Tokyo police are on standby against possible trouble as Halloween crowds are expected to gather this weekend in districts like Shibuya.
Huge crowds of young people and foreigners in costumes descend on Shibuya, Roppongi and other busy districts during the Halloween season.
A famous Buddhist temple in Japan's western city of Kyoto drew crowds of tourists on the first weekend since the government's domestic tourism incentive campaign started including Tokyo residents earlier this month.
Visitors to Kiyomizu-dera and nearby places included sightseers from Tokyo.
An IT firm in Tokyo and health care experts have launched an online fund to support medical institutions and groups struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Anyone can donate 1,000 yen, or about 10 dollars, and up through a crowd-funding website operated by IT firm READYFOR.