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Request for Large Facilities to Shorten Hours

Pronouncement of Intensive Measures to Stop the Spread:

Request to Shorten Hours and Redouble Prevention Measures

 

Request for Large Facilities to Shorten Hours

 

1 Target Districts 

15 Municipalities

(Gifu, Hashima, Kakamigahara, Yamagata, Mizuho, Motosu, Ogaki, Minokamo, Kani, Tajimi & Nakatsugawa Cities and Ginan, Kitagata, Kasamatsu & Mitake Towns)

2 Requests 

Large-scale public facilities (shopping centers, department stores, etc.) are requested to close by 8pm (movie theaters and event venues are requested to close by 9pm).*Excepting goods/services related to basic necessities.

3 Dates 

Friday, August 20, 2021 to Sunday, September 12, 2021 (24 days)     
     

4 Target Facilities

Facility Type

Example

Requested Actions

Theatres Etc.

Theatres, viewing areas, playhouses, cinemas, planetariums etc.

・Floor area greater than 1,000㎡

Demand to shorten operating hours to 20:00

 (Movie theaters until 9pm)

(Until 9pm for events)

 

*Facilities of 1,000㎡ or less should make an effort to shorten hours as above

 

・Please take steps to reduce crowding inside and outside facilities

 

・Post notices about entrance restrictions on websites, etc.

・Make an effort not to serve alcohol (including containers brought by patrons)

 

・Observe guidelines for each type of business

 

Meeting Venues

Gathering venues, public halls, exhibition centers, rental spaces, cultural centers, multi-purpose halls etc.

Hotels Etc.

(Only parts used for gatherings)

Hotels & ryokans.

Exercise and Sports Facilities

Gymnasiums, swimming pools, athletic sports areas, baseball fields, golf courses, tennis grounds, batting centers, martial arts dojos, archery ranges, bowling alleys, sports clubs, yoga studios, Theme parks &

 amusement areas etc.

Museums Etc.

Museums, art museums, libraries, science museums, memorial museums, aquariums, zoos & botanical gardens etc.

Entertainment Parks

Mah jong cafes, pachinko parlours & game centers etc.

Entertainment Facilities

Individual video rooms, private room bathing facilities, shoting ranges, horse racing betting stores and off-site horse racing betting stores.

Retail stores (excluding daily necessities)

Large scale retail stores, shopping centers and department stores etc.

Service businesses (excluding daily necessities)

Large bathing spas, nail salons, beauty parlours & relaxation parlours etc.


5 
Reward Payments

Payments will be made to operators of large facilities, as well as tenants and vendors who shorten operating hours in accordance with the request.

 

The following request for reduced hours will expire on Thursday, August 19.

Target Districts: The 15 municipalities listed above

Requested actions: Large-scale public facilities (shopping centers, department stores, etc.) are requested to close by 8pm (movie theaters and event venues are requested to close by 9pm).

Dates: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 to Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (15 days)

Target Facilities: The facilities listed above, over 1,000㎡, requested to take the same actions.