"Loose alertness" during 3 consecutive holidays Confirmed by transfer search data April 18 15:24
Regarding the spread of the new coronavirus infection, it has been pointed out that the number of people increased during the three consecutive holidays at the end of last month, and the alertness of the infection became loose. This slack is also revealed in the search data that examines how to change trains.
Yahoo is a service that examines how to transfer trains, and analyzed the amount of data retrieved with major stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area such as Ueno Station and Shinjuku Station as the destination, in a form that protects privacy.
Of these, looking at the amount searched on Ueno Station on Saturdays and Sundays, the search volume has decreased since mid-February, and March 7th and 8th are from early January to early February. Compared to the average of Saturdays and Sundays, it decreased by 45.3%.
However, on Saturdays and Sundays on March 14th and 15th, it decreased by 38.4%, and the rate of decrease began to shrink. After 3 consecutive holidays from March 20, the rate of decrease decreased further to 23.8%.
Yahoo said, "It is presumed that there were many movements for the purpose of cherry-blossom viewing," indicating that more people were trying to go to Ueno Station during the three consecutive holidays.
After that, the search volume decreased again due to the strong call for refraining from going out in Tokyo, and it was 87.8% on the 11th and 12th of this month, which was the first Saturday and Sunday after the government declared a state of emergency. It has decreased significantly.
Even at major stations other than Ueno station, the tendency has not changed significantly, and the search data that examines how to change trains shows that the three consecutive holidays are loose.