| Hi, everyone! It's Risa. Today I'm here in Hachioji to see Hachioji fireworks festival! |
| You might see fireworks on new year's day or some special events, but in Japan, in the summertime, you see fireworks almost every weekend! |
| Hachioji fireworks festival is one of the festivals which is held in Tokyo. Last year, 80 thousand people came to see fireworks! |
| Bam! Bam! |
| あ、虫。 (A, mushi.) |
| Kanji for 花火 (hanabi) literally means "fire flower". |
| Hana means "flower" |
| Bi means "fire" |
| And paired together, hanabi "fire flower". |
| Let's see "fire flower" tonight in Hachioji! |
| むっちゃきれい。 (Muccha kirei.) |
| きれい。 (Kirei.) |
| I've never seen fireworks this close! It's beautiful! |
| きれい。 (Kirei.) |
| うわぁ、来た、きれい。 (Uwā, kita, kirei.) |
| すごい。 (Sugoi.) |
| 花火落ちてきそう、こっち。 (Hanabi ochite kisō, kocchi.) |
| 花火落ちてきそうだった。 (Hanabi ochite kisō datta.) |
| 暗くなればなるほどすごい花火が鮮やかに見えますね。 (Kuraku nareba naru hodo sugoi hanabi ga azayaka ni miemasu ne.) |
| ちょうどその棒があって見えないね。 (Chōdo sono bō ga atte mienai ne.) |
| でもほんとめっちゃ近いんだけど、花火が。 (Demo honto meccha chikain dakedo, hanabi ga.) |
| If you've never been to a fireworks festival, I'll give you some tips. |
| One, fireworks festival can get really crowded, so if you want to have a good view, you better come early and get your space and wait. |
| Two, you'll probably want to sit on the ground, so don't forget to bring this, ground sheet. |
| 見えない (mienai). |
| Three, you better go to the bathroom beforehand. Usually, at the fireworks festival, you have to wait in a long line, long queue, for the toilet. |
| So it's better to go beforehand. |
| I did! |
| Four, it'd be a good idea to wait, not going home right after the fireworks finish, because it's going to be really crowded, especially on the train. You'd be like a piece of bread. |
| So, wait for 30 minutes, 1 hour, why not! |
| 熱い熱い。 (Atsui atsui.) |
| めっちゃきれい、うわぁ、すごい。 (Meccha kirei, uwā, sugoi.) |
| So, thanks for all the company sponsors, they can do fireworks, so she's been calling out the sponsors names. |
| It's worth seeing, it's beautiful. |
| きれい。 (Kirei.) |
| Kirei. |
| 花火見てたら蝉の…蝉の羽化する前の虫が来ました。 (Hanabi mitetara semi no... semi no uka suru mae no mushi ga kimashita.) |
| 花火見てたらメグの服に蝉が付いてました。 (Hanabi mitetara megu no fuku ni semi ga tsuite mashita.) |
| すごい！(Sugoi!) |
| After the fireworks. |
| 今日、花火大会で今まででこんなに長く待ったことないぐらい、2時に来て、いろいろご飯とか回ったりして。 |
| (Kyō, hanabi taikai de ima made de konna ni nagaku matta koto nai gurai, ni-ji ni kite, iroiro go-han toka mawattari shite.) |
| で、ここのスタジアムに入ったのが大体4時ごろだったんですけど、花火が始まるのが7時なので |
| (De, koko no sutajiamu ni haitta no ga daitai yo-ji goro dattandesu kedo, hanabi ga hajimaru no ga shichi-ji nanode,) |
| 3時間ぐらいずっと待ってたんですけど、すっごいきれいな花火が見れたので、いい経験になりました。 |
| (san-jikan gurai zutto matteta ndesukedo, suggoi kireina hanabi ga miretanode, ii keiken ni narimashita.) |
| The fireworks just finished, and... |
| みんな片付けてます。 (Minna katazukete masu.) |
| Here's today's keywords. |
| 花火 (hanabi) "firework" |
| 花火大会 (hanabi taikai) "firework festival" |
| 浴衣 (yukata) "yukata" |
| 綺麗 (kirei) "beautiful" |
| 夏 (natsu) "summer" |
| レジャーシート (rejāshīto)"ground sheet" |
| 人混み (hitogomi)"crowd of people" |
| 場所取り (bashotori)"saving the spot" |
| Now, do you want to come to Japan and enjoy firework? |
| Thank you for watching! And if you like the video, don't forget to like the video and subscribe to our channel, JapanesePod101. |
| Bye-bye! |
Comments
Hide