In Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where a large number of people gather every year to celebrate the New Year, countdown events and other events have been canceled, making the New Year's Eve quieter than usual.
Events such as the New Year's Eve countdown were held around Shibuya Station in Tokyo, and more than 100,000 people gathered every year, but all of them were canceled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
In addition, the large-scale vision that displays advertisements stopped at 11:00 pm, and the railway companies operating at Shibuya Station stopped driving all night.
Every year, at the scrambled intersection where a large number of people gather so that it is difficult to move, police officers again took charge of traffic control.
During the time when the date changed, the number of people increased temporarily and I was taking pictures, but there was no loud voice to count down, and it was a quieter New Year's Eve than usual.
A 24-year-old man who went to a restaurant with a friend said, "I have to wait until the first train because the driving was stopped all night. I would be lonely because I think Shibuya would have been more exciting without Corona."
A 22-year-old man who came to Shibuya for work said, "It's less than last year's Shibuya I saw on TV, but considering the current situation where the infection is spreading, I was worried because there are many people." I was talking.