What about Shibuya?
Before Halloween tomorrow, the state of the city is October 30, 17:53
While Shibuya Ward in Tokyo is calling for refraining from visiting for the purpose of Halloween in order to prevent the spread of infection, the Metropolitan Police Department will send a riot police to the downtown area on the 31st to be on alert depending on the situation.
The downtown areas of Shibuya and Roppongi in Tokyo are heavily crowded with young people in disguise and foreigners during Halloween, and last year, nine people were arrested in Shibuya Center Street on suspicion of obstructing the execution of public affairs.
The Metropolitan Police Department sends out a riot police of hundreds of people every year to warn, but since Shibuya Ward is calling for refraining from visiting, it is said that it will be wary while checking the situation on the 31st.
In particular, if the area around the scrambled intersection is extremely crowded, a riot police public relations team called "DJ Police" will take measures such as guiding pedestrians in Japanese and English.
The Metropolitan Police Department says, "I can't predict how many people will gather, but I want to implement appropriate security according to the situation at the site."
"Entering in disguise such as headgear" refused
At the Seibu Shibuya department store in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, before Halloween on the 31st, we will send a notice at the entrance of the store stating, "Please refrain from entering the store in disguise such as Halloween headgear." Posted in.
This notice is also written in English so that foreigners can understand it.
According to the Seibu Shibuya store,
there are people who use the toilet for a long time to change into costumes for
disguise, and people in disguise often act in groups and tend to get dense, so the new Corona It means that he decided to refuse entry to prevent virus infection.
Naotaka Yoshida, general manager of the Seibu Shibuya store general affairs department, said, "We are calling for customers to spend their time safely."
It is said that this department store will be open until 8 pm as usual on the 30th and 31st, but in anticipation that Shibuya will be crowded at the time of leaving the office, it is a route that avoids scrambled intersections for employees It means that you are calling to go home.
The restaurant that closed last evening ...
Every year at the restaurant in Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, many young people sit down at the entrance of the restaurant during Halloween, making it difficult for customers to enter.
At this store, there were a lot of people in front of the store the day before Halloween last year, so there were few customers, and on the day of Halloween the next day, the store closed early in the evening.
According to the deputy store manager, probably because the ward is calling for self-restraint, I don't see many people in disguise that can be seen before Halloween every year.
At the store, sales of the store were only about 30% last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so we would like to operate as usual while taking measures against infection.
Ventuno Tokyo Deputy Manager Kenji Miyazawa said, "If there are a lot of people gathering, we may close the store early. As a store, we want you to follow good manners and take measures against infection and come to eat. I have some thoughts, but I can't read the movements of people this time. "
Avoid denseness with "congestion radar"
In order to help prevent infections, such as avoiding crowds on the go, IT giant Yahoo has released a "congestion radar" on the Internet that shows the degree of congestion at each point in near real time.
The congestion radar is made using the location information of the mobile phone with the consent of the user, and it looks like a colored cloud on the map, starting from the least crowded blue. Shown in 11 colors, up to the busiest pink.
Reddish, yellow, and greenish colors indicate a relatively high degree of congestion, while blue and light blue indicate a relatively low degree of congestion.
The information is a mechanism in which the data 20 minutes ago is updated every 10 minutes at the earliest.
"Shibuya Center Gai" "If it's not the calm before the storm ..."
According to Toshiyuki Ono, president of the Shibuya Center Shopping District Promotion Association in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where a large number of people gather every year during Halloween, the number of people on the 30th of today, the day before Halloween, is about half that of the average year. It means to feel.
At this time, there are few people in disguise that can be seen every year, so President Ono said, "I hope it's not the calm before the storm. Halloween is too crowded for the center town. There were many downsides because we had to close the store. I think that the number of people coming to the city is decreasing due to the prevention of infection with the new coronavirus. I would like to expect sensible young people. " ..
"Spontaneous gathering and'dense'attention" Minister of Economic Revitalization
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura called for thorough basic infection control measures such as wearing masks, washing hands, and disinfecting.
On top of that, he said, "It is possible that people will spontaneously gather and become'dense'in the absence of an organizer, so please be careful." Avoid crowding, drink a lot of alcohol, or make a loud voice. Called to refrain.
Also, regarding indoor parties, "If a lot of people enter in a small space, they will be crowded in a closed space and have a close conversation. It is important to hold it in a large and well-ventilated place." I emphasized.