Works even in the summer Watering with snow removal tools, soaking feet in cold hot springs (2021/08/06)- Easy News

夏も活躍　除雪設備で打ち水に、冷たい温泉で足湯(2021年8月6日)

Works even in the summer Watering with snow removal tools, soaking feet in cold hot springs (2021/08/06)

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雪国で除雪に使う設備が猛暑にも大活躍です。
Equipment used to remove snow in a snowy country is useful even in the sweltering heat.
新潟県三条市、猛暑が続くなか道路には打ち水がされています。　
In Sanjo city, Niigata prefecture, roads that have experienced intense heat are being watered.
地面からちょろちょろと飛び出す水。
Water is sprayed out of the ground.
束の間の涼しさを演出しています。
This helps to create a temporary feeling of coolness.
この水、実は冬に雪を解かすための水です。　
In fact, this is the water to melt the snow in the winter.
真冬には大雪に見舞われるこの街には「消雪パイプ」というスプリンクラーのような設備が幹線道路などの下に埋め込まれています。　
In this city that is heavily snowed in the middle of winter, a fountain-like facility called a "snow tube" is located under the main road.
雪国ならではの真夏の打ち水です。　
It's a midsummer geyser that can only be found in a snowy country.
「少しは涼しくなったと思います。少しは」
"I think it's a little cooler."
「一時はいいんですけど、ずっと出してもらいたいです」　
“It's fine for the time being, but I want to spray water all the time.”
この打ち水は、熱中症予防の指標「暑さ指数」が31を超えた場合に30分程度、要望のあった地域に実施されます。　
This water spray will be carried out in the required area for approximately 30 minutes when the "heat index", the heat stroke prevention index exceeds 31.
こちらは同じ新潟の燕市。
Like that, this is Tsubame city in Niigata.
皆さん、足湯でぽかぽか。でもなんか涼しげな感じです。　
People soak their feet in warm water. But it feels cool.
「わっ、冷たい！」
"Wow, it's cold."
「冷やしでも温泉だから、後でぽかぽかするんだよね」　
"Even though it's cold, it's a hot spring, and it'll be warm in a little while."
こちらの「道の駅　国上」では夏限定で20.8度の源泉を加温せず、そのまま足湯に使っています。　
At this "Kugami Roadside Station", only in summer, the 20.8 degrees water source is not heated and is used as a foot bath.
気温が28度以下の日には暖かくして提供するということです。
On days when the temperature is below 28 degrees, it will be warmed.

雪国で除雪に使う設備が猛暑にも大活躍です。

設備

Equipment, device, facilities, installation

活躍

Activity (esp. energetic), great efforts, conspicuous service; to flourish, to participate actively, to play an active role

使う

To use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume; to use (language), to speak

大

The large part of; big, large, great; approximate size, no larger than; -university; large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)

猛暑

Heat wave, fierce heat

除雪

snow removal

雪国

snow country
新潟県三条市、猛暑が続くなか道路には打ち水がされています。　

市

City

続く

To continue, to last, to go on; to continue (without a break), to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin; to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to; to hold out, to keep, to last

県

Territory (pre-taika: under the yamato court; heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside

道路

Road, highway

新潟

Niigata (city)

猛暑

Heat wave, fierce heat

打ち水

sprinkling water (to keep down dust and to cool pavements, etc.)
地面からちょろちょろと飛び出す水。

飛び出す

To jump out, to rush out, to fly out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude, to project; to butt in

水

Water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid; flood, floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

地面

Ground, earth''s surface

ちょろちょろ

in trickles (e.g. water flowing); darting about (e.g. a small animal), moving rapidly
束の間の涼しさを演出しています。

演出

Production (e.g. play), direction
この水、実は冬に雪を解かすための水です。　

実は

As a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

冬

Winter

水

Water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid; flood, floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

雪

Snow
真冬には大雪に見舞われるこの街には「消雪パイプ」というスプリンクラーのような設備が幹線道路などの下に埋め込まれています。　

パイプ

Pipe, tube; channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections; tobacco pipe

街

.. street, .. quarter, .. district

下

Under (being in said condition or environment)

設備

Equipment, device, facilities, installation

道路

Road, highway

幹線

Main line, trunk line

雪

Snow

真冬

Midwinter

大雪

Heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. dec. 7)

スプリンクラー

Sprinkler
雪国ならではの真夏の打ち水です。　

真夏

Midsummer

ならでは

Distinctive of, characteristic of, uniquely applying to, special to; but, except, without, but for

雪国

snow country

打ち水

sprinkling water (to keep down dust and to cool pavements, etc.)
「少しは涼しくなったと思います。少しは」

少し

Small quantity, little, few, something; little while; short distance

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience
「一時はいいんですけど、ずっと出してもらいたいです」　

一時

Moment, a (short) time, a while; former times; two-hour period

ずっと

Continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way; much (better, etc.), by far, far and away; far away, long ago; direct, straight

出し

Dashi (japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp); pretext, excuse, pretense (pretence), dupe, front man
この打ち水は、熱中症予防の指標「暑さ指数」が31を超えた場合に30分程度、要望のあった地域に実施されます。　

場合

Case, situation

熱中

Going nuts (over something), enthusiasm, zeal, mania

分

Part, segment, share, ration; rate; degree, one''s lot, one''s status, relation, duty, kind, lot; in proportion to, just as much as

予防

Prevention, precaution, protection against

実施

Enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment

地域

Area, region

程度

Degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number), about, approximately

暑

Heat; midsummer

症

Illness

指数

Index, index number, exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation), characteristic

要望

Demand for, request

指標

Index, indices, indicator

打ち水

sprinkling water (to keep down dust and to cool pavements, etc.)
こちらは同じ新潟の燕市。

市

City

同じ

Same, identical, equal, uniform, equivalent, similar, common (origin), changeless, alike; (usu. part of a ''nara'' conditional) anyway, anyhow, in either case

新潟

Niigata (city)

燕

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman
皆さん、足湯でぽかぽか。でもなんか涼しげな感じです。　

感じ

Feeling, sense, impression

皆さん

All, everyone, everybody

なんか

Things like ..., or something like that ... (often derogatory)

ぽかぽか

pleasantly warm, nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone), again and again, over and over

涼しげ

cool, cool-looking, refreshing to look at

足湯

footbath, hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
「わっ、冷たい！」

冷たい

Cold (to the touch), chilly, icy, freezing; coldhearted, unfeeling
「冷やしでも温泉だから、後でぽかぽかするんだよね」　

温泉

Spa, hot spring, onsen

後で

Afterwards

ぽかぽか

pleasantly warm, nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone), again and again, over and over
こちらの「道の駅　国上」では夏限定で20.8度の源泉を加温せず、そのまま足湯に使っています。　

度

Degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

限定

Limit, restriction

駅

Station

夏

Summer

道

Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)

温

Idiot, dummy, slow person

源泉

Source

加

Addition, increase; canada

足湯

footbath, hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
気温が28度以下の日には暖かくして提供するということです。

以下

Not exceeding, and downward, ... and below; below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned, the following, the rest

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

暖かい

Warm, mild, genial

気温

Atmospheric temperature

度

Degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

提供

Offer, tender, program sponsoring, programme sponsoring, furnishing, provisioning, supply