2024-11-02 Shizuoka

Hi, welcome.
Today we’re gonna talk about a place, it’s in Japan.
It’s called Shizuoka.
Shizuoka is big.
Shizuoka is near the sea.
A sea is big water.
It’s famous for Mount Fuji.
Mount Fuji is very, very high.
It’s a mountain.
Okay, lots of people live in Shizuoka, right?
I think they make a lot of things there.
Yes, they make many things.
They make motorcycles.
Motorcycles.
Yes, motorcycles.
They’re like big bicycles, but motorcycles have an engine.
An engine makes it go fast.
Oh, cool.
What else do they make?
They make pianos.
A piano makes music.
And they make guitars.
Guitars make music, too.
Wow, so many things.
Yes, there are many famous companies from Shizuoka.
Do you know Yamaha?

Yamaha is from Shizuoka.
Honda and Suzuki are from Shizuoka, too.
Wow, so many different things from one place.
That’s interesting.
Shizuoka also has a special festival.
It’s a festival for music.
It’s called the Daidogei World Cup.
A World Cup, what’s that?
Well, in a World Cup, many people come together.
They come from many countries and they play music together,
like a big party.
Oh, that sounds fun.
What kind of music do they play?
All kinds of music.
They play drums.
They play violins.
And they even use their bodies to make music.
Bodies, what do you mean?
Well, they sing and they clap their hands.
They make sounds with their mouths.
It’s very interesting to watch.
I wanna see this festival.
You should.
You should go to Shizuoka.
It’s in November.
November’s in the fall.
Fall, what’s fall?
Fall is a season, like winter or summer.
In the fall, the leaves fall from the trees.
The weather is cool, not hot, and not cold.
It’s a good time to visit Shizuoka.
Shizuoka’s near the sea, right?
What’s special about the sea?
The sea is big and blue.
There is lots of water.
There are many fish in the sea.
Fish?
Oh, like tuna.
Yes, tuna.
Tuna is a big fish.
People in Japan eat tuna.
They like to eat it.
I like to eat tuna.
You can use tuna to make sushi.
Sushi, I like sushi.
What is sushi?
Sushi is rice with fish.
It’s very good.
You eat sushi with chopsticks.
Chopsticks.
Chopsticks are two sticks.
You use them to pick up food.
You hold them in your hand.
I know chopsticks.
I use them to eat noodles.
Yes, you can use chopsticks to eat many things.
You can eat sushi with wasabi, too.
Wasabi is green.
What’s wasabi?
Wasabi is spicy.
Spicy means it’s hot.
It makes your mouth hot.
I know, like hot peppers.
They’re spicy, too.
Yes, that’s right.
Wasabi is strong.
Okay, so we talked about the sea.
Shizuoka also has mountains, right?
Yes, there are many mountains in Shizuoka.
The mountains are very high.
There are many trees on the mountains.
They’re green.
One mountain is very famous.
It’s Mount Fuji.
Oh, Mount Fuji.
It’s very big and beautiful.
Can you climb Mount Fuji?
Yes, you can climb Mount Fuji, but it’s difficult.
Difficult means it’s not easy.
Why is it difficult?
It’s difficult because Mount Fuji is very high.
It’s steep.
Steep means it goes up a lot, like this.
You need special shoes to climb Mount Fuji.
That sounds hard.
Maybe I’ll just look at it.
What else is there in Shizuoka?
Shizuoka has green tea.
Do you know green tea?
Green tea.
Yes, I like green tea.
It’s a drink, right?
Yes, it’s a drink.
It’s hot.
You drink it from a cup.
It’s good for you.
I know.
And what about fruit?
Does Shizuoka have fruit?
Oh, yes.
Shizuoka has many fruits.
They grow fruit in Shizuoka.
There are strawberries and oranges and melons.
Melons.
What’s a melon?
A melon is a fruit.
It’s big and it’s round.
It’s green on the outside and it’s orange on the inside.
Interesting.
What does it taste like?
A melon is very sweet.
Sweet means it tastes like sugar.
It’s delicious.
Wow, that sounds good.
I wanna try it.
I wanna go to Shizuoka.
How do I go to Shizuoka?
You can go by train.
Train.
What’s a train?
A train is long.
It has many cars.
A train goes on tracks.
Tracks are lines on the ground.
You can also go by plane.
A plane flies in the sky.
It’s fast.
I think I wanna go by train.
It sounds more fun.
Yes, a train is fun.
You can sit and look out the window.
It’s very comfortable.
Comfortable means it’s easy to sit.
It’s nice.
What can I see from the train?
You can see the scenery.
Scenery.
What’s scenery?
Scenery is everything you can see outside.
You can see the mountains and the rivers.
You can see houses and trees.
It’s beautiful.
So from the train, I can see mountains and rivers.
What else can I see?
You can see factories.
Factories are big buildings.
People make things in factories.
Oh yeah, you said that Shizuoka has many factories.
Yes, there are many factories in Shizuoka.
They make motorcycles and pianos.
Wow, that’s right.
Shizuoka has so many things.
The sea, mountains, factories, a music festival.
Shizuoka is special.
It is.
Thank you for telling me about Shizuoka.
It sounds like a great place.
I wanna go there.
You’re welcome.
I hope you can visit Shizuoka someday.
I think I will.
Bye bye.