In order to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, we are requesting restaurants in Hiroshima and Okinawa prefectures to shorten their business hours from the 17th.

In Kyoto and Chiba prefectures, it was decided on the 17th to start requesting shortening of business hours and expand the target area.

Hiroshima City started requesting shortening of business hours, etc. Closed if no customers are expected

From the 17th, Hiroshima Prefecture has requested restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in some areas of Hiroshima City to shorten their business hours and alcoholic beverage serving hours.



The target is a part of Naka Ward, Minami Ward, Nishi Ward, such as ▽ Ryukawa district in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, ▽ Around JR Yokogawa Station in Nishi Ward, ▽ South side of JR Hiroshima Station.


From the 17th to January 3rd next year, the prefecture will offer alcoholic beverages to restaurants in the area from 5 am to 8 pm and liquor from 5 am. We request that it be until 7 pm.



And, it is said that 720,000 yen per store will be supported for the stores that respond to this request.

In addition, the store that was closed based on this request will be provided with 820,000 yen per store.

"New Half Pub Sakura" in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City measures measures such as measuring the body temperature of customers when entering the store and installing acrylic plates and sheets to prevent flying in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection. I got it.

However, in response to this request, we have decided to close from 17th to January 3rd next year.



The owner, Sakura, was preparing for the holidays by putting a sticker on the door of the store to inform him of the holidays and decorating the store for the New Year to resume the new year.



Mr. Sakura said, "Since the end of last month when the infection spread, the number of customers has decreased dramatically. I think that even if the store is open, no customers will come, so I decided to take a leave of absence."



Regarding the support provided by the prefecture for the stores that were closed, Mr. Sakura complained, "I am grateful. The general public may think that there are many, but there is also a guarantee against anxiety."



The request period is until January 3rd next year, but Sakura says, "If you can open the store from the 4th, you have to take measures to prevent infection and take steady steps. You have to overcome it." I was talking anxiously.

The beer hall "CRAFT BEER and Charcoal Fire Harare" in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City will serve sake until 7:00 pm, and the closing time of 10 pm will be advanced to 8:00 pm.



Since the store opened in August, we have taken measures to prevent infection, such as measuring the temperature when entering the store and installing acrylic plates and sheets to prevent flying.



In response to the spread of infection in Hiroshima City, we will increase the number of acrylic boards and take more thorough measures such as having customers fill in their names and contact information when entering the store in case an infected person occurs. I am doing it.

Mr. Shigenobu Onoda, the store manager, said, "We make craft beer in the store, so I thought it would be better to open shorter hours than closed for customers who are waiting. Although it is a difficult situation, we will do our best to respond. I want to do it. "

Started requesting shortening of business hours in 3 cities in Okinawa

Okinawa Prefecture requests all restaurants and entertainment facilities in the three cities of ▽ Naha City, ▽ Urasoe City, and ▽ Okinawa City to shorten their business hours from the 17th to 10 pm doing.



The target is a total of 4741 offices in 3 cities.



The period is 12 days until the 28th of this month, and the prefecture will provide a uniform 480,000 yen cooperation fee to the restaurants that cooperated during the entire period.

The yakiniku restaurant around Kokusai-dori in Naha City was open until midnight, but we decided to close it at 10 pm in response to this request.


On the afternoon of the 17th, the store prepared by pasting handmade stickers to inform customers that it would shorten business hours and reducing the amount of preparation by about 30%.



According to the store, the two hours when the business is shortened is a time when it is crowded with office workers after work, which accounts for 20% of the total sales, which is a big hurt for the store.

Masafumi Ikeda, the owner of the Yakiniku Fool Ichidai Naha Main Store, said, "I have the greatest feeling of'Mataka', but in order to prevent infection, I have no choice but to accept and respond to shortened time requests as a restaurant." I was talking.

In other prefectures nationwide, there are already moves to request restaurants to shorten their business hours.

(As of 17th)



[Hokkaido]


▽ Closed for restaurants with entertainment throughout Sapporo City, ▽ Shortened business hours until 10 pm for restaurants in downtown Susukino until 25th of this month Etc. are requested.



[Ibaraki Prefecture] In


▽ Tsuchiura City, ▽ Tsukubamirai City, and ▽ Tone Town, we are requesting restaurants that serve sake to shorten their business hours by 10 pm until the 20th of this month.



[Gunma Prefecture]


▽ Ota City, ▽ Isesaki City, ▽ Kiryu City, ▽ Midori City, ▽ Tatebayashi City, for restaurants with entertainment, restaurants offering alcohol, and karaoke shops until the 28th of this month We request that you refrain from doing business from 10 pm to 5 am.



[Saitama Prefecture] In


▽ Omiya Ward, Saitama City, ▽ Kawaguchi City, and ▽ Koshigaya City, we are requesting restaurants and karaoke shops that serve alcohol to shorten their business hours by 10 pm.

The period has been extended by about 10 days from the original 17th of this month.



