On the last weekend of September, many people visited Yokohama Chinatown for food and shopping, even though a state of emergency was declared.
Yokohama Chinatown has been greatly affected by the shortening of business hours due to the state of emergency and the suspension of the provision of alcoholic beverages.
Under such circumstances, according to the "Yokohama Chinatown Development Association Cooperative", as the number of infected people decreased this month, the number of customers began to return little by little, and last weekend it recovered to nearly half of the same period as before the spread of infection. That is.
On the 25th, people who visited for meals and shopping enjoyed eating while paying attention to infections, such as diligently disinfecting with alcohol.
A man from Chiba Prefecture who visited with his family said, "I'm a little worried because there are quite a lot of people, but I try not to go to crowded places as much as possible."
Yoichiro Ishikawa, managing director of the union, said, "I think this is due to the decrease in the number of infected people and the progress of vaccination. It's a complicated feeling because of this. I hope that the day when many customers can come with peace of mind will come as soon as possible. "