wow. Thanks actually. But I'm fine. There's no need to help." The chaperone insists. "It's not really safe here anyways."

It's then making me wonder; is her English actually that good? If so, I'm really surprised. I ask her that question, and she answers: "Yep. I'm professional English speaker actually. I took a lot of training for this in special classes."