Come to think of it, this summer is an abnormal summer. First of all, the movement of all over Japan has stopped due to the influence of the new coronavirus. In the usual year, the Shinkansen is full and the highway is heavily congested during the Obon holidays, but this year it is rattled. The sea, mountains, and resorts are quiet. It’s a series of hot days as if to hunt it down.. It seems that such a situation has become common and people no longer feel any abnormalities. What do you think of when you look back this summer in the future? However, even in such a summer, if you think that it will soon pass, you will also remember a loneliness.

今年の夏は、考えてみれば、異常な夏です。まずなんといっても、新型コロナウイルスの影響で日本国中の動きが止まってしまったこと。例年なら、お盆休みには新幹線は満員、高速道路は大渋滞ですが、今年はガラガラ。海も山も行楽地も閑散としています。それに追い討ちをかけるように連日の猛暑。こんな状態が常態化してしまって人もさほど異常も感じなくなってしまっている様子。将来、この夏を思い出した時、何を思い出すのでしょう。しかし、こんな夏でも、もうすぐ過ぎ去るのかと思えば、一抹の寂しさも覚えます。