Drive-in theatres are witnessing a resurgence after cinemas were shuttered because of the new coronavirus pandemic. Outdoor film screening events were held in Yamanashi Prefecture in April and Miyazaki Prefecture and Hokkaido in May, among other places. Just like in old movies, patrons park in an outdoor lot facing a large screen and tune into a broadcast of the movie's audio with their car radios to enjoy a show. Do It Theater, based in Tokyo's Meguro Ward, plans to host a drive-in cinema event as early as June at a parking lot of the Oiso Long Beach resort in Kanagawa Prefecture, which used to have a permanent drive-in theatre, as a way to offer people a way to release health crisis-related tension. "While there is less real-life entertainment content available, the audience can enjoy an out-of-the-ordinary cinematic experience while they observe social distancing," said Daichi Ito, who heads Do It Theater.