昨日午後４時半ごろ鶴舞図書館に行った。鶴舞の地下鉄駅を降りて驚いた。スマホを持った若者が、駅から公園に出る地下道に溢れている。階段を上がってまた驚いた。公園一帯はポケモンゴーの若者だらけ。いつもなら公園は樹木が茂って、閑静で、空気も新鮮で、散歩にちょうどいいのに、なんということだ。そこら中に若者がいる。園内の道路と言わず、木立の間と言わず、図書館の玄関前までスマホ人間がいっぱいいるのだ。
今までは鶴舞公園は心の落ち着くところであったが、こう若者が多くては落ち着くどころかお祭り騒ぎだ。変なものが流行ってきた。なんというはた迷惑な。
A HIJACKED PARK
I went to Tsurumai Library around 4:30 in the afternoon yesterday. When I got off the subway train at Tsurumai Station and began to walk toward an exit leading up to ground, I was surprised to see many young people walking, looking at smartphones in their hands. I was more surprised when I stood on the ground because I saw a lot of people in Tsurumai Park. Almost all of them, some walking, others standing, were looking at the gadget. They were apparently absorbed in the newly popular Pokemon Go game. Usually the park is full of tall green trees, quiet, with fresh air, and suitable for taking a walk, but that day the scene was quite different. No quietness, but restlessness. Pokemon people occupied the park streets, the space around the spring, and promenades among trees. About 15 Pokemon people were hanging around even in front of the library entrance gate.
Tsurumai Park used to be a nice place to take a walk and collect yourself, but now it is a place for festivity and gaiety. “Pokemon Go” is an unwelcome intrusion.
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