The mayors of Tokyo's Shibuya and Shinjuku wards have banned public drinking and asked Halloween revelers not to gather on the streets, in order to prevent rowdiness. Do you think many people will heed their request?

It seems they are. The mega DonQuixote in Shibuya has largely scaled back its costume offerings this year. In previous years, nearly the entire 1st floor was nothing but Halloween stuff. Now just one section of it.

Young Japanese people really seemed to really be into it, with amazing and elaborate costumes, but I guess the authorities want an end to the fun.

but I guess the authorities want an end to the fun.

That sound like what happen in Japan over and over again.

asked Halloween revelers not to gather on the streets, in order to prevent rowdiness. Do you think many people will heed their request?

Judging by Saturday it looks like it. Halloween falling on a Thursday I doubt there will be a last gasp then.

Barriers all around the Hachiko square, using lots of tax money I am sure for some minor displays of youthful exuberance. Along with lots of police on the Autumn 'campaigns'.

Thanks Mayor Hasebe!

Some will; some won't because if they do gather around those areas in costume, what exactly are the legal repercussions? None from what I heard. Like many of these bans in Japan, it's toothless. They just tell the people not to do something and expect compliance. While this was effective 10 ~ 20 years ago, I think the youth of Japan now are starting to realise that blindly following the rules and being sheep-like isn't doing them any favours.

Grow up and have a party in the proper place. History has proven that there is massive potential for a large-scale disaster by people congregating in places without proper organization. With nobody footing the bill for policing and tidying up, why should they allow such events?

Who cares... Shibuya (along with parts of Roppongi) is the armpit of Japan.

Meh.

Real parties happening in the cool places,which are raking it in.

What is banned is drinking and carousing in public areas, and public gatherings. No one is banned in dressing up, going to Shibuya or Shinjuku, and walking around in costume. I would wager that there will be not a few people going, curious to see what happens. There may be a few costumers going as well. If there is not that many costumers, then it serves to highlight those people in costume who do go.

The thing is not to stop. That's all.

Definitely. There's no way they want to be arrested, fined and possibly go to jail.

Some underaged commentatos in here I see... or at least mentaly underaged...

Making noise and nuance on public areas, including roads. If lerf unnatended, they go crazy and flip cars, drinking and lots of people, leads to annoyance, annoyance leads to anger, anger leads to fist fight, fist fight leads to chaos.

The inability for people not able to understand the reason why the No drink, No gathering bans in public areas is baffling

I'm 51,but fully understand the proper Hallowe'en traditions,as they are where I am from.

Trick or treat.

If you don't give us a treat,we will steal your gate,put your dustbin up a tree,or throw raw eggs at your windows.

The only reason Americans got soft is that country boys were tricking too hard in the '30s.

I fully expect to be tricked tonight.

And just wait for Guy Fawkes Night....

Watching streams at the moment, as expected, people are everywhere, and a few people are in costume. I think there's a heavier police presence from last year, and they're telling people where to go. There's party buses driving around, with girls performing in front of seated patrons.

Really, all police can do is make their presence known at the major crossings and roads, they can't get into smaller streets and back alleys.