A Beautiful Japanese Summer Festival with My Family
先週末、久しぶりに地元の静岡県富士市で夏祭りに行ってきました🎉子どものころに何回か行ったことがあったんですが、大人になってからはなかなか行く機会がなくて、本当に久しぶりのお祭りでした!
浴衣を着るのも何年ぶりかわからないぐらいでした🫨自分では上手に着られないので、母が浴衣を着せてくれて、髪の毛もきれいにセットしてくれました🙌

でも午後から大雨になって、「今年のお祭りは中止かもしれない…」と半分諦めていました…天気がよくなるのを待ちながら、家族でお寿司とうなぎを食べたり、映画を見たりして、のんびり過ごしました🙏

夕方になって、雨が止んで花火だけは見ることができるとわかりました!急いで支度をして祭りに行きました😊富士市は田舎ですが、この日はめっちゃたくさんの人が来ていて、東京かな?!と思いました😂

屋台もあって、焼きそばと牛タン串を食べました!最後にはきれいな花火を見ることができました🎆とても近くで見ることができたので心にも響きました✨
久しぶりに家族と一緒に過ごした夏祭りは、とてもいい思い出になりました!来年もまた浴衣を着て祭りに行きたいです!NanaFamと一緒にも行きたいですね!

【English Translation】
Last weekend, I went to a summer festival in my hometown, Fuji City in Shizuoka Prefecture, for the first time in a long time. I had been there a few times when I was a child, but after becoming an adult, I hadn’t had many chances to go, so it really felt like a special occasion.
It had also been many years since I last wore a yukata. I couldn’t put it on by myself, so my mom helped me wear it and even styled my hair beautifully.
However, it started raining heavily in the afternoon, and I had almost given up, thinking, “The festival might be canceled this year…” While waiting for the weather to improve, my family and I relaxed at home, ate sushi and unagi, and watched a movie together.
In the evening, we found out that at least the fireworks would still happen! We quickly got ready and headed to the festival. Fuji City is usually a quiet countryside town, but there were so many people that day that it almost felt like Tokyo!
There were lots of food stalls too. I ate yakisoba and grilled beef tongue on a skewer. In the end, we were able to enjoy the beautiful fireworks. They were so close that I could really feel their power and beauty.
Spending time with my family at the summer festival after such a long time became a wonderful memory. I hope I can wear a yukata again and go to the festival next year. It would be so much fun to go together with NanaFam too!
【Vocabulary List】
夏祭り(なつまつり)– summer festival
地元(じもと)– hometown; local area
久しぶり(ひさしぶり)– after a long time
浴衣(ゆかた)– yukata; summer kimono
着る(きる)– to wear
着せる(きせる)– to dress someone; to put clothes on someone
髪の毛(かみのけ)– hair
セットする – to style (hair)
大雨(おおあめ)– heavy rain
中止(ちゅうし)– cancellation
諦める(あきらめる)– to give up
支度(したく)– preparation; getting ready
田舎(いなか)– countryside; rural area
屋台(やたい)– festival food stall
焼きそば(やきそば)– fried noodles
牛タン串(ぎゅうたんぐし)– grilled beef tongue skewer
花火(はなび)– fireworks
響く(ひびく)– to resonate; to deeply affect
思い出(おもいで)– memory
一緒に(いっしょに)– together
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