Buying tickets and asking about a stroller and diaper changing at Ueno Zoo on a holiday

Lunchtime trend

のハロウィーン、はの

Shibuya Ward said Halloween night (Sat Oct 31) drew about 20,000 people around Shibuya Station at the 9 p.m. peak, over 4x last year's rainy ~4,500, yet litter collected on Oct 30–31 fell about 20% to ~1,274 kg; this was the first Halloween since ¥2,000 fines for littering began in June, with 78 littering and 582 street-smoking fines Oct 30–Nov 1, 615 warnings Oct 30–31 for banned street drinking etc., and no major incidents (NTV, Kyodo/47NEWS, Nov 2)

やさしい日本語

  1. のハロウィーンの、のには、ときでがました。

  2. だったにて、はになりました。

  3. で、ごみのはたです。

  4. では、からポイ捨すてをするとの過料かりょうをないといけません。

In English

Shibuya Ward announced on Nov 2 that about 20,000 people were around Shibuya Station at the 9 p.m. peak on Halloween night (Saturday, Oct 31), more than four times last year's roughly 4,500, when it rained. It was the first Saturday Halloween in six years. Even so, the litter collected on Oct 30–31 was about 1,274 kg, roughly 20% less than last year. Since June, the ward fines people ¥2,000 for littering, and street smoking is also fined. From Oct 30 to Nov 1 there were 78 littering fines and 582 street-smoking fines, and on Oct 30–31 ward staff patrols spoke to or warned people 615 times for things like drinking on the street, which a ward ordinance bans. Mayor Ken Hasebe said there were no major incidents and that manners had improved overall (NTV, Kyodo via 47NEWS). **Life tip:** In Shibuya, littering (ポイ捨て) and smoking on the street (路上喫煙) can now get you a ¥2,000 fine, and drinking on the street is banned by ward ordinance around the station. Carry your trash home or use a convenience-store bin.

Phrases to steal

  • 人出

    crowd, turnout (number of people out somewhere)

    はのがです。

  • ポイ捨て

    littering, tossing trash on the street

    ポイ捨すてをすると、ないといけません。

  • マナーを守る

    to mind one's manners, follow the etiquette

    みんながをたので、ごみがました。

Grammar

  • 〜に比べて

    compared to ~（去年（きょねん）に比（くら）べて、人（ひと）が4倍（よんばい）になった）

YOUR TURN

On Monday a coworker asks, "、ハロウィーンのにましたか？" Say no, you stayed home with your son because it looked too crowded. Add that you heard about 20,000 people went, four times last year, but the trash went down compared to last year, so people must have kept their manners. Use 〜にて, 〜です, and を.

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Evening recall

Buying tickets and asking about a stroller and diaper changing at Ueno Zoo + Shibuya Halloween crowd 4x last year but less litter

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