Ichinomiya Town, Chiba Prefecture, where the surfing venue for the Tokyo Olympics is located, has decided to cancel its own event planned for the duration of the competition in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Ichinomiya Town, Chiba Prefecture will hold an event entitled "CATCH THE WAVE" to welcome spectators and tournament officials for eight days from July 25, which coincides with the Tokyo Olympic Games. Was there.
The budget for this year includes a project cost of more than 27 million yen, and we are planning to sell food and drinks and special products, and perform local songs and dances, mainly in the parking lot around the town hall. By then, there were applications for store openings and appearances from about 40 groups.
However, in April, as an emergency declaration was issued in Tokyo and the area of "priority measures such as spread prevention" in Chiba Prefecture was expanded, Ichinomiya Town decided to cancel the event to prevent the spread of infection.
The Planning Division of Ichinomiya Town said, "It was a good opportunity to publicize this area, but we could not see the convergence of the corona and it is unlikely that the situation would improve suddenly, so we decided to prioritize the health and safety of the people involved." I'm talking to you.