In Photos: Acrobatics, parade among acts at 1st crowd-less Tokyo Fire Dept. New Year drills

Performers put on a display of traditional firefighting acrobatics on bamboo ladders during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Performers put on a display of traditional firefighting acrobatics on bamboo ladders during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Firefighters hold their fire stations' flags during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Rescue personnel participate in the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

A band of color guards march during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Firefighters march during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's video message is screened during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Firefighters perform rescue drills during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Firefighters show their training during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Firefighters are seen after showing their training during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

A corps of color guards performs with a band and popular character Mukku, in the background, during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

A performer puts on a display of traditional firefighting acrobatics on bamboo ladders during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. Tokyo Skytree is seen in the background. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Special firefighting vehicles parade during the Tokyo Fire Department's New Year drills in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)

Tokyo Fire Department helicopters hover above the venue of the department's New Year drills, in the capital's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida)