東京の夏の風物詩「第49回 隅田川花火大会」が7月25日に開催　隅田川の2会場からおよそ2万発、浴衣姿の見物客でにぎわう

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is July tenth. Summer in Japan means festivals and fireworks. Today's story is about one of Tokyo's most famous fireworks festivals, coming up later this month. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

In Tokyo, a famous fireworks festival will be held.

It means a fireworks festival.

It means famous.

This fireworks festival takes place on Saturday, July twenty-fifth.

It means Saturday.

It means to be held or to take place.

The time is from seven in the evening until eight thirty.

It means night or evening.

The fireworks are launched from two places near the Sumida River.

It means a place or location.

It means to launch or set off, as with fireworks.

In total, about twenty thousand fireworks go up.

It means in total or all together.

It's the counter for shots or rounds, used here for fireworks.

Every year, about one million people come to watch the fireworks.

It means every year.

There are also many people who wear a light summer kimono and enjoy the festival.

It means a yukata, a light cotton kimono worn in summer.

It means to enjoy.

When the rain or wind is strong, it will be canceled.

It means cancellation or calling something off.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

It takes place on July twenty-fifth, a Saturday.

About twenty thousand fireworks in total.

The festival is canceled.

That's all for today. If you're in Tokyo on the twenty-fifth, look up and enjoy the show, and maybe try wearing a yukata too. Thanks for listening, and see you tomorrow.