Atami Summer Hanabi

Fireworks, or hanabi in Japanese, are one of my favorite things about summertime in Japan. This year, I watched the Atami Hanabi from the roof of Dominic and his friends' hotel in Atami. It was 30 minutes of firey coolness. There are still more chances to watch these fireworks. Here are the details.

Summer Schedule (From 8:20pm – 8:50pm):

Thursday, August 18
Sunday, August 21
Wednesday, August 24
Saturday, August 27

Autumn Schedule (From 8:20pm – 8:45pm):

Monday, September 19

Winter Schedule (From 8:20pm – 8:45pm):

Sunday, December 4
Sunday, December 11
Friday, December 23

For more information (in Japanese):

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Atami Kaijo Hanabi Taikai

Below: The city of Atami

Photo's from the roof

Summer Kanji--Part 1

夏natsu-summer
熱netsu-heat, temperature, fever
祭日saijitsu-festival day, holiday
虫-mushi-insect
酎ハイ-chuhai-delicious drink

蒸し暑いmushi atsui-humid
果物kudamono-fruit
梅ume-plum
梅干し-umeboshi-pickled plum
梅酒umeshu-Plum liquor

休みyasumi-vacation
先輩sempai-elders
扇風機-sempuki-electric fan
石けん-sekken-soap
滝-taki-waterfall

誕生日-tanjobi-birthday
乾いた-kawaita-dry
酒-sake-sake
泳ぐ-oyogu-swim
大井川-Oigawa-Oi River

お祭り-omatsuri-festival
蜘蛛-kumo-spider
蚊-ka-mosquito
花火-hanabi-fireworks
泉-izumi-fountain, spring

地獄-jigoku-hell, inferno
乾くkawaku-feels dry
風-kaze-wind
季節kisetsu-season
公園-koen-park

富士山Fuji san-Mt. Fuji
沖縄-Okinawa
下田-Shimoda
自慢jiman-pride
東京Tokyo

神社jinja-Shinto Shrine
実験-jikken-experiment
人事移動jinji-idou---personal changes
凍るkouru-to freeze, to be frozen
海umi--sea

裸体ratai-nakedness (の)naked
冷却する-raikyaku suru-to cool
冷水reisui-cold water
冷凍する-freeze, refrigerate
冷蔵庫reizouko-refrigerator

お空ozora-sky
運動-undou-sports, exercise
氷-kouri-ice
波nami-wave
暑さ-atsusa-hot weather