Shibuya Crossing on a Rainy Night — Tokyo Art Print

About this artwork

Rain slants across the whole design, falling from a stormy teal sky onto Shibuya Crossing. Office blocks crowd the junction, hung with glowing billboards in red, magenta and pink, and on the largest building a giant screen shows an anime-style figure crackling with electric blue light.

The zebra stripes run diagonally across the wet asphalt, almost empty, with only faint shapes at the far side. Every sign is mirrored in the black, shining road in vertical bars of colour. On the right, an old-fashioned street lamp glows warm amber, a quiet, nostalgic note amid all that neon, and mist rolls in from the edges. This Tokyo neon print is moody and cinematic, close to cyberpunk but strangely peaceful. Across the crossing, the city name is written in a flowing serif, with 'Japan' in small capitals beneath.

Shibuya After Dark

Shibuya Crossing, outside Shibuya Station, is often called the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world: when the lights change, traffic stops in every direction and people stream across at once. After dark it is ringed by giant video screens and illuminated signs, and rain turns the asphalt into a mirror of colour. The Shibuya Sky deck, on top of Shibuya Scramble Square, overlooks the crossing from above, and the statue of the loyal dog Hachikō waits by the station exit.

How to style it

Made for a gaming room, studio, media wall or a living room with dark walls and LED lighting. Pair it with Hong Kong or Las Vegas from the collection for a wall of electric city nights. Explore the full Cities at Night collection.