QUARANTINE DIARY Season2 2021.7.11(Sun.)

English text & Photo are below↓

仕事にて、上海に行く事になった。
まだ内容が発表になっていない為書く事が出来ないのだけれども、長期滞在になりそうだ。
今回の上海行き、は30kgの荷物制限。
30kgと聞くと普通よりやや多めだが、実際にはこの長丁場、機材を積んで行くとなると全然足りない。90日のビザが発給されているが（これも紆余曲折の上やっと出た）、それも延長があるかどうかは行ってみてさらに申請してみないとわからない。
90日が延長できれば今年は日本に戻らないが、延長出来なければもう延々と夏以降オンラインで作品制作を続けなければならない。
そう考えると念の為で用意している物が多過ぎてそれはもう重量との戦い。
朝ひとまずまとめ上げ成田空港に向かう。
相変わらずのディストピアみたいに人も居ないしシャッター街の様な空港。
ひとまず今はPCR検査を受けてからではないと迎えないので、20時のフライトにも関わらず、提出期限が14時頃の為、朝11時に空港へ。
演出助手チームと合流し、各自検査。
空港の離れの様にある隔離病棟の様な建物で検査を受ける。
国によって検査に必要なものが違うらしく、中国の場合唾液ではなく鼻に綿棒を挿すのに加え、採血もある。
鼻に綿棒を挿すのはちょっとそんな奥まで挿すのか、と驚く程。
団体があるので混んでて14時までに結果が出るかわからない、と言われるものの、それは困る。急いで欲しいと伝えると13時までに出る様にする、と言われる。実際には検査会場はガラガラだった。ちなみに急ぎにしても値段も変わらないが、採血も含めて1人4万円。中々の値段。
検査を終え時間迄昼飯を食べて過ごす。
と言っても中華、ラーメン、うどん屋位しか空いておらず中国に行くのに中華かラーメンと言われてもな、と思いうどんに決定。
その後13時に取りに行くと問題なく陰性。
採血の方の結果は陽性だったが、これはどうやら私が既にワクチンを2回摂取しているからの様だ。そう、自分の住んでいる場所は接種券も早く届き、個人病院で随分早くに予約が出来た都合、2回目の接種を受けられた。
ビザが中々発給されず出発が遅れたものの、これは不幸中の幸い。
帰国までにワクチンパスポートが発給されて隔離が減ると良いのだけれど、これはあまり書いても差別を助長する事にもなりかねないのでここら辺で。
証明書類を貰ったらその後それをWEB上にアップし、QRコードを発行しなければならない。このQRコードは、飛ぶ前にも、現地空港でも見せて自分が問題なく陰性であると証明するものだ。
これの登録が割と面倒で小一時間掛かった（ビザセンターでビザを取る時もそうだったけれど、不意打ちで両親の生年月日など聞いて来る）。
14時を少し過ぎてしまい不安ながらもなんとか提出。
さてその後は時間があるかと思いきや、行くまでにDLしたり準備したりするものが多過ぎて空港で一同篭りきりで作業。
そんな中人から、飛行機飛ぶんですか？と連絡がある。
何の事かわからなかったが、ふと携帯を見ると竜巻注意報が届いている。
何気なしに外を歩いたら、あれ、奥にジャグジーでもあるのかな、という位の音が聞こえ覗くとそれはジャグジーではなくて外で、そこでようやく天候の酷さを知る。
これ、飛ぶのだろうか。一気に不安になる。
だけれどもそんな事を思っても仕方無い。
ビザを取るのもそうだけれど、もし取れなかったらなど、様々な「もし」がつきまとう。こればっかりはこの不安定な時期にはどうする事も出来ない為一旦無視しないと前には進めない。
粛々と戻って準備を進め、早目にチェックインカウンターへ。
現在直行便のフライトが減便されほぼ無いので、カウンターはその分行列が出来ている。
待ちながら荷物の調整をしたり、空港のコンビニエンスストア留めでAmazonの荷物を受け取ったりもするも（これは便利だった）、さて一向にグリーンコードと言われるQRコードが、まだ緑色に変化しない。これが無いとチェックインも出来ない為、ずっと黄色のままの自分のコードをカウンターの職員の方に見せ対応して貰う。通常は30分で変わるそうだが、いつまで経っても何も変わらない。スタッフから大使館の方に連絡して貰うと、パスポート写真のアップロードがうまく行っていないとの事で、直して欲しいと言われ、直すも今度は赤色になり完全に弾かれ、というのを２−３回やった後に、ようやくチェックインする時に緑色になる。危うく一人取り残される所だった。
荷物はやはり少しオーバーし、超過料金をまとめて払い（5kg単位で追加が出来、今回は超過した二人分、10kgで5000円弱程度）、食事を済ませ搭乗口を過ぎ（関係無いけど手荷物検査の時に所定の位置に立って手を挙げる様がインベーダーゲームのキャラクターみたいなんだけれどいつももうちょっとまともなポーズはないのかと思う）さあいよいよ乗ろう、という所で一同保険に加入し忘れていた事が発覚。通常はカード付帯の保険で済ますけれど、今回はこのパンデミック且つ長丁場の為入っておこうという話になり、機内で飛び立つ寸前までオンライン登録をしてやっと加入出来た。
直前まで作業漬けのまま、なんとかフライト。
雨も落着きほぼ20時の時間通りに出発は出来たものの、上空はまだ悪天候で大分揺れた。添乗員は全員防護服姿。何か護送されている様な気分になる。
相変わらずの波乱の幕開け。

