看板を読もう「中止・休止・休館」

The threat of COVID-19 has seen a lot of events cancelled and facilities closed. Sometimes there's English to help those who don't read Japanese, but a lot of the time there isn't. Look out for these expressions on websites and on facility entrances.

Events

開催 kaisai (holding / staging [of event])

中止 chūshi (cancelled)

御案内/ご案内 go-annai (notice)

Facilities

臨時 rinji (irregular; unscheduled)

休館 kyūkan ([building or facility, e.g. museum, gallery] closed)

～中 ～chū (now; currently)

Extended disruptions

延長 enchō (extension)

当面 / 当分の間 tōmen / tōbun no aida (for the foreseeable future / until further notice)

休止 kyūshi (pause; suspension [of service])