ハロウィン前夜となった10月30日、日曜日ということもあって日本各地で関連イベントが開催され、仮装した人々で街は多くの人で賑わった。
10月30日夜の東京・渋谷の様子
NHKニュースによると、東京・渋谷では「DJポリス」として知られる警視庁機動隊の広報班が出動し、通行人に交差点で立ち止まらないように呼びかけたほか、混雑が激しくなった午後7時半ごろから約4時間にわたって、渋谷駅周辺の車道の通行を規制したという。
一般社団法人「日本記念日協会」の推計では、2016年のハロウィン関連商品やサービスの市場規模は、前年より10％増えて1345億円に上ると予測。クリスマスに次いで、1340億円のバレンタインデーに匹敵する規模だ。
同協会では「ビジネスチャンスととらえる企業が商品やサービスを増やし、市場は急速に拡大している。コスチュームにお金をかけて仮装を楽しむ人が増え、国民的なイベントとして定着したと言えるのではないか」とコメントしている。
■日本のハロウィン画像集
日本のハロウィン【2016年】
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(01 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(02 of52)
People in costume take their selfie on a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(03 of52)
Women in costume make their way on a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(04 of52)
People make their ways on a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(05 of52)
Women in costume eat at a restaurant in a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(06 of52)
People in costumes pose for pictures on a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(07 of52)
Women in costume make their ways on a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(08 of52)
Policemen stand on a street which is turned into a vehicle-free promenade for Halloween goers, at Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(09 of52)
Participants in costumes sit on a bench after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(10 of52)
Participants in costumes pose for the camera during a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(11 of52)
Participants in costumes march during a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(12 of52)
Participants in costumes pose for the camera after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(13 of52)
Participants in costumes march during a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(14 of52)
A couple in costumes watch a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(15 of52)
Participants in costumes stand in front of a wall after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN/(16 of52)
Participants in costumes from the \"Star Wars\" movies wait for the traffic signal before a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (credit:Kim Kyung Hoon / Reuters)
Japan Halloween(17 of52)
Participants dressed in costumes of Japanese anime characters parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(18 of52)
Participants in costumes parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(19 of52)
Star Wars fans dressed in costumes of Star Wars characters wait for the start of a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(20 of52)
Star Wars fans dressed in costumes of Star Wars characters pose for a photo during a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(21 of52)
Participants parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(22 of52)
Participants parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(23 of52)
Participants parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(24 of52)
Participants parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(25 of52)
Participants dressed in costumes parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(26 of52)
Participants parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(27 of52)
Participants parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(28 of52)
Participants dressed in costumes parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(29 of52)
Star Wars fans dressed in costumes of Star Wars characters wait for the start of a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Halloween(30 of52)
Participants dressed as Japanese comedian Pikotaro, parade during a Halloween event in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. Pikotaro is known for his viral hit performance of \"pen-pineapple-apple-pen\" or \"PPAP\". (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Halloween parade in Kawasaki(31 of52)
Participants in costume pose for a picture after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, October 30, 2016. More than 100,000 spectators turned up to watch the parade. (Photo by Hitoshi Yamada/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(32 of52)
Wearing costumes participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(33 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(34 of52)
Wearing costumes participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(35 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(36 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(37 of52)
Wearing Pikotaro\'s costumes participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(38 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(39 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(40 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(41 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(42 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(43 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(44 of52)
Wearing costumes, participants join the Kawasaki Halloween parade in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(45 of52)
Wearing custumes of the characters from Star Wars, people join the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(46 of52)
People dressed as Darth Vader and storm troopers lead the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(47 of52)
Wearing custumes of the characters from Star Wars, people join the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(48 of52)
Wearing custumes of the characters from Star Wars, people join the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(49 of52)
Wearing custumes of the characters from Star Wars, people join the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(50 of52)
Wearing custumes of the characters from Star Wars, people join the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
JAPAN-HALLOWEEN(51 of52)
Wearing custumes of the characters from Star Wars, people join the \'Star Wars\' parade during the Kawasaki Halloween event in Kawasaki on October 30, 2016.\n / AFP / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
Halloween parade in Kawasaki(52 of52)
Participants in costume pose for a picture after a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, October 30, 2016. More than 100,000 spectators turned up to watch the parade. (Photo by Hitoshi Yamada/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (credit:NurPhoto via Getty Images)