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Significantly fewer people than last weekend were seen in the coastal Shonan Area of Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Saturday.
Despite calls to stay home, roads and beaches were packed with visitors including surfers last Sunday. The crowds prompted the prefectural government and the City of Fujisawa to repeatedly urge people not to visit.
A Japanese surfers' association is asking its members to stay at home because a state of emergency is in place for the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nippon Surfing Association posted a message on its website on Wednesday, ahead of the spring holidays that begin next week.