🍜 Japanese Title:
灯籠祭り
Tōrō Matsuri
Festival of Lanterns
🎯 Theme:
Hana and Yuki visit a summer lantern festival by the river. Hundreds of glowing lanterns float across the water, carrying people’s wishes into the night sky.
📍 Setting:
- Riverbank lined with food stalls
- Wooden lanterns gently drifting on the water
- Fireworks faintly in the background
📚 Vocabulary:
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯籠 | とうろう | lantern |
| 願い | ねがい | wish |
| 川 | かわ | river |
| 祭り | まつり | festival |
🔊 Useful Phrases:
- 願いを込めて流す。
(Let’s send it with our wish.) - 灯りがきれいに揺れてる。
(The lights are swaying beautifully.) - みんな同じ空を見てるんだね。
(Everyone is looking at the same sky.)
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📉 Grammar Focus:
| Grammar | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 〜ている | 揺れている | ongoing action |
| 〜んだ | 同じ空を見てるんだ | explanatory tone |
| 〜込めて | 願いを込めて | filled with, put into |
🎥 Dialogue:
Yuki: 「願いを込めて、この灯籠を流そう。」
(Let’s send this lantern with our wish.)
Hana: 「うん。夜空に届きますように。」
(Yes. I hope it reaches the night sky.)
🛏️ Final Note:
Every lantern is a small light, but together they brighten the entire river — just like people’s hopes.