In response to the state of emergency, national and public art galleries and museums in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures have been closed at night, and some are temporarily closed.
It has also been influenced by performances such as movie theaters, performing arts, Kabuki and rakugo.
Museums Not closed so far
According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, national art galleries and museums will be suspended for the time being regarding the opening of some facilities at night and the extension of opening hours on certain days of the week.
There are no facilities to close at this time.
At public facilities,
▽ In Tokyo, the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Park will continue to be temporarily closed from the 2nd of this month, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum will be temporarily closed from the 13th.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will not be closed, but it is said that the suspension of some special exhibitions that have been ongoing since the 2nd of this month will be extended for the time being.
▽ Saitama Prefecture will temporarily close eight facilities such as museums during the state of emergency, and
▽ Kanagawa Prefecture
will close
four museums and museums from the 12th of this month, excluding the facilities under renovation work.
▽ The five museums in Chiba Prefecture will be temporarily closed from the 9th of this month, and the museum will be temporarily closed from the 13th of this month.
Private museums are also taking measures such as accelerating the closing time, and at national museum conferences, etc., we are calling for you to check the latest status on our website.
Shortening movie theater business hours
In response to the state of emergency, movie theaters in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures have decided to shorten their business hours.
TOHO Cinemas is a 25 movie theaters located in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, and will be open from 9th to 8pm for the time being.
At Cinema Sunshine, the business hours will be until 8:00 pm from the 11th of this month at three movie theaters in Tokyo and Chiba, and pre-sale of tickets will be canceled at movie theaters nationwide to sell only same-day tickets. Is to do.
The United Cinema Group will open 15 movie theaters in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures from the 12th of this month until 8 pm for the time being.
In addition, AEON CINEMA will be open from 12th this month to 7th next month at 22 movie theaters in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, and will be open until 8 pm.
In addition, the operating company of a major cinema complex is considering shortening business hours at movie theaters in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures, and will announce it on its website as soon as it is decided.
Performing Arts New tickets are no longer sold
In response to the state of emergency, Shiki Theater Company and HoriPro will continue their scheduled performances until the 7th of next month.
In addition, regarding the performances from the 12th of this month to the 7th of next month at Shiki Theater Company, if the
number of spectators has reached 50% or more of the capacity, new tickets will be discontinued and the
number of spectators will be 50% of the capacity. Performances that have not reached the stage will continue to be sold until they reach 50%.
In addition, the Tokyo Ballet will perform as scheduled so far, but I would like you to check the official website for the latest information.
The New National Theatre and Toho will also announce future measures on their official website.
On the other hand, the "Emergency Performing Arts Network" created by Shiki Theater Company and Toho and other groups and theatrical companies received this emergency declaration and said, "In response to the request to refrain from events in February last year, the performance was postponed or canceled. The financial and human losses themselves are only expanding. We will ask the government for the necessary support for the on-site distress and new losses. "
Kabuki, rakugo and comedy performances
In response to the state of emergency, performances such as Kabuki and rakugo have been affected by the advancement of the start time.
At Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo, there is a three-part performance from 11:00 am to 8:30 pm, but the third part will start from 11th this month so that the performance can be completed by 8:00 pm I decided to move the time forward by 25 minutes.
There is no change in the performance time for Part 1 and Part 2.
The main theaters in Tokyo have taken measures such as limiting the number of seats to 50% from the 8th, shortening the time that the performers have, and advancing the end time.
In the comedy performance, Yoshimoto Kogyo has canceled the night performance after 7:00 pm until the 11th of this month, and will announce the response after the 12th as soon as it is decided.