That category also includes Internet cafes, which are great, cheap places to spend the night if you’ve missed the last train, or need a budget hotel.
They offer private rooms with free Internet, often including a free soft drink bar and sometimes even food.
In fact, one in four customers at net cafes in Tokyo are homeless.
Unfortunately, closing Internet cafes around the city means that thousands of homeless people will be without a place to sleep for the duration of the pandemic.
One homeless man in his forties who has been living in Internet cafes for the last three years was able to take advantage of the program.