In the midst of the state of emergency for the new coronavirus, ward officials patrol the downtown area of Shibuya, Tokyo on the night of the 28th, calling for people not to drink on the streets.
With the declaration of an emergency, many restaurants in Tokyo are closed or shortened business hours, and "drinking on the street" is occurring one after another, causing problems such as infection risk, noise, and leaving garbage. It has become.
For this reason, the staff of the ward patroled around Shibuya Station on the night of the 28th before the Golden Week holidays.
After 8:00 pm, the large vision and street lights in front of the station went out, but in front of convenience stores, there were people who gathered and drank, and the staff called out to each one and stopped drinking and went home. At the same time, I was picking up garbage such as PET bottles and empty cans that were thrown away.
Kazuo Saito, director of the Shibuya Ward Crisis Management Countermeasures Department, who conducted the patrol, said, "Many people would obediently follow me if I asked for it directly. I want to call on you. "