ホコ天てん

noun

pedestrian-only street; car-free zone

Abbreviation of 歩行者天国. Refers to a street or area temporarily or permanently closed to vehicles, often on weekends or holidays, where pedestrians can walk freely.

See also: 歩行者天国

• 日にち曜よう日びは銀ぎん座ざがホコ天てんになる。

  On Sundays, Ginza becomes a pedestrian-only zone.

• ホコ天てんで大だい道どう芸げいを見みた。

  I saw a street performance in the pedestrian mall.