The "Atsumachi Summit" was held online in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, to discuss efforts to keep the hot summer cool.
The "Atsumachi Summit" has been held every year for seven years to think about efforts to stay cool in the harsh heat and town revitalization that takes advantage of the heat.
This year is held online to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and there are five local governments including Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture, Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, and Yamagata City. Approximately 40 people participated and announced what they would like to do.
Of these, the Kumagaya group introduced an event in which potted watermelons were grown at stores along the river that runs through the center of the city to make green curtains, and ice with discount coupons for restaurants was distributed. ..
In addition, a group in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, introduced an initiative to create a drama that collects measures against heat based on local eel shops and kilns and disseminate it on the Internet.
Yuhei Nakajima, the representative of the organizing organization, said, "The scale and contents of each region have been improved year by year, and it has become a very helpful example. I hope that these efforts will lead to regional revitalization." Was there.