[Tokyo] In the


23 wards and Tama area, we are requesting restaurants and karaoke shops that serve alcohol to shorten their business hours by 10:00 pm until January 11th next year.



[Kanagawa Prefecture] In


Yokohama City and Kawasaki City, business hours will be shortened from 5 am to 10 pm until January 11th next year for restaurants and karaoke shops that serve alcoholic beverages. I am requesting.



[Gifu Prefecture]


We request restaurants that serve sake in 32 municipalities in the prefecture to shorten their business hours by 9:00 pm from 18th this month to 11th January next year.


Target cities, towns and villages: ▽ Gifu City, ▽ Ogaki City, ▽ Nakatsugawa City, ▽ Hashima City, ▽ Kakamigahara City, ▽ Mizuho City, ▽ Tajimi City, ▽ Seki City, ▽ Mizunami City, ▽ Ena City, ▽ Minokamo City, ▽ Toki City, ▽ Kani City, ▽ Yamaken City, ▽ Hida City, ▽ Honsu City, ▽ Kaizu City, ▽ Kinan Town, ▽ Kasamatsu Town, ▽ Yoro Town, ▽ Tarui Town, ▽ Sekigahara Town, ▽ Kobe Town, ▽ Wanouchi Town , ▽ Ampachi Town, ▽ Northern Town, ▽ Saka Celebration Town, ▽ Kawabe Town, ▽ Yaotsu Town, ▽ Shirakawa Town, ▽ Ogaki Town, ▽ Higashi Shirakawa Village



[Aichi Prefecture]


Part of the Sakae / Nishiki district in central Nagoya So, we are requesting restaurants and karaoke shops to shorten their business hours by 9 pm.

Furthermore, this request for shortening business hours will be extended to restaurants and karaoke stores throughout the prefecture from 18th this month to 11th January next year.



[Osaka Prefecture]


Business hours will be from 5 am to 9 pm until the 29th of this month for izakaya, restaurants with entertainment, bars offering alcoholic beverages, karaoke shops, etc. throughout Osaka City. I am requesting.



[Kochi Prefecture] We


are requesting restaurants, inns and hotel banquet halls, karaoke boxes, live houses, etc. to shorten their business hours by 8:00 pm until the 30th of this month.

Expanded request for shortening business hours in Chiba City to Chiba City

Chiba Prefecture has requested that restaurants in 11 cities in the northwestern part of the prefecture be served alcoholic beverages by 10 pm until the 22nd of this month.



However, the number of infected people in the prefecture continues to exceed 100, and stronger measures are needed. At the prefectural countermeasures headquarters meeting held on the 17th, based on the national special measures law, from 23rd this month to January next year. Decided to request alcoholic beverage restaurants in 11 cities and Chiba city in the northwestern part of the prefecture to shorten business hours from 5 am to 10 pm for 20 days until the 11th. I did.



The policy is to provide a flat rate of 800,000 yen as a cooperation fee to stores that fully respond, and the conditions for payment are that sufficient infection control measures are taken and that the company is a small and medium-sized enterprise.



Target cities of this request: ▽ Chiba City, ▽ Ichikawa City, ▽ Urayasu City, ▽ Narashino City, ▽ Yachiyo City, ▽ Kamagaya City, ▽ Funabashi City, ▽ Kashiwa City, ▽ Noda City, ▽ Matsudo City, ▽ Nagareyama City, ▽ Abiko City

Kyoto City From 21st of this month to request for shortening business hours

Kyoto Prefecture has decided to request restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in Kyoto City to shorten their business hours to 9 pm from 21st this month to 11th January next year.



At the prefectural countermeasures headquarters meeting held on the 17th, it was confirmed that 97 people were infected in the prefecture on the 16th, the highest number ever, and the recent trend is to hold drinking parties and meetings at restaurants in Kyoto city. It was reported that the number of cases in which the infection spread was increasing.



Then, in order to prevent further spread of infection, we decided to request restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages in Kyoto City to shorten their business hours.



In addition to izakaya and bars, restaurants and karaoke shops with entertainment are targeted for 22 days from 21st this month to 11th January next year, and business hours are from 5 am to 9 pm I am requesting you to do so.



We also confirmed the policy of paying 40,000 yen per day as a cooperation fee to stores that respond to requests together with Kyoto City.

At a Japanese izakaya in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, we decided to move the closing time from midnight to 9:00 pm in response to a request to shorten business hours.



Due to the spread of the infection, this store has continued to operate while devising ways such as shortening the opening time from the evening to 2:30 pm.


Since the closing time will be earlier this time, we are considering starting business from the lunch time.



According to the store, it was crowded with tourists last month due to the influence of Go To Travel, but since the beginning of this month, the number of tourists has gradually decreased, and it is about half of the average year.

Akira Ando, ​​the store manager, said, "I expected the number of infected people to increase, but I'm worried about how to respond to urgent requests in the future. I've been operating as an izakaya for a long time. , I want to respond to the needs of our customers. "