Prior to the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, two soccer girls' games were held at Miyagi Stadium in Rifu Town, Miyagi Prefecture on the night of the 21st with spectators at the venue.

According to the police, there were no major problems.

At Miyagi Stadium, 10 men's and women's soccer games were played from the 21st to the 31st of this month, and on the 21st of the first day, two women's games, ▼ China vs. Brazil and ▼ ▼ Zambia vs. the Netherlands, were played.



While most of the competition venues became unattended due to the spread of the new coronavirus, Miyagi Stadium accepted up to 10,000 spectators.



According to Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture who visited the venue, about 6,000 people were originally scheduled to visit the game on the 21st, but only about 3,000 people actually visited.



Around 10 pm, when the second game was over, there was no sign of congestion around the venue, and according to the police and the town, there were no problems.



A man in his 50s in Tagajo City, who watched the game, said, "I was able to see it with peace of mind because I had good infection control measures. I thought it would be nice to hear the players' voices clearly and watch them quietly."



At Miyagi Stadium, there will be a match between Japan and Chile on the 27th of this month, a women's quarterfinal on the 30th, and a men's quarterfinal on the 31st.

At Miyagi Stadium in Miyagi Prefecture, where the Tokyo Olympics soccer women's match was held with spectators, "direct / bounce" was called for, and after watching the game, people heading to their homes or hotels without stopping at restaurants, etc. I was seen.

The people who watched the game

A woman in her 40s who arrived at JR Sendai Station from Miyagi Stadium by shuttle bus said, "I decided to use the Shinkansen to return to Tokyo on a day trip after seeing only one game. I was talking.



A man in his 50s from Niigata said, "I will stay in Sendai for one night, but I plan to buy rice balls at a convenience store and return to the hotel to eat."



A man in his 50s in Sendai said, "I really want to stop by a restaurant, but I'll put up with it by going home and drinking beer."

The best entertainment district in Tohoku

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, Miyagi Prefecture is requesting restaurants in Sendai City, which serve alcoholic beverages, to shorten their business hours to 9 pm from the 21st.



Some say that Kokubuncho, Sendai City, the number one entertainment district in Tohoku, does not seem to be particularly crowded due to the influence of the Olympics.



A 48-year-old taxi driver said, "I don't see anyone who came to Kokubuncho after watching the Olympics. There is no topic about the Olympics from the passengers on board, and I don't have the impression that the number of people has increased at the Olympics." I was talking.