TOKYO (Reuters) – Do you find the pandemic scary? A Japanese organization tries to divert the attention of the other people from COVID-19, placing them in coffins surrounded by zombies wielding a chainsaw.
Visitors this weekend in Tokyo can lie in a 6 1/2 foot glass box, pay attention to a horror story, watch the actors play and be stung with fake hands and spray with water.
“The pandemic is stressful and we hope other people can get some relief by screaming well,” said Kenta Iwana, coordinator of the production company Kowagarasetai – “Scare Squad” – which presents the 15-minute broadcasts.
While Japan is experiencing a resumption of COVID-19, with 1034 infections of the new coronavirus on Friday, 25-year-old Iwana strives to locate paintings for his actors, which they make in places like theme parks.
Last month, Kowagarasetai presented some horror programs.
Customers are also looking for opportunities and a way to vent.
“Many occasions were canceled due to the coronavirus, and I was looking for a way to get rid of the stress,” said Kazushiro Hashiguchi, 36, after the mendacity of the 800 yen ($ 7.60) issue.
“I feel at ease now.”
Guests to the shows, which are located in a bathroom used by passengers arriving in the capital on night bus trips, come with mall owners and operators from other places that Iwana expects to host their cellular programming.
“We had to have anything that we could take anywhere, and the coffins are easy to move. All you have to do is put them in a dark room,” Iwana said. “This is a smart deal for us and a satisfaction for us. Our customers.”
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Reporting through Tim Kelly and Akira Tomoshige; Edited through William Mallard
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