Cultural facilities in Hirosaki City are currently operating while taking measures against the new coronavirus.

The Hirosaki Civic Center (Shimohiragincho, Hirosaki City) in Hirosaki Park has reduced the number of seats in the large hall, which can accommodate 1343 people, to about one-third, and accepts a maximum of 387 people. All events for 3 months from April to June are cancelled. In July, usage plans began to enter, but there are no plans for entertainment events.

Mr. Yoshiyuki Kawamura, the director, asked, "Is it possible to hold it with 50% of the visitors? However, according to the guidelines shown by the government and the prefecture, the space must be at least 1 meter and the capacity is less than 50%. Then, one-third of the seats meet that requirement. There are also some comments from the event organizers that the profits are tough.

Hiroro Square in Hiroro Station (Hiroro), a commercial complex in front of Hirosaki Station, has a hall for citizens' cultural exchange halls with a capacity of 150-300 people and a meeting room for 10-30 people to hold seminars and meetings. Have. Applications from outside the prefecture were not accepted until June 30, but the restrictions have been lifted from July 1. There are already applications from outside the prefecture, and the usage status is returning to normal.

The person in charge said, "About 10% of the people are still using the Citizens' Cultural Exchange Hall. We are requesting that the social distance be maintained, so the maximum number of seats is about one half, about 100 people. "We are taking measures such as temperature measurement and holding at a distance." It seems that some event organizers are watching the infection status of the new coronavirus and waiting for the decision of the event until the last minute."

The Hyakuseki-cho Exhibition Hall (Hyakuseki-cho) is a rental space where citizens can engage in cultural activities and is often used for exhibitions and concerts. The person in charge said, "The usage rate is about 70 to 80% compared to last year. We ask that the exhibition event be held at 3 times, but there are also reports that it will be canceled due to the recent infection situation."