Japanese Festivals, まつり

ColobusYeti. “Fireworks Display Festival in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.” Getty Images, iStock Editorial/ Getty Images Plus, retrieved 2 Feb, 2019.

There are various stalls at festivals. Let's take a look at them here. The photo below is depicts a stall selling cartoon masks.

Japanese people enjoy the goldfish scooping game.

 

 

 

 

baihoen. “goldfish scooping game” Getty Images, IStock / Getty Images Plus, retrieved 2 Feb, 2019.; Photo: Masks, Pixabay.

There are all types of food such as やきそば fried noodles, おこのみやき Japanese style pancake, たこやき octopus balls, and so forth.

ColobusYeti. “Japanese woman making okonimiyaki, Tokyo, Japan - January 12, 2015: Tokyo Festival.” Getty Images, Editorial Use, iStock / Getty Images Plus, retrieved 2 Feb, 2019.

More Places

Here are some additional places in your town or city. Click each Play button to listen and be sure to repeat after the speaker.

 

スタジアム Play	ホテル Play	にくや Play	アイスクリームや Play
ショッピング・センター Play	みち Play	ATM Play	ほんや Play

 

You probably notice that several of the names of stores end や. や is a suffix to mean a store. See the pattern:

アイスクリーム	アイスクリームや
おもちゃ	おもちゃや
ほん	ほんや
くつ	くつや

Practice Store Names

Do this activity or click Begin below to practice the names of stores with this activity.

Here is a print version of this actvity. You will still need to use the online version to hear any audio.

Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part B.

Go to Section C