During the World Cup soccer match against Costa Rica, the area around Tokyo’s Shibuya Station was packed with many fans, and the Metropolitan Police Department took precautions, even the riot police deployment was lifted without problems.
The area around Shibuya Station in Tokyo was packed with fans who came to watch the match against Costa Rica on TV in restaurants on the evening of the 27th.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department deployed riot police and DJ police from around 8pm after the first half of the match, predicting there would be more crowds than at the match against Germany on the 23rd this month. traffic control.
However, around 21:00, when the game ended and Japan lost, many of the fans who were watching the game in restaurants started going home early and headed to Shibuya Station following the police lead.
After 21:30, the crowds passed their peak and the riot police deployment was lifted without issue.
