Tokyo Ueno Zoo, which had been temporarily closed for more than two months due to the spread of the new coronavirus, reopened on the 23rd after the cancellation of priority measures such as prevention of spread.
Tokyo Ueno Zoo was temporarily closed from January 11th, about two months ago, due to the rapid expansion of the sixth wave of the new coronavirus.
On the 23rd, which was resumed after the priority measures were lifted, people who made reservations in advance formed a line before the park opened, and when the gate opened at 9:30 am, they were heading to the animal house where the animals they were looking for were one after another. I did.
Some people lined up many times to see the panda's "Xiang Xiang".
On the 25th, the twin pandas "Xiang Xiang" and "Ray Ray", who are the younger brothers and sisters of "Shang Shan", will be open to the public only for 2,800 people a day, which have been drawn in advance.
A woman in her 50s from Adachi-ku, Tokyo, said, "I was looking forward to the reopening. It's also a corona sickness, and I'm healed when I see animals."