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About Drinking Stations (Water Supply Spots) in the City

The other day on TV, I saw a segment about drinking stations in Tokyo that provide free chilled tap water, where you can refill your own bottles.
It looks like we will face another extremely hot summer this year, and I felt this is a good measure for heatstroke prevention across a wide range of generations. Since it said you can search for water supply locations using a map app, I checked it out, and to my surprise, there isn’t a single one in Inagi City! Of course, I know that city facilities have cold water dispensers where you can drink directly, but such places are not even listed. Also, it seems there are no cooperating businesses or stores providing this service. How does Inagi City feel about this initiative? Why is there no listing?
Of course, we understand that it is difficult for parks without managers, but if installation is challenging, at least with the cooperation of neighboring companies around Shiroyama Park, Chuo Park, and Kita Ryokuchi Park, it would be great if cold water could be supplied...

Response

Regarding the promotion of using personal bottles and the installation of water dispensers for personal bottles, we recognize, as you mentioned, that this is an effective measure for preventing heatstroke.
In our city, by utilizing the existing water supply facilities such as the common upward-facing drinking fountains installed in Public Facilities within the city and the downward-facing faucets installed in parks, it is possible to refill personal bottles.
Therefore, at this stage, there are no plans to install dedicated water dispensers as water supply spots, and the same applies to registration on map applications.

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