As the Kansai area of Japan faces power shortages of up to 15% this summer, July and August are going to be hot.
Kyoto summers are always hot, but this summer the Japan Meteorological Agency is predicting it to be hotter than average in the coming months in western Japan.
Even as preparations begin to restart the Oi Nuclear Reactor, a mere 60 or so kilometers from Kyoto, citizens are being asked - pushed, berated, hectored, bullied - to reduce power use.
Kyoto City is now running a PR campaign to get people out of their houses, where they would use air conditioners, and into public facilities being touted as "Cool Spots."
The cool spots include museums, pools, and youth centers. Most are offering discounts during the peak of Kyoto's post-rainy season high summer.
Kyoto Cool Spots
Insho Domoto Museum
Kyoto International Manga Museum
Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Museum of Kyoto
There are other designated sites at pools at Nishi Kyogoku and Fushimi Minato Koen.
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