突然の雨で、傘がなくて困ったり、慌てて傘を買ったのにすぐ晴れてしまった、という経験をした人は多いだろう。必要な時だけ傘が借りられたら、どんなに便利だろうか。
実は、それが可能な町がある。この町は、「弁当を忘れても傘を忘れるな」という言葉があるように、とても雨が多い。そして、観光客の多い町でもある。傘がなくてもみんなが困らないように、最近、この町のあるグループが「貸し傘」活動を始めた。
この傘は、観光客でも市民でも無料で自由に利用できる。現在、4，500本以上がバス停やスーパー、公共の建物などの「貸し傘」用の傘立てに置いてあって、必要な時はそれを借りることができる。返すのは借りたのと同じ傘立てでなくてもいい。
「貸し傘」を始めたグループでは、借りた傘は大切に使い、きちんと返してほしいと言っている。また、どこかに置いたままの「貸し傘」を見つけたら傘立てに戻すなどの協力もしてほしいと呼びかけている。
AI translation, cross-checked between two models.
Many people have probably had the experience of being caught in a sudden rain without an umbrella, or hurriedly buying one only for the sky to clear up right away. How convenient it would be if we could borrow an umbrella only when we needed one.
In fact, there is a city where this is possible. This city gets so much rain that there is even a saying, “Even if you forget your lunch, don’t forget your umbrella.” It is also a city with many tourists. Recently, so that no one would be inconvenienced even without an umbrella, a group in the city started an “umbrella lending” program.
These umbrellas can be used freely and free of charge by both tourists and local residents. Currently, more than 4,500 umbrellas are placed in “umbrella lending” stands at bus stops, supermarkets, public buildings, and other locations, and people can borrow them whenever needed. They do not have to be returned to the same umbrella stand they were borrowed from.
The group that started the “umbrella lending” program asks people to take good care of borrowed umbrellas and return them properly. They also ask for people’s cooperation, such as returning any “lending umbrella” they find left somewhere to an umbrella stand.
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