Hina Festival to decorate more than 1000 new viruses to be discontinued Daikocho Ibaraki February 26 11:08
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, Hina Matsuri, a popular festival for tourists who decorate over 1,000 dolls, has been canceled in Daigo Town, Ibaraki Prefecture.
In Daigo-cho, Ibaraki Prefecture, the women's club of the local Chamber of Commerce holds an annual event to decorate more than 1,000 dolls donated from across the country on the stairs of a shrine called `` hundred steps '' in accordance with the doll festival. , Full of tourists.
This was also scheduled to be held on the 1st of next month, but it was decided to be canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
In Daigo-cho, the building that had stored the dolls was flooded by the flooding of the Kuji River last year due to the heavy rain of Typhoon No. 19, and some of the dolls were damaged. We have been using it to prepare for the event, but it was a difficult decision.
"I'm sorry for the dolls, but I decided to stop thinking about the importance of human life. I hope that everyone will be happy for the next year's holding, I want to advance preparations. "
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, other related events of the Mito no Ume Festival and marathon tournaments in various locations have been decided in Ibaraki Prefecture, and the impact is spreading.