Let’s collaborate to save electric energy this winter

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Due to the stiff evasion of the power of demand and supply, as of summer 2011, Mie Prefecture has requested the collaboration of all citizens and businesses with regard to reducing energy consumption and electric energy saving. The government of Mie has requested the collaboration regarding the follow-up of save and redution of eletric energy consumption this winter to all the citizens and businesses can execute it in an accessible way.

For families with small children and elderly we request firstly the attention to the health to this collaboration do not cause any damage.

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• Switch off electrical appliances
  Keeping the electrical appliances switched off will reduce electric energy consumption.
• Use the air conditioning system to save!
  By switching the air conditioning on heat mode, keep the temperature at 20 degrees Celsius.
• Save on watching television!
  Switch off the main source of electric energy.
  Listen to it in a reasonable volume
• Saving electric energy when using the fridge!
  Keep the temperature as below as possible.
  Let the food cool down completely before place it in the fridge.
  Avoid open it unnecessarily

*Period: 1 December, 2016  to 31 March, 2017

Hang out with family or in a group of friends, going to public and cultural facilities will help to reduce the use of heaters at home. Thus enjoying a moment of leisure and at the same time saving energy! Therefore, enjoy and make use of these facilities.

Also, check out through these facilities ‘websites the events being carried out in this season of winter. For example, the permanent or temporary exhibitions at Mie Prefectural Museum or at the Historic Museum of Saiku.

• Mie Prefectural Museum (Mie-ken, Tsu-shi Otani-cho 11)
  Temporary exhibition: “Rediscovering Japan’s tridimentional forms!”
  Period: 24 January (Tuesday) to 9 April (Sunday)
  Tel: 059-227-2100
  Home Page: http://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/art-museum/
• Saiku Historical Museum (Taki-gun Meiwa-cho, Takegawa 503)
  Tel: 0596-52-3800
  Home Page: http://www.bunka.pref.mie.lg.jp/saiku/
  Exhibition: “The corners of Matsusaka Kisei districts – temporary exhibition”
  Period: 28 January (Saturday) to 12 February (Sunday)
  Exhibition: “Museum collection”
  Period: 25 February (Saturday) to 20 March (Monday, holiday), 2017