Japanese amusement park offers rides as remote workspace
The coronavirus pandemic has turned one Japanese theme park into a new workplace for teleworkers.
On Thursday, Yomiuriland, an amusement park in Tokyo, launched an "amusement workstation" package to include a business working area next to its pool, and a ride on its observation Ferris wheel with a portable WiFi router.
Tatsuki Yamamoto, 47-year-old president of an IT solutions firm FLEQ, took the Ferris wheel ride and dialed into an online business conference call. During the ride, he showed off the height and view to his co-workers through the camera on his laptop.
"It's different from how I usually work; so it's refreshing. And I feel great because it's outdoors," said Yamamoto, sitting on a white deck chair next to the pool with his laptop.
Other employees at his company are also working remotely, he added.
Several tourists attractions in Japan have been hit by the pandemic, and some amusement parks have explored other ways to entice visitors.
The Yomiuriland theme park sells day passes for 1,900 yen ($18.05) per person on weekdays, and 2,000 yen ($19) for weekends and holidays, including a rental workspace by the pool side, a ride on the Ferris wheel, as well as free golf balls at a driving range inside the park.
(Source: Reuters)
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