Bells were rung at the start and close of business each day, 5 p.m. and midnight, respectively. When the war in the Pacific broke out in 1941, the Japanese government banned lights at night.
1941 年，太平洋戰爭爆發，日本政府規定夜間不准點燈，夜市活動大受限制，不復往日的繁榮。