Carnation and Coronavirus The small florist that welcomes Mother's Day is at 6:51 on May 10th.

10th is Mother's Day. Sales of a small flower shop in Tokyo have dropped due to the new coronavirus, and the rent of the store was not enough last month. Even so, I am waiting for customers with carnations and hydrangeas, saying, "I have to think about what to do with the store if such a situation continues until summer, but I want to do my best to the extent I can."

“Hana no Yoshihashi” is a small flower shop of less than 8 tsubo located in a shopping district in Nakano-ku, Tokyo. Masami Yoshihashi (63), who has lost her salary, trained at another store and was a long-cherished store at the age of 39. I had

While the butchers and greengrocers that were in the shopping district gradually closed, and now that flowers can be bought at supermarkets and the Internet, we value the detailed advice and conversation face-to-face, such as the characteristics of the flowers and the watering method, and continue the store. I came.

However, due to the effects of the new coronavirus, sales of restaurants and companies that have delivered flowers and the closure of ikebana classes have dropped, and sales have fallen.

Mr. Yoshihashi thinks that if the current situation continues, he will have to consider whether he can continue the store in the summer.

Still, on the 8th before "Mother's Day", I returned from the market with carnations of various colors and pink hydrangea, which is popular on Mother's Day, and lined up in the store.

Mr. Yoshihashi said, "I used to order about 40 flower arrangements for Mother's Day and sent them to distant places, but there are only a few things. Flowers, unlike food, are not always necessary for life. I'm lonely. "

An elderly woman living alone in the neighborhood visited the store and said, "I think the flowers should be bright because they are getting squeezed by the new corona." But I'm growing up at home. "

Mr. Yoshihashi said, "I've been praying that my everyday life will continue, but it's a tough store if it's a private store and the situation where the emergency declaration will continue after June. But it's a store loved by the region with sincerity. I want to do my best to be able to do so. "