Golden Week holidays starting on the 29th.
At resorts in the suburbs of Tokyo, efforts are being made to curb traffic and avoid congestion.
In addition, the governors of each region called for refraining from going out during consecutive holidays and refraining from returning home or traveling.
We have summarized the movements of each region on the day before the Golden Week holidays.
Closed parking lot along the coast
Of these, Kanagawa Prefecture has decided to close parking lots along the coast, mainly during the Golden Week holidays.
In response to this, at the "Chojagasaki Parking Lot" facing the sea in Hayama Town, the staff of Kanagawa Prefectural Road Corporation installed a sign saying that it is closed for the closure from the 29th, and the period of closure I was preparing by putting up a poster to inform me.
According to the Prefectural Road Corporation, this area is crowded with people who enjoy rocky shore play and marine sports, and many cars use the parking lot every year during the Golden Week holidays.
From the 29th to the 11th of next month, the prefecture will close eight parking lots along the coast of Kamakura City, Zushi City, Hayama Town, Aikawa Town and in the prefectural park.
Corresponding to tourists
In Enoshima, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is crowded with many tourists during the Golden Week holidays every year, restaurants have decided to take unique measures such as accelerating the closing time.
On the 28th, officials visited the city hall and reported that from 29th to May 11th, business hours would be shortened to 8:00 pm and alcoholic beverages would be served by 7:00 pm.
In addition, city and tourism association staff have set up signboards at eight locations, including Enoshima and its nearest stations
, calling for infection prevention,
and real-time traffic and congestion on and around the island to prevent many people from crowding. I will guide you to the website that you can understand at.
Various responses are available in Tokyo and neighboring Kawasaki
In Kawasaki City, which is adjacent to Tokyo across the Tama River, various measures are being taken as there is a possibility that many people from Tokyo will visit for shopping malls and leisure facilities that are open even during the Golden Week holidays. I am.
Shopping malls and movie theaters in the center of Kawasaki City are still open, and since the declaration was issued on the 25th of this month, the number of visitors from Tokyo has been conspicuous.
Before the Golden Week holidays, the people involved in the facility were worried about how to deal with it. We decided to distribute numbered tickets and keep the number of visitors to a certain number.
The special exhibition of the golden catfish "Tazan" found in the Tama River is gaining popularity, but we have decided to limit the number of people to events such as workshops on the theme of taman.
Ritsuo Arima, director of the aquarium, said, "I really want a lot of people to visit, but I'm simulating how to prevent congestion assuming that a lot of people will visit. I want you to come and see it without rushing. "
Discontinuation of use of barbecue areas on the riverbed of the Tama River
On the other hand, Kawasaki City has decided to stop using four facilities such as a barbecue area on the Kawasaki side of the Tama River for the time being from the 29th.
According to the city, this is to prevent people from gathering in such places that can be reached by walking from Futakotamagawa Station in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, while requests for closure are being made to restaurants that serve sake in Tokyo.
At the barbecue area, there are university students who visited from Tokyo and Chiba prefecture on the 28th, and a male student living in Tokyo said, "I'm sorry to stop using it, but it's unavoidable because it's near Tokyo. I will try not to go out of Tokyo to stop the infection. "
Mayor Fukuda "I can't say I shouldn't come ..."
Mayor Norihiko Fukuda, Kawasaki City
"I'm not saying that you shouldn't come to Kawasaki, but I think it's for each region and each of us to have a quiet Golden Week holiday, so please understand. If the infection subsides, please come and visit us again. "
"Comfortable at home" DIY products are popular
On the other hand, some products are gaining popularity for a comfortable time at home.
At the shopping center in Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, sales of DIY-related products for cleaning tools and room remodeling are particularly strong.
The store has almost doubled the variety of products compared to the same period last year.
Of these, the screen door replacement set was launched in March in response to a customer's request to "replace the screen door by himself," and sales are strong.
In addition, long-handled brooms for cleaning the area around the entrance, adhesives for repairing the area around the water, and storage goods are selling more than usual.
Camping equipment is also popular
On the other hand, camping equipment is popular with families who want to spend time outside while avoiding crowds.
Among them, simple sunshade tents and chairs that allow you to feel the outdoors in a nearby park or in your garden are selling 1.5 times as much as last year.
A woman who visited for shopping said, "I'm thinking of spending time with my family at home, buying delicious food and spending time like a party. I'm at home so I'm cleaning more carefully than usual."
Yutaka Ogawa, general manager of the Aeon Retail Home Fashion Products Department, said, "Until now, products for going out, such as travel goods, were sold, but when you look at the products that are selling, you can see that many people refrain from doing so. I feel that many customers spend their time differently from the traditional Golden Week holidays. "
Governor of each region “Refrain from going out” “Refrain from returning home or traveling”
Governor of each region is calling for refraining from going out during the Golden Week holidays.
Governor Koike of Tokyo said in a video conference by the governors of Tokyo's three prefectures, "An important turning point in whether the response during the long holidays when people are active can prevent the explosive spread of infection. It is important to concentrate and practice as one. "
At a press conference, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture said that during the Golden Week holidays would be the biggest mountain, and said, "The medical system is strict and it will be too short to enter the Golden Week holidays. I want you to spend the holidays at home."
In addition, Governor Maruyama of Shimane Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters on the 28th and called on families living outside the prefecture to refrain from returning home or traveling from areas where an emergency declaration has been issued.