A Beautiful Japanese Summer Festival with My Family

先週末せんしゅうまつ、久ひさしぶりに地元じもとの静岡県富士市しずおかけんふじしで夏祭なつまつりに行いってきました🎉子こどものころに何回なんかいか行いったことがあったんですが、大人おとなになってからはなかなか行いく機会きかいがなくて、本当ほんとうに久ひさしぶりのお祭まつりでした！

浴衣ゆかたを着きるのも何年なんねんぶりかわからないぐらいでした🫨自分じぶんでは上手じょうずに着きられないので、母ははが浴衣ゆかたを着きせてくれて、髪かみの毛けもきれいにセットしてくれました🙌

でも午後ごごから大雨おおあめになって、「今年ことしのお祭まつりは中止ちゅうしかもしれない…」と半分諦はんぶんあきらめていました…天気てんきがよくなるのを待まちながら、家族かぞくでお寿司すしとうなぎを食たべたり、映画えいがを見みたりして、のんびり過すごしました🙏

夕方ゆうがたになって、雨あめが止やんで花火はなびだけは見みることができるとわかりました！急いそいで支度したくをして祭まつりに行いきました😊富士市ふじしは田舎いなかですが、この日ひはめっちゃたくさんの人ひとが来きていて、東京とうきょうかな？！と思おもいました😂

屋台やたいもあって、焼やきそばと牛ぎゅうタン串くしを食たべました！最後さいごにはきれいな花火はなびを見みることができました🎆とても近ちかくで見みることができたので心こころにも響ひびきました✨

久ひさしぶりに家族かぞくと一緒いっしょに過すごした夏祭なつまつりは、とてもいい思おもい出でになりました！来年らいねんもまた浴衣ゆかたを着きて祭まつりに行いきたいです！NanaFamと一緒いっしょにも行いきたいですね！

【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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