From the 12th, the number of tourists in Kyoto City, which is the target area of "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" as a countermeasure against the infection of the new coronavirus, seems to have decreased compared to last week.
The government will apply "priority measures such as prevention of spread" to three prefectures such as Kyoto from the 12th, and until May 5th, the government will apply to restaurants in the target area of Kyoto city at 8 pm during business hours. I request a shortening to.
At the approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, the number of tourists is gradually decreasing depending on the shops in the area, and it was seen that the number of tourists on Saturday 10th was also decreasing compared to last week.
A man in his twenties in Nagoya, who visited with a friend on a day trip, said, "I'm surprised that there are fewer people than I expected. I was talking.
On the other hand, one of the general stores on the approach road has decided to close around April 20 because sales have fallen due to the influence of the new corona and it is not expected that the number of tourists will increase in the future.
A man in his 40s said, "I was hoping that more customers would come, but now I think sales will be tough even if the store is closed. If people don't move, the restaurant business and souvenir shops will have a big impact. I will receive it, so I think I have to wait for the infection to subside. "
In Okinawa Prefecture, where the application of "priority measures such as prevention of spread" was decided from the 12th, there were voices concerned about the impact on the tourism industry because the period including the long holidays was covered.
In Okinawa Prefecture, "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread" will be applied from the 12th to the 5th of May.
In the center of Naha city, the number of people is decreasing, and the period of priority measures includes long holidays, so there were voices concerned about the impact on the tourism industry.
A woman in her 60s in Itoman said, "Not only in the food and beverage industry, but also in the taxi industry, there is no business at all. I think the tourism industry is really difficult. The Okinawa economy cannot be established."
In addition, a man in his 50s who is visiting from Aichi prefecture for sightseeing said, "I think it is difficult for Okinawa because it is a period of long holidays. For tourists, it is difficult to shorten the business hours until 8 pm, but at a local restaurant I think it will be difficult for people to lose their income. "
Okinawa Prefecture is considering refraining from unnecessary and unurgent traffic to and from outside the prefecture and remote islands, and will hold a countermeasures headquarters meeting on the evening of the 10th to decide on specific countermeasures.