How do you call Social Distance Jun 23 20:04
Various facilities are reopening one after another due to the cancellation of the declaration of an emergency and the relaxation of self-restraint in traveling across prefectures. What I often see is efforts to ask users and others to take a social distance to prevent infection with the new coronavirus. How can it be appealed to by people? Unique efforts are being made in each region, such as the use of comedy duo stories and proud tuna.
(Daichi Takahashi, Takeshi Memida, Reporter, Network News Department)
Social Distance with TT Brothers
"Small measures for small 2 and 3 secrets. If the teacher yells "tea", all the classes will do TT.
The tweet posted the other day about the mother of a second grade elementary school child has become a hot topic. The "TT Brothers" is the story of the comedy duo "Chocolate Planet", when they find the letter "T", they open their hands to the left and right and say "TTT TTTT!".
It is said that the homeroom teacher is using this material to encourage children to take a social distance.
You can take a gentle distance
This teacher is Eiko Yoshikawa, who works as a homeroom teacher for the second year at the Mikaba Elementary School in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture. Mr. Yoshikawa says that he was thinking about how to call children a social distance when the distributed school starts on the 1st of this month.
Prof. Eiko Yoshikawa
"If you say "Go away" or "Don't go near", the human relationships between the children may be squeaky. So, do you say "Te!" of the TT brothers? , I came up with the idea that "everyone is important" and say "great!" Which is better for children who actually go to school? I chose the TT brothers because I liked it."
The effect seems to be what you want, for example, when teacher Yoshikawa says "tee!" during the break, the children open their hands and say "tea, tea, tea tea!" I'm going.
Yoshikawa-sensei:
Just by saying "tea", you can feel something kindly and kindly. That's why I want to make a class where we can think of each other."
Black bear on the nose of an Asian elephant
This social distance and the facilities of each place are calling for their unique features.
This is a poster of the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, which was partially reopened on the 3rd of this month. The length of 2 meters, which is the standard of social distance, is expressed by animals in the zoo, such as "Asian elephant nose" and "Ezo brown bear".
The 32 posters are all handwritten by the garden staff.
Maruyama Zoo
“I thought about the expression of social distance that is unique to zoos, but I have heard from visitors that I am glad that I was able to know the size of animals.”
Spear on social distance
The following items have also appeared as a measure of social distance. The place is the Ijiri Archaeological Museum in Fujimi Town, Nagano Prefecture.
Many relics are exhibited centering on pottery in the middle Jomon period, and it is a popular museum among Jomon fans. The "Spear of Social Distance" was placed inside the building when it was reopened earlier this month.
Curator Soujima Kuroto broke obsidian to make stoneware and attached it to the end of a 2 meter long rod. It seems that he imagined a spear used at the beginning of the Jomon period. For the sake of safety, the blade of the stone tool at the end of the spear is crushed so that visitors can only pick it up where the staff can see it.
Mr.
Kurato Soejima: “I was worried that people would come to the hall to feel warm or cramped when asked to take a thermometer or wear a mask. I hope you will enjoy the distance from people while watching the exhibition. I'm glad"
Social distance with "tuna"
Kinki University was the first in the world to succeed in the complete cultivation of bluefin tuna. After all, tuna appeared in the library.
It seems that the staff of the Public Relations Office thought about the reopening of part of the university on June 8th this month.
There are 220 tuna, large and small, placed in the library to prevent students from sitting next to each other. It was made by seven staff members, so students say that it seems to be "nearly large", "surreal...", "I can't concentrate on studying because my eyes are so confused (laughs)."
Kinki University Public Relations Office
"If you feel a little relaxed, let the students study with tuna for a while."
Social distance with the latest technology
Then, how do you keep the distance from people in places where there is no display? There is an effort to provide a guide by utilizing the latest technology.
The latest technology is AR = augmented reality. Display a circle with a radius scale in front of you through the screen of your smartphone.
It is displayed on the screen of the smartphone as if the largest circle with a radius of 2 meters is drawn on the ground centering on the foot mark.
It was developed by Keisuke Terashima, art director of the creative group "PARTY", and it can be used free of charge by accessing the home page with a browser.
Keisuke Terashima
"For example, even if you are told to keep a distance of 2 meters from people, you don't know how much distance you have in your life. It's more like walking in a supermarket or park. I want people to try it so that they can think that it's such a distance."
Even a little fun with action restrictions
What kind of effect does this unique expression of social distance have? Professor Asako Miura of the Osaka University graduate school, who specializes in social psychology, explained using psychological conflict as a keyword.
``For us, maintaining social distance is not very pleasant because it leads to behavioral restrictions that have been taken for granted until now, but in order to reduce the risk of infection, we do not want to do it, I think that the unique expression of social distance is intended to reduce the conflict by making it even more enjoyable, and the expected effect can be expected. I think"
As one of multiple measures
However, public health experts point out that in order to prevent infections, instead of relying solely on social distance, multiple measures are essential. I am Associate Professor Kazunari Onishi of St. Luke's International University Graduate School.
“Keeping a distance from people is important because it reduces the risk of contact infection. However, it is also important to wear a mask properly as a preventative measure. With this in mind, social distance Not only that, but we also need complex measures including hand washing.''
You may find the unique expression of social distance on the go. At such times, why not try to reconfirm your own measures, including wearing a mask, while feeling the concern of relieving the psychological conflict.