It was the first weekend since the state of emergency in nine prefectures, including Osaka, entered the extension period.
In Osaka Prefecture, due to the extension of the state of emergency, requests for closure of restaurants that serve alcoholic beverages and requests for shortened hours until 8:00 pm to other restaurants are continuing.
A man in his thirties who was visiting Dotonbori in Chuo-ku, Osaka said, "I came to my relatives from Tokyo. I think there are quite a lot of people in the downtown area. I was talking.
At the Kushikatsu store, which operates 14 stores in Osaka city, sales have dropped to about 10% of what it was before the spread of the infection due to the suspension of alcoholic beverages and shortened business hours.
Takaharu Nakajima, the manager of "Kushikatsu Daruma" Dotonbori store, said, "Since overseas customers have stopped coming and my income has dropped sharply, I want you to return to a situation where you can go sightseeing as soon as possible."
On the other hand, large-scale facilities such as department stores continue to be requested to be closed on Saturdays and Sundays, except for the sale of daily necessities.
A woman in her 50s in Osaka, who was visiting a department store, said, "I came to buy a wallet, but the specialty store was closed. I will come to buy it on weekdays."