Foods
It’s big and expensive. The outside is green and the inside is red. Sometimes people play a game to break it open with a stick.
Watermelon
Most people only do this activity during the summer because it feels good to go into the water. You can do this in a pool or in the ocean.
Swimming
Children love this game. You need to catch fish with a net before it breaks.
Goldfish fishing (Kingyo tsuri)
This a cold snack. You eat it with a spoon. It looks like snow. There are many different flavors, such as Blue Hawaii.
Shaved ice
This is popular usually only during the summer. You get together with friends or family, and cook meat, fish, and vegetables outside.
BBQ (barbecue)
This game is fun for children and adults. You use a gun to knockdown targets. You get a prize if you knock the target down.
Shooting game (shateki)
This is sugar that is made into a light and fluffy snack. It is usually wrapped on a stick.
Cotton candy
You can buy these at many places during the summer. Fire comes out of these ones and they are ok to play with. There are also festivals to watch the big ones explode in the sky at night. These are dangerous and can’t be played with.
Fireworks
In this game, you toss rings onto a stick or target. You get a prize if you get it on the stick or target.
Ring toss (wanage)