[Update, April 7] This article was updated to reflect the latest development with regard to the coronavirus situation in Tokyo.
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Since Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike urged us all to refrain from unnecessary outings, Tokyo has become a ghost town – right in the middle of sakura season. With the temporary closure of venues and the cancellation of events due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, people have taken precautions and stayed inside. As the city prepares for PM Abe to declare a state of emergency, streets, buses and subway trains are just about empty. Here are a few photos of the most popular Tokyo destinations that now look deserted.
Akihabara
人がいない… #akiba pic.twitter.com/VbpaHmyLPu
— 秋葉原PLUS（＋） (@akiba_plus) April 5, 2020
Ikebukuro
池袋本当に人がいない pic.twitter.com/uYOaovLl4E
— あむ (@amut_R) April 5, 2020
Haneda Airport
羽田の新しいターミナル開放感すごい
— たくま (@sentaku1314) April 3, 2020
コロナで全く人いないけど pic.twitter.com/YMQgSe0ZIE
Harajuku
原宿駅、、、人いない。 pic.twitter.com/fpB2mIkKEd
— JUNKO🦄原宿ブリーチ派手髪専門美容師 (@JUNKO_COLORLIST) April 5, 2020
人のいない原宿・竹下通り pic.twitter.com/L5HWREFhcX
— 表こころ (@omt556) March 30, 2020
原宿駅
— mitame (@mitame_language) March 29, 2020
竹下通り
コロナ
日曜
雪
結果↓ pic.twitter.com/WpjyF5Cndn
Nihonbashi
日本橋ほんとに人いないわ、すごい pic.twitter.com/AId0nvgnHm
— あたうぃ (@2atawi) April 4, 2020
Shinjuku
こんなん初めて見た…！新宿に人がいない pic.twitter.com/vybdIVkk69
— NewKou(垢移行中) (@melloxy1220) April 5, 2020
新宿マジで人がいない pic.twitter.com/tmCcpvtUm8
— 猪鹿蝶 (@juan_ino) March 29, 2020
Ueno
上野人いないすね pic.twitter.com/AlKIYw6Z4p
— いかほ (@ikahogame) April 4, 2020
Shibuya
Asakusa
Tokyo Station
Ginza
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