Okinawa Prefecture entered the period of emergency declaration from the 23rd, and it was seen that restaurants offering alcoholic beverages for which a leave request was made were busy preparing for a leave of about one month.

Okinawa Prefecture entered the period of emergency declaration from the 23rd to the 20th of next month, and requests for closure of restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages were made throughout the prefecture.



In response to this, at the izakaya in Kumoji, Naha City, it was seen that preparations were being made for the closure, such as posting a sticker informing the store front of the closure until the 20th of next month.



The shop owner said, "Since the proportion of alcohol in the store's sales is high, I have to serve alcohol, and the number of infected people is increasing, so I'm scared, so I decided to close it." ..



Also, at the izakaya in Sakaemachi Market, a bar in Naha City, I decided to close for a while from the 23rd, and I was busy cleaning up, such as bringing back vegetables that did not last long.



The owner's woman said, "I don't think anyone would come to eat only food if they didn't serve alcohol. I had opened the store until now, but the deficit continued and I managed to cover it with benefits. Everyone is in the same situation, so I have to overcome it. No, "he said.

Diving customers also decrease

In the marine leisure industry, which is one of the highlights of sightseeing in Okinawa, the number of diving visitors from outside the prefecture has decreased significantly, but there are voices that are worried that the number of diving visitors will decrease further due to the declaration of emergency. I did.



A man who runs a diving business said, "When an emergency is declared, all the customers outside the prefecture will not hesitate. I think that cancellations will continue in the future."

Ishigaki Island "For safe sightseeing"

On the 23rd, the first day when the state of emergency was declared, Okinawa Prefecture requested refraining from visiting, but at New Ishigaki Airport on Ishigaki Island, tourists carrying suitcases were also seen.



Many people visited Ishigaki Island during the Golden Week holidays, and those who used the Japan Airlines group and ANA to use New Ishigaki Airport from the 29th of last month to the 5th of this month are all together. There were 30,399 people.



The manager of the store that sells gelato etc. at the airport terminal said that there were not as many tourists as during the Golden Week holidays on the 23rd, but "I have to tighten my mind firmly for the summer vacation season from now on, so I think it would be better to declare an emergency. I would be grateful as an islander if I could cooperate with tourists such as masks and disinfection. "



Also, in Kabira Bay, one of the tourist spots on the island, not many tourists visited and it seemed to be quiet.



A man from a company doing sightseeing sightseeing using a glass-bottom boat in Kabira Bay said, "I'm glad that the number of customers increases, but there are some scary parts. I want you to be able to do sightseeing safely. Now on board. I want to do my best, such as disinfecting the water and avoiding 3 densities. "



On the other hand, there was a rope at the entrance of the parking lot of the main tourist spots on the island, and there was a notice calling for not using it.