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六本木