In Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, due to the debris flow that occurred in the Izusan area, it was decided to cancel the opening of the beach, and the annual fireworks festival was also canceled until early August.
At the diving shop near "Sun Beach", which is visited by the most bathers in Atami city, about 80% of the reservations for diving etc. that were in July and August after the debris flow were canceled. However, due to the cancellation of the beach opening, it is said that the expected future reservations can no longer be expected.
At the shop, you can see the fireworks from the food and drink space attached to the shop, and it is said that the seats on the day of the fireworks display were mostly filled with reservations, but due to the cancellation, we were busy responding to cancellations.
Mamoru Okubo, who runs a diving shop, continues to live in an evacuation shelter because the debris flow has flooded near his home in the Izusan area.
Mr. Okubo said, "It's hard to stay still in an evacuation center and I want to work, but it's a difficult situation because I can't expect sales in the summer, which accounts for most of the year. The city is made up of tourism, so the impact of the cancellation is great. I think. "
In addition, there were voices concerned about the impact in the shopping district in front of JR Atami Station, which is lined with souvenir shops.
Yuto Kobayashi, who runs a store specializing in dried fish in the shopping district, said, "Atami in August is the top season, so there is no doubt that it will have an impact. I think that the atmosphere of Atami City as a whole has been depressed, but I want to keep up with it and move forward. "