Cover: Tokyo - Plaque asking the public to sprinkle water on the sidewalk to cool the street | Info

Address:

6-chōme-7-11 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan

Category:

Info

City:

Tokyo

Country:

Japan

Shape:

Rectangle

Material:

Concrete / Stone

Used by:

Minato Ward

Maker:

Year:

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On the cover:

[Emblem of Minato]
この歩道は
保水性道路です。
打ち水に
ご協力ください。

Photography:

2026
Yola Barzam

Comments:

Uchimizu is an ancient Japanese custom of sprinkling water on surfaces such as roads and sidewalks to cool the air during the summer through evaporation.

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Translation of the text on the cover:
[Emblem of Minato]
この歩道は – This sidewalk
保水性道路です。– is a water-retentive sidewalk (or: a sidewalk designed to retain water).
打ち水に – with the practice of uchimizu (打ち水)
ご協力ください。– Please cooperate / Please help.

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