Tokyo's Yoyogi Park Reopening

Above, Yoyogi Park as seen from Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. The
 park is the big green area at the upper right. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

There's good news for joggers and others who use Tokyo's Yoyogi Park.

According to the Mainichi Shimbun:

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo will reopen to the public Friday after nearly two months of closure due to the low possibility there are still mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus, the Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday. 

A large part of the park premises was closed on Sept. 4 after visitors to the park developed dengue fever and virus-carrying mosquitoes were found there. The virus, which causes the fever, can be transmitted by mosquitoes. 

The decision to reopen the park comes as the mosquito population there has fallen due to cold temperatures and no mosquitoes caught there have tested positive for the virus since Sept. 18, according to the metropolitan government.

The article states that as mosquitoes have a lifespan of  30 to 40 days, the government felt it unlikely that any carrying the dengue fever virus remain.

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