草津白根山の「湯釜」、8年ぶりに見学できるように

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October fourteenth. A famous green crater lake on a volcano in Gunma is open to visitors again. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

Kusatsu-Shirane, a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, has a crater lake.

It means a lake.

It means the crater, the opening at the top of a volcano.

The water of the lake is a beautiful emerald green.

It means color.

In April twenty eighteen, the volcano became more active, and people could no longer go near the lake.

It means a volcano.

It means active or lively.

This May, the volcanic alert level went down to one, the lowest level.

It means a volcanic eruption.

It means to go down.

So the town opened part of the mountain trail from October thirteenth.

It means a mountain trail.

It means to open.

On the thirteenth, people could see the lake for the first time in eight years, and many tourists came.

It means a tourist.

It means for the first time in eight years.

Visitors walk about six hundred ten meters along the trail to an observation deck.

It means an observation deck with a wide view.

It means to walk.

The observation deck is about five hundred fifty meters away from the crater.

It means to be away from something.

A visitor from Saitama said, it was my first time seeing it, and it was so beautiful that I was moved.

It means being deeply moved by something.

Visits are allowed from ten in the morning to three in the afternoon, until November eighth.

It means visiting a place to look and learn.

Now listen to the full story again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

Emerald green.

For the first time in eight years.

About five hundred fifty meters.

Until November eighth.

That's all for this morning. Thanks for listening. See you next time.