だがその日はまだ此処からが長い。
浦東空港に到着してから、飛行機から降り、機械で諸々登録を済ませ、再び現地の離れでPCRチェック。今回は、鼻と口。これが異常に挿してくる。成田空港の比では無かった。鼻なんかもう口から出てきそうな程挿すし、口もまたえずくまでゴリゴリと奥を採取される。そして採血。
その後ようやくイミグレーションへ。いつもなら此処で10本指で指紋を採取するけれど、今回は感染症対策でそれが無かったのは不幸中の幸い。
出ると向かう地域によって団体でバスに乗るのだが、自分の向かう区域の受付に行き、そこからバス停に向かう。途中何度もグリーンコードを提示しゲートを越えていくのだけれど、全てに於いて防護服のスタッフが対応。
空港も感染症対策の為かパーテーションがあちこちに乱雑に仕切られていて、また整然として何もない日本とは違った近未来感がある。
バスに荷物を積み、何処かもわからぬまま割振られた隔離ホテルに向かい出発。
前もドライバーの席と仕切られているので見えない。
まるで護送されてる気分。
それにしてもスタッフの大変さは計り知れない。防護服を着ているだけでもストレスもすごいだろうに、それで1日中働いているだろうその姿には恐れ入る。私達にとっては特別な1日だけれど彼等にとってはこれが日常だ。相手側に立って考えるとどれだけすごい事をしているかを感じ入る。

そして深夜にホテルに着く。
ホテルの中庭にあるテントに通され、そこ隔離期間中ので説明を受ける。ちょっとしたゲームのチュートリアルの様でもあり、防護服姿のスタッフの話を聞く私達の姿は、まるで自分が作った霧の國という作品（今年は台北の国立劇場で上演する予定がこれもパンデミックの為中止。無念。）に参加している様な気さえする。
此処で先にホテル代を前払いで支払う。現金を換金せずに来てしまったものの、カードが軒並み使えず、wechatペイも入金出来ず焦るが、最終的に銀聯カードという三井住友の中国用のカードを作っておいたのでこれで精算が可能となった。何年か前に作っておいて使い道がさして無かったが此処で助けられた。
夜食のカップ麺とカードキーを貰ってホテル内へ。通路を見ると、小椅子がずらりと並べており、此処に食事と物資が届く様だ。昨年の台湾はAirbnbに隔離されていたから配給制には慣れておらず、初めての体験。
演出助手隊にお別れを告げ、各自部屋に入る。これがもう深夜3時頃で、日本時間でいえばもう朝4時頃だ。およそ空港に到着してから5時間位は経っていた。
ある程度荷物を解くも、そのまま布団に落ちる。

