Several pachinko parlours in Tokyo remain open despite the city declaring a state of emergency to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Filmed on April 15, the footage shows locals still playing pachinko, a Japanese form of pinball, in a few of the parlours that remain open during the pandemic.

The government ordered pachinko parlours among other businesses to remain shut as part of emergency measures.

A few izakayas, a small Japanese bar, were also still open, however, the government has ordered them to open later and close earlier.

Shot on 15th April, 2020 a week after emergency declaration in Tokyo. A Tokyo based cameraman went to about 10 pachinko parlours and 3 of them were still open. Some left the doors open. The cameraman went it one of the parlors (not in the video) and found there are 2 or 3 people in 1 row (about 10 to 15 sheets in 1 row). It looked they kept a social distance.

Then cameraman went to some cities where many Izakaya are and found 1/3 or 1/4 of Izakaya were opened. Government has only asked Izakaya to open shorter and close earlier. Many chose to start take-out service during lunch time and dinner, too.