The number of people in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto on the 28th, when the third state of emergency was declared, increased in more places than at the time of the second declaration.

Also, compared to the time of the first declaration last year, it has increased significantly.

NHK has issued a third state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka using the location information data of mobile phones collected by IT-related company "Agoop" with the permission of the user in a form that does not identify individuals. We analyzed the number of people in the main points of, Hyogo, and Kyoto.



The time analyzed is from 6 am to 6 pm during the day and from 6 pm to midnight the next day at night.



According to this, the number of people on the 28th


increased by 15% during the day and 33% at night near Tokyo Station

, compared to the average on weekdays during the period when the second declaration was issued

, and


▽ near the Shibuya Scramble intersection. It increased by 7% during the day and by 23% at night.

On the other hand, Kansai,


▽ Osaka Umeda Station during the day in the vicinity of 21%, but at night also declined 18%


▽ but did not change during the day near the Sannomiya Station of Kobe, at night is an increase of 7%


▽ In the vicinity of Kyoto Station, daytime increased by 8% and nighttime increased by 11%.



Also, compared to the weekday average of the period when the first declaration was issued last year, the number of people has increased further.



The rate of increase is


▽ 99% during the day near Tokyo Station, 146% at night,


▽ 69% during the day near the Shibuya Scramble intersection, 152% at night,


▽ 100% during the day near Umeda Station in Osaka, at night 125%,


▽ 141% during the day and 174% at night near Sannomiya Station in Kobe City,


▽ 186% during the day and 187% at night near Kyoto Station.