The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, which is known as a summer tradition in Tokyo, has been canceled for the third consecutive year because it is difficult to take sufficient measures to prevent the infection of the new corona.
The "Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival" is known as a summer tradition in Tokyo, but it was canceled last year due to the influence of the new corona.
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival Executive Committee has been discussing the holding of this event, but on the 8th, it officially decided to cancel the event for the third consecutive year.
As for the reason, the executive committee is expected to have 900,000 visitors as usual because there is no prospect of the infection converging, and among the infection control measures of the event shown by the government, avoiding crowded visitors and contact information. It is difficult to grasp.
After that, he commented, "I've been trying hard to hold the event, but I'm really sorry that it was canceled. I'd like to prepare for the event next year."