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Many people may think of the sea when they think of summer.、munejyuka。

I'm one of them too。

this time、I've received some surprising news。

One of the best in Wakayama prefecture、no、Swimmers at Shirarahama Beach, one of the best beaches in the Kinki region、Apparently there were fewer this year.。

The number of beachgoers this year is 200,000 according to preliminary figures.、This is 100,000 fewer people than last year in 2022.。

これは驚きです！！

原因は？

原因は色々とあるようですが、The main reasons are said to be the following three.。

・台風による天候不順

・猛暑続きで海水浴控え

・行動制限解除による旅行先の選択肢の広がり

surely、I think it may have been affected by the typhoon.。

The second half of the Obon holiday hit Wakayama Prefecture, so。

again、I think the continued heatwave this summer also had an effect.。

The temperature is too high、The temperature was so high that I feared I would get heatstroke if I went swimming in the sea.。

The lifting of movement restrictions expands the options for travel destinations、That seems to be the case.。

There are no more restrictions on movement、Not the sea of ​​Japan、I think the number of people who want to go to the sea overseas has increased.。

確かに白浜に向かう高速道路は渋滞が少なかった

白良浜海水浴場の海水浴客が少なかったことを裏付ける出来事として、白良浜海水浴場に向かう

阪和道や湯浅御坊道路の渋滞が少なかった

ことがあげられます。

every week i、We are checking the expressway situation after 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.。

Last year、Whenever the beach season comes,、Traffic jams were occurring on the Hanwa Expressway and Yuasa Gobo Road heading towards Shirahama.。

However,、This year, I haven't had a single traffic jam in the morning.。

Yuasa Gobo Road will be expanded to four lanes in December 2021.、I thought that might have reduced traffic congestion.、Not so、It simply means that the number of people going to Shirarahama Beach has decreased.。

It is estimated that approximately 200,000 people will be swimming at Shirarahama Beach this year.。

Approximately 407,000 people visited in 2019 before the coronavirus.、This year it will be less than half that.。

It's surprising that it's less than half of what it was four years ago.。

It's not just a slight decrease.。

Still, for people in the Kinki area,、On the other hand, I think you could say it's a good thing that there are fewer people.。

I have also been to Shirarahama Seawater Beach many times.、The atmosphere is great.。

I think it would be even better if there were fewer people in that great atmosphere.。

Unfortunately I couldn't go this year、来年は行ってみたいなと思います！！

Please read to the end、thank you very much!