I went to the Firefly Festival! |「海陽で行ってみた！」母川ほたるまつり編
こんにちは、トニーだよ！
Hello its Tony!
6月に入り、海陽町はホタルの季節がやってきたね。ただ、6月に入ったということは、梅雨の時期だ。台風の影響で今年もホタル祭りは残念ながら、中止となったね。お祭りの屋台は中止になってしまったが、蛍はまだ見られるし、夜の高瀬舟も続行。そこで、高瀬舟を乗ってみた！
Its June in Kaiyo now, which means it’s time for fireflies! June is also the start of the rainy season in Japan, and thanks to an offshore typhoon, the part of the festival with the night stalls was unfortunately cancelled this year too. On the bright side, the fireflies are still around, and luckily the nightly boat ride did still go ahead. So, I decided to catch a ride on one of them!
高瀬舟は夕方の8時から運航しているので、舟に乗る前までの間、蛍の写真を撮に行ったよ！ 波切不動尊付近で撮ったが、やっぱり蛍の光は幻想的だね。
The boats start running from 8:00PM, so I went to take some photos of fireflies since I had some time until the ride. These are some photos taken from near Namikiri Fudoson. Fireflies are really cool, aren’t they?
のんびりと写真を撮っていたら乗船時間になってしまったので、乗り場に戻った。高瀬舟自体は小さく、一度に乗れるのは6～7人程度だそうだ。船に乗り込み、しばらく待つと、いよいよ出発だった。
I realized it was time for the boat ride after leisurely taking some photos, so I went back to the boarding area. The boats themselves are quite small and only 6-7 people can ride it at a time. I got on the boat and after a short wait, we set off into the darkness.
水の中を漂っていると、まるで踊っているかのようにたくさんの蛍が寄ってきてくれた。蛍を手に取ることができた人もいたね。
As we drifted through the water, many fireflies floated towards us. Some people were able to catch them in their hand too!
初めて乗った高瀬舟船も楽しかったし、うちわももらったので、全体的に満足！また来年も乗ろうね！
Overall, I enjoyed riding the boat for the first time, and I even got a nice uchiwa fan! Maybe I’ll ride it again next year!