Hello. I'm in Kobe, and the effects of the new coronavirus are being felt. The shopping streets are deserted. I'm really feeling how TV and the internet are making people go out less.
There were few people on the plane. By the way, there are only two flights a day between Kobe and Kochi, but from this year, the flight was connected. It was like they connected it just for us (lol). It takes 6 hours round trip by car, but we arrived in Kobe in 30 minutes one way. It's really helpful.
But we can't afford to be so leisurely. (laughs) It would be a big problem if customers didn't come! We're still lucky because we have online sales, but it's a huge blow to companies that only operate brick-and-mortar stores.
Nakayoshi Library has several sales channels, including online sales, retail sales, and corporate sales to kindergartens and nurseries, but I think it would be difficult for a place that is solely focused on the service industry, such as a hotel.
Mr. Kawazoe and Mr. Kuwata from the Kobe store are healthy and coming to work. As we have a store, we cannot work from home, so for the time being, we will be wearing masks when guiding customers (^^♪
The playroom is almost completely reserved (lol), so the impact of COVID-19 is minimal. If you'd like, please come and play with us. We'll be waiting for you with some hot coffee.