Here’s a short movie of Autumn in Takayama City last week.
Most of the leaves have already fallen now, but it was really beautiful to walk through the forest. Japan is a country where you can enjoy all 4 seasons throughout the year.That is one of the best things living here!
Takayama City, known as an international tourist destination, has seen a significant decrease in tourists since the coronavirus, and the land price at Okuhida Onsengo Hirayu in Takayama City dropped by 9.3%, the highest rate of decline in commercial areas nationwide. Sadly speaking, many hotels and guesthouses have been closed.
In Japan, the number of people infected with the coronavirus increased significantly to 1,998 per day in August, and policies were taken to refrain from going out unnecessarily and moving across prefectures. After that, the number of infected people continued to decline, and the government led the “Go To Campaign” to promote tourism and consumption.
Many people visited local tourist spots and the economy was going back, but in November, the number of infected people per day continued to exceed 2,000. The campaign is likely to be closed soon and going out/travelling may be restricted again. If there is no movement of people or consumption activities, it will be difficult to boost the economy, but the spread of the virus will never end if people continue to travel nationwide…
For business purposes only, people from countries with strong economic ties such as Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore (and some more) are allowed to enter Japan if they prove uninfected by taking the PCR test. However, entering Japan for sightseeing purposes has been closed and there is no prospect of reopening.
There is no information on successful vaccine development in Japan, and people are being asked to wear masks and not to hold drinking parties with multiple people.
美しい日本の秋とコロナウィルスの現状
こちらは現在、私が移住している高山市の先週の様子です。
今はだいぶ葉も散ってしまいましたが、紅葉がとても綺麗でした。
美しい四季を楽しめるのは、日本で生活する醍醐味の一つですね！
普段は国際的な観光地として栄える高山市も、コロナウィルス以降観光客が大幅に減り、高山市の奥飛騨温泉郷平湯では地価が9.3%減少と、全国の商業地で最大の下落率を記録しました。それに伴い多くの宿泊施設が閉鎖してしまいました。
日本全体では、コロナウィルスの感染者数が8月で1日1,998人と大幅に増えていたことを受けて、不要不急の外出や各県をまたぐ移動の自粛政策が取られていました。その後は感染者数の減少傾向が続き、国内での観光や消費を促進する“Go To キャンペーン”が政府主導で開催されました。多くの人が地方の観光地を訪れて、経済的にも回復に向かっていましたが、11月に入り1日の感染者数が2,000人を超える日が続き再び外出を制限される可能性が出てきており、警戒を強めています。人の移動や消費活動が無いと経済的に困窮してしまいますが、人の移動により感染者が増えてしまうという板挟みの状況はもうしばらく続きそうです。
すでにベトナム、タイ、シンガポールなど経済的な繋がりが強い国からのビジネス目的での日本への入国は、PCR検査を受けて無症状が証明出来れば可能となっています。しかし、観光目的での入国は以前空路が閉じたままで、再開の目処はありません。又、日本国内で現在ワクチンの開発に成功した情報は無く、マスクを着用し、複数人での飲み会も行わないように呼びかけられています。
I wonder when it ends…
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Stay safe and well!
Taka
