Users' activities and crowd densities in the city parks during the COVID-19 pandemic

a case study in seven parks of Tokyo

Abstract

During the action limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, city parks in Japan could use for exercising or playing. However, some of the park amenities were closed to prevent the dense situation. To provide park service during the pandemic, it is necessary to consider the measures on park amenities for avoiding the high density of users. This research studied people's activities on park amenities in seven parks of Tokyo and analyzed user density. The result indicated that playground equipment and public square where show is held contain high density of users. Mitigation strategies for prevent the dense situation when using park amenities were suggested.