When I looked up at a hotel with only vacancies ... A message to the people of Corona Eruption May 19 7:58

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At a hotel in Tokyo, which has been under severe management due to the spread of the new coronavirus, we illuminate every day using lighting in the guest rooms. There have been a number of voices of encouragement in this effort.

The hotel "THE BROSSOM HIBIYA" in Minato-ku, Tokyo, has seen a dramatic decrease in the number of guests since mid-February, and nowadays the number of reservations for 255 guest rooms remains in the single-digit range, and it is said that the business remains tough. That is. Under these circumstances, young employees commented, "I want to do what I can to society," and started lighting the entire room with illuminations from the 12th of last month. ..

Employees repeated trial and error by making drawings using a computer to determine which room's lighting should be used for the design. Before sunset, the employees were looking at the drawings and handing them around the vacant room, lighting them and making illuminations.

There are 10 types of designs, such as "smile," which includes the message of going forward, and "house shape," which means "stay home," and the design is changed every day. Depending on the hotel, it became a hot topic on SNS, and thank-you emails were sent to the hotel one after another, and some people even sent us ideas for illuminations.

Risa Sakaguchi, a hotel employee, said, “We are energized and motivated so much. I can't meet now, but I would like to meet some people who sent me an email and thank them. It may be a long way off, but I would like to do my best. " The hotel will continue to illuminate its rooms until the declaration of emergency has been lifted and more guests have arrived.

Mr. Taiki Kudo, a graduate student of Keio University living in Shimbashi, Tokyo, sent the idea of ​​design to the hotel, 22 years old.

By the way, I graduated from a university in Hokkaido and went on to a graduate school in Tokyo, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the entrance ceremony was canceled and online lectures started, but no lectures at graduate schools ..

On the 14th of last month, I noticed the illumination of the hotel seen from my home. While taking pictures of my hobby, I began to feel that I was supporting people who are suffering from the new coronavirus.

Ms. Kudo, who wondered if he could do something for himself, devised 6 different designs based on the number of hotel rooms on the 30th of last month and sent them to the hotel. Then, during the long holidays in May, when Mr. Kudo looked at the hotel from his home, he realized that the idea he had sent was coloring the hotel. The design is "house shape". The message of "stay home" was included.

I didn't talk to the hotel directly, but Mr. Kudo said, "I was happy to have the idea that I thought of, and it was useful. I have never met anyone at the hotel I felt like I was connected to people in the situation. ”

The hotel has received gratitude from people who are worried about the spread of the infection. A doctor woman in her thirties working at a hospital in Tokyo said that she wondered where she was doing the illuminations on her way home when she was back home for the first time on the 12th of last month.

Although the woman is not directly treating patients with the new coronavirus, she said she was worried that if herself became infected, she would bother the patient and not be able to fulfill her role as a doctor. He also said he was feeling stressed every time he heard that he could sometimes say something unhealthy to a healthcare professional.

In that situation, I saw the illuminations and sent an email to the hotel. The email said, “I work at a hospital in Tokyo, and when I was stressed by the risk of infection, I was disappointed when I saw it every day. In such a world, it is a great relief for me. Thank you. It will be a peaceful world again. Until then, I have a little patience. "

“I am thankful for the hotel's efforts, as the illumination of the hotel is a soothing presence in my daily life like this,” said the woman.

The hotel has also received emails from elderly people who are unable to meet people around because of their refrain from going out. The email was sent by a 72-year-old woman living in Minato-ku, Tokyo, who lives with her 76-year-old husband.

In order to prevent the infection with the new coronavirus, the two people refrain from going out except for errands necessary for their daily lives and do not meet with children, grandchildren, and acquaintances who live in Tokyo. While I was worried about the infection, I found an illumination through my home window during the large holidays in May. It was a day when I was at home, and I felt depressed, but every night, it is my pleasure to see the illuminations of the hotel where the design changes, together with the couple.

The woman said, “Every time I see the illumination, my heart is warm, gentle, and cheerful. It is comforting and encouraging to see many people who have many painful thoughts, including medical staff. Everyone at the hotel should be careful and work hard. "