Summer festivals in Japanese

Do you have Summer festivals ?

What are they like ?

In Japan , there are a lot of festivals in Summer.

Many Organizations , Cities take place summer festivals.

People wear Japanese Traditional Cloth called “Yukata”.

People dance Japanese Traditional dance “Bon Odori”.

People dance around tower which organizer play Japanese Dram “Taiko”.

There are many shops for festivals.

We can buy Dishes like Japanese style ice “Kakigori” , Japanese style pancake “Okonomiyaki”.

Fireworks seem to be symbol of summer festival.

But many festival finish with Dance “Bon Odori”.

And there are many other Fireworks Festivals.

People gather specific place to watch Fireworks.

It usually be near by river or beach.

And We watch Fireworks an hour or two hours.

People wear “Yukata” , No dance usually , few shops but watch Fireworks mainly.

Let’s learn words related to Summer Festivals.

Summer Festivals　夏祭り　なつまつり　Natsu Matsuri

Japanese Traditional Cloth（Not only this）　浴衣　ゆかた　Yukata

Japanese Traditional Dance　盆踊り　ぼんおどり　Bon Odori

Japanese Style Ice（Not only this）　かき氷　かきごおり　Kaki Gori

Japanese Style Pancake（Not only this）　お好み焼き　おこのみやき　Okonomi Yaki

Japanese Dram　太鼓　たいこ　Taiko

Fireworks Festivals　花火大会　はなびたいかい　Hanabi Taikai