Movement of people on four consecutive holidays Increased compared to this year's Obon

Movement of people on four consecutive holidays Increased compared to this year's Obon Festival September 23, 19:16

Big data revealed how many people traveled across prefectures during the four consecutive holidays until the 22nd.

Although it was less than the consecutive holidays in September last year, it increased in most of the time compared to the Obon festival, and it was found that the movement of people is gradually returning.

NHK uses data collected by NTT DoCoMo from mobile phone base stations in a privacy-protected manner to determine the number of people who have traveled across prefectures, four consecutive holidays until the 22nd, and consecutive holidays in September last year. I analyzed it in comparison with the time of Obon.

As a result, the number of people who flowed in across prefectures was 66% in Okinawa prefecture, 70% in Tokyo, 74% in Osaka prefecture, etc., compared to the consecutive holidays in September last year, and 87% nationwide. It stayed at%.

However, compared to last month's Obon festival, in descending order (1) 142% in Aichi prefecture (2) 142% in Ishikawa prefecture (3) 141% in Kyoto prefecture (4) 130% in Mie prefecture (5) In Miyagi prefecture It is 129% and so on.

In addition, (9) Okinawa prefecture has increased by 126%, (36) Nagano prefecture has increased by 110%, (40) Tokyo has increased by 106%, and NHK's big data analysis shows that people are gradually returning. understood.

Professor Kuniaki Sasaki of Waseda University, who is familiar with the analysis of the movement of people, said, "Although it is less than last year, the movement of people is steadily returning. Looking at the situation, we are concentrating on nearby areas that can be reached by car, and this tendency will continue from next month onward, and it is expected that the differences between regions will not change. "

(* Compare by percentage based on the average number of people from noon to 4:00 pm during the period)

(* Numbers in parentheses are rankings)

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "We will keep an eye on the impact on the infection situation."

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference on the afternoon of the 23rd that the four consecutive holidays until the 22nd were "data that the flow of people is increasing in many tourist destinations and downtown areas compared to the time of the Golden Week holidays and Obon festival. Is also shown. "

After that, he said, "It is necessary to carefully pay attention to how the number of people and people's behavior during the four consecutive holidays will affect the infection situation in the future," and pay close attention to the impact of the new coronavirus on the infection situation. I showed my idea to go.

In addition, regarding the relaxation of restrictions on holding events on the 19th of this month, the first day of consecutive holidays, "We asked the organizer to take more measures against infection, such as behavior management before and after the event. This content will be thoroughly implemented. I want to continue working on it. "