What it is:crossing that permits people to cross an intersection in either direction. Created in 1969 Average Cost: Free for Everyone In Japan, a pedestrian scramble is referred to as a sukuranburu-kosaten (also known as a diagonal pedestrian crossing or scramble crossing). There are more than 300 of these crossroads, and these scrambles are rather frequent. Even though this isn't a product in the traditional sense—that is, something you could purchase from Amazon or Walmart—it is nevertheless quite significant to Japan.
