{"id":4067,"date":"2020-03-25T17:26:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T08:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/things-to-do-while-practicing-social-distancing-in-tokyo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:34:39","slug":"things-to-do-while-practicing-social-distancing-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/things-to-do-while-practicing-social-distancing-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do While Practicing Social-Distancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the recent COVID-19 pandemic affecting much of the globe, pretty much every public health office recommends people minimize their exposure to the virus as much as possible; mainly by not gathering in public and keeping social calls to groups of 10 or fewer people. That is incredibly<\/em> hard to do in a place like Tokyo, with a land area equal to New York but five million more inhabitants.<\/p>\n

Many public events that I\u2019d normally fill this space with are postponed or canceled, and I\u2019m sure many of you are going stir crazy at home. I thought it was a good idea to share some tips on how to ride this out and still have a good time \u201cexploring the city\u201d.<\/p>\n

Virtual Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to the internet, there are many sites where you can zone out on your device of choice and check the sights and sounds of different venues, sometimes better than in person since you’re always in the front row seat.<\/p>\n