Japan lifted its final restrictions on interprefecture travel on Friday, as the government said it believes the spread of the novel coronavirus has been kept in check.
Long-distance passengers started returning to railway stations and airports while a number of entertainment venues across the country reopened.
Although the government lifted the nationwide state of emergency in late May, people had been advised to avoid all nonessential travel to and from Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, as well as Hokkaido.