7月12日深夜。
日本を出て、ホテルに着いた頃には日本はもう4度目の緊急事態宣言が発令されている頃だろう。毎回解除された時か、発令直前に動いているな。宣言下の移動で無い所だけがまだ救いかしら。
私がこの旅に出る際、隔離生活を描いたYOUTUBERの動画は参考になった。だが舞台人の隔離記録は余りにも少ない。
その為この日誌がいつか誰かの参考になればと思いこれを記す。

さあ、再びの隔離生活の始まりだ。

長谷川 寧

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I'm going to Shanghai for work.
I can't write about it yet coz the details haven't been announced yet.
But I guess, it seems so long stay.
The luggage limit for this trip to Shanghai is 30kg.
I've been issued a 90-day visa (This is a long story for getting our visa..), but I won't know if it will be extended until I go there and apply for more.
If I can get the 90 days extended, I won't be back in Japan this year, but if I can't, I'll have to keep working online after the summer.
There are so many things I have to prepare just in case, and I'm fightin' against the weight.
I packed up in the morning and headed for Narita Airport.
The airport was as dystopian as ever, with no people and a shuttered area.
I had to go through the PCR test, so I went to the Narita airport at 11:00 , even though I had an 20:00 flight, because the deadline for submission was around 2:00 p.m.
I met up with a team of assistant directors and went through the tests on my own.
We met up with the assistant director's team and went to the airport for our PCR test.
It seems that what is required for the examination differs from country to country, and in the case of China, a swab is inserted into the nose instead of saliva, and blood is also taken.
I was surprised that the swab was inserted that deeeep into the nose..
Staff told me that there were a lot of people in the group and that the results might not be ready by 2pm, but I can't wait that. When I told them I wanted to hurry up, they said they would try to get the results out by 1pm. In fact, the test room was empty.
By the way, the price was the same even if we hurried, but it was 40,000 JPY per person including the blood draw.
What do you think, Is it a moderate price..?
After finishing the test, I spent some time eating lunch.
In the airport, there were only Chinese, Japanese-ramen, and udon restaurants available..So I decided to go with udon.
After that, I went to pick it up at 13:00. and it was negative without any problem.
The result of the blood test was positive, but this was apparently because I had already taken 2nd shot of the vaccine. The vaccination coupon arrived early in my area, and I was able to make an appointment at a private hospital very early, so I was able to get the 2nd shot.
Although my departure was delayed due to my visa not being issued, this was a blessing in disguise for me.
I hope the vaccine passport will be issued by the time I return to Japan and the quarantine will be reduced, but writing too much about this may encourage discrimination, so I'll leave it at that.
Once I get the documents, I have to upload it to the web and get a QR code. This QR code is to be shown before the flight and at the local airport to prove that I have tested negative without any problems.
The registration process was pretty tedious and took about an hour.. (as was the case when I went to the visa center to get my visa, they unexpectedly asked me for my parents' dates of birth, mmm..).
It was a little past 2:00 p.m. and I was anxious, but I managed to submit my application.
After that, we thought we would have some time to kill, but there were so many things to do before we left that we were all holed up in the airport working.
In the meantime, I got a message from acquaintance, "Is the plane going to fly? I didn't understand what talking about.
I didn't understand the meaning, but when I looked at my phone, I saw that there was a tornado warning..
When I walked outside of rounge, I heard a sound that made me wonder if there was a SPA in the back, and when I looked in, I saw that it wasn't SPA, it is just outside (sooo hard rain), where I finally realized how bad the weather was.
I wondered if this possible to fly..? I just bit upset.
But there was no point in thinking about it.
There are so many "what ifs" involved, like getting a visa, what if I don't get one, and so on. There's nothing I can do about it in this unstable time, so I have to ignore it for a while to move forward.
Then I returned to the airport to make preparations and went to the check-in counter early.
Since the number of direct flights has been reduced and there are only two or three flights a day, there is a long line at the counter.
As I waited, I adjusted my luggage and even picked up my Amazon package at the airport convenience store (so convenient).
But the QR code, which is called a green code, still hadn't changed to green. Without it, I couldn't check in, so I showed my code, which was still yellow, to the staff at the counter and asked them to take care of it. I was told that it usually takes 30 minutes for the code to change, but nothing changed for a long time. The staff contacted the embassy and told me that my passport photo had not been uploaded properly and that they needed to fix it, which they did, but this time it turned red and was completely rejected. When it was time to check in, finally I turned green..
The luggage was still a bit overweight, so I paid the excess baggage charge (we can add more in increments of 5kg, and this time it was about 5000 JPY for 10kg for the two of us), had a bite to eat, and walked past the boarding gate (Everytime we stand at the baggage check and raise their hands looks like characters from an invader game. It was so funny..but it doesn’t matter of this diary, sorry.)
When we were about to board the plane, we found out that we had forgotten to purchase insurance. Normally, I just use the insurance that comes with my credit cards, but since this was a pandemic and a long stay, we decided to take it out, so we registered online just before the flight and finally got it.
I was soaked in work until just before the flight, but managed to get on the plane.
The rain subsided and we were able to depart on time at 20:00, but the weather was still bad and the flight was very bumpy. All the attendants were wearing protective suits. I felt as if I was being escorted as patient.
As usual, it was a turbulent start to the day.

