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Coronavirus: Japan Beach Transforms Into Social-Distanced Library
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August 27, 2020
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2:07Now PlayingOarai Sun Beach in Ibaraki, Japan has found a new way for beachgoers to enjoy the beach this summer.
Normally, Oarai is one of Ibaraki prefecture’s most popular tourist destinations with thousands of people visiting every day during the summer. But this year, it's closed to swimmers due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The local tourist association came up with the idea to repurpose the beach as a social-distanced library. That way, visitors can still enjoy the beach while staying safe.
There are about 800 books of all kinds available for rent. They have been donated by local residents and the prefectural library.
The bookshelves were installed under the tsunami evacuation facility
located on the beach.
Akira Osato is the President of the Oarai Tourism Association.
"Due to the coronavirus, we can’t open the beach to swimmers. So instead, we wanted to offer a new way to enjoy the beach," Osato told Bloomberg's Kurumi Mori.
The experience is free for anyone to use. When checking out a book, vsitors must register their contact information in case of a virus outbreak.
There are 40 seats total set up under the tarps and sun umbrellas, which have been installed 6 feet apart to maintain appropriate social distancing.
The Oarai Tourism Association says the beach library has been a success, and hopes to bring it back again in the fall of 2020.
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