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English translation

スイカ来たる 夏のふるさと Watermelons are coming Summer home

ふるさと納税の返礼品として

スイカが届きました。

I received a watermelon as a tax return gift from a hometown.

やったね!

Yay!

夏の甘味 めちゃうま Sweetness of summer

夏といえばスイカ。

Summer is the time for watermelons.

ふるさと納税の返礼品として

小玉スイカが届きました。

I received a kodama watermelon as a tax return gift from a hometown.

小玉スイカなので小ぶりですが、

これが2個入っています。

This is a kodama watermelon, so it is small, but there are two of these in the package.

さっそく食べてみました。

I tried it right away.

あまーい。

Amazing.

かなり甘いです。

It’s pretty sweet.

やっぱりスイカ、夏って感じがします。

After all, watermelon, it feels like summer.

皮が薄くて食べられる場所が多いです。

There are many places where the skin is thin and edible.

小玉だけどいっぱい食べることができます。

Small balls but I can eat a lot of them.

ふるさと納税先はコチラ Hometown tax payment destination is here

このスイカは山形県尾花沢市の

返礼品としてもらいました。

I received this watermelon as a return gift from Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture.

夏スイカは生産量日本一だそうです。

The summer watermelon is the largest producer in Japan.

その他にも和牛が有名だったり

なんかすてきな温泉街もあるみたいなので

一度行ってみたいですね。

Other than that, it seems that there are also famous for Wagyu beef and some kind of nice hot spring resort.

I’d like to go there once.

尾花沢市ホームページ↓

Obanazawa City homepage↓

http://www.city.obanazawa.yamagata.jp/88.html

Summer is about more than just watermelons.

There are shaved ice, swimming pools, fireworks, summer festivals, yukata, sandals, and many other things.

One of them is wind chimes.

Wind chimes are made to chime with the wind.

The light, high-pitched sound creates a cool atmosphere.

The sound is pleasant and soothing.

There is no place to hang it on the window of my house, so I put it on the front door.

Summer is over and it is autumn, but I have been hanging it all the time.

Because wind chimes seem to have an effect to ward off evil spirits.

It is said that strong winds were believed to bring misfortune and evil spirits.

It seems that the area where the sound of wind chimes can be heard is a sanctuary.

Since it is a high-pitched sound, it can be heard over a surprisingly wide area.

They are also beautiful as interior decorations, so if you find one you like, why don’t you display it?

It is recommended.