Japan's largest outdoor music festival "Rock in Japan Festival" started on the 6th for the first time in three years after taking measures against the new corona infection and changing the location to Chiba City.
"Rock in Japan Festival", commonly known as "Rockin", has been held every summer since 2000 at "Hitachi Seaside Park" in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It was canceled, and the management side decided to change the location to "Soga Sports Park" in Chuo-ku, Chiba City, where it is difficult to get crowded, and to hold it for the first time in three years, in order to prevent infection.
On the first day, the 6th, many people formed a line from the nearest JR Soga Station, and the management staff called on them to proceed without stopping on the way to the venue.
This time, infection control measures are taken to prevent participants from concentrating by specifying the admission time by ticket and operating a shuttle bus from multiple stations.
In addition, as a countermeasure against heat stroke, outside the stage area in the venue,
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▽ if you can keep a distance of 2 meters with others, you can remove the mask as appropriate, which will hinder the viewing. The use of parasols, which had been prohibited due to
A woman in her 40s who visited with her child said, "The venue is large, so I think we can take measures to prevent infection. I've been vaccinated, and I want to enjoy it while taking measures such as not removing the mask as much as possible." I was talking to
The event will run for five days between August 13th.