Summer Time

4. A popular event in Japan. Many towns and cities have their own, and you can eat snacks, wear yukata and kimono, play games, and watch fireworks.
5. CHALLENGE! This is a popular dish in Japan, but it came from China. In a chilly broth, you can eat Japanese pasta with things like egg, cucumber, tomatoes, and ham.
6. Big, beautiful yellow or orange flowers that stand tall and like to face to sun at all times. Their seeds are often dried and eaten as snacks.
8. Blue and purple flowers that grow in clusters (groups) and do not have a strong scent.
14. What you get when your skin becomes darker because of the sun.
15. Water that comes from your skin when you get too hot.
16. A long freshwater fish that is often caught and roasted to be eaten over rice. It kind of looks like a fat snake.
18. A fun place you can go to ride attractions like rollercoasters, water rides, and carousels.
19. A lotion you wear to protect your skin from the sun (British version).
20. A lotion you wear to protect your skin from the sun (American version)
21. A sickness you get when you get too hot. Sometimes you have to go to the hospital.
22. A sweet treat often eaten in the summer. Sometimes its in a cup. Sometimes its on a cone or a stick. It comes in many flavors and is usually made with milk.
23. Big noisy bugs that come out in the summer. They are loud all day and all night.

1. Bugs that shine light from their butts at night during the summer.
2. Bright, colorful displays which are launched up into night sky in the summer. In the US, they’re most famously done on the Fourth of July.
3. A time, usually in June and July, in Asia during which storms often come and you always need an umbrella.
4. Little brown spots you get on your skin. Some people have these from birth. Some only get them from the sun.
7. A summer snack commonly found at summer events. It has colored syrups and cold and frozen.
9. What you get when your skin becomes painful and red because of sun damage.
10. The sandy place you go when you want to swim in the ocean.
11. Purple flowers that grow in bushes. They have a strong, popular scent and are often used in perfumes and candles.
12. A popular, delicious fruit with a green, hard outside and a soft red and white inside. The flavor is sweet and the red part is very juicy.
13. An event in Japan when students gather and participate in athletic competitions.
17. The period of time between the end of July and the end of August when students don’t have school. This period is longer in the US than it is in Japan.