But the day was still a long way from here.
After arriving at Pudong Airport, we got off the plane, registered at the machine, and went back to the remote area for the PCR check. This time, it was the nose and mouth. The nose and mouth were too haaaard. This was nothing compared to Narita Airport.. The nose and mouth was inserted so deeep. Then they took blood.
After that, we finally went to immigration. Normally, I would have my fingerprints taken here, but it was a blessing in disguise that they didn't do that this time due to infection control measures.
After exiting, I went to the reception desk for my area and then headed to the bus stop. On the way to the bus stop, I had to show my green code several times to get past the gates, but all of them were handled by staff in protective gear.
The airport was also cluttered with partitions, probably to prevent infectious diseases, but it had a feel to it, unlike Japanese dystopia.
We loaded our luggage onto the bus and set off for the quarantine hotel that had been assigned to us without knowing where it was.
The front of the bus was separated from the driver's seat, so I couldn't see him. 
I can't imagine how hard it must be for the staff. It must be stressful just to wear the protective gear, but I appreciate the way they work all day long. For us, this is a special day, but for them, this is their daily life. When I think about it from their side, I realize how amazing they are.

We arrived at the hotel late at night.
We were taken to a tent in the courtyard of the hotel, where we were briefed on the isolation period. It was a bit like a tutorial for a video game, and the way we listened to the staff in protective gear was like listening to our own work, "Fog Nation" (which was supposed to be performed at the National Theater in Taipei this year, but was cancelled due to the pandemic..).
I paid my hotel bill in advance here. Although I had come here without any exchanging cash, my cards were all out of order, and I couldn't deposit money on wechat pay, so I was in a hurry, but in the end I had made a UnionPay card, a card for China, so I was able to pay with this. I had made this card 2 years ago and hadn't had much use for it, but it helped me out here.
They gave me a cup of noodle soup for midnight dinner, and I got a card key and went inside the hotel. When I looked down the aisle, I saw all the small chairs lined up in a row, and it looked like meals and supplies would be delivered here. I was not used to rationing since I was isolated in an Airbnb last year in Taiwan, so this was a new experience for me.
We said goodbye to the assistant directors and went to each rooms. It was already around 3 a.m.,(4 a.m. in JP time).
It had been about five hours since we arrived at the airport.
I unpacked my luggages to some extent, but fell into my bed.

Midnight, July 12.
By the time I left Japan and arrived at my hotel, the fourth state of emergency would have been declared in Japan. Every time I moved before/after declation.
When I set out on this journey, We found YOUTUBER's video about life in isolation. It was very helpful for us. However, there are few records of stage people in isolation.
So, I'm writing this diary, it will be helpful for someone.

Now, it's time to start living in isolation show again.

Best,
Ney Hasegawa