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Halloween in Japan gets bigger and better each year and has grown into an event with costume contests in various nightclubs starting, in some cases a week before and lasting a week after Halloween itself. This year. in the Shibuya area many streets have been blocked off from traffic so that revelers including Anime characters, ghouls and beasts could roam, drink and party in streets. These creative and colorful costumes attract many photographers and TV camera crews from all over the world. In our short video you'll get a glimpse of some of the thousands of revelers who paraded through the streets many in costumes and others just observing. You might also noticed that many are consuming copious amounts of alcohol. To insure safety, extra police officers have been on duty during this Halloween season to insure safety and prevent fights, accidents or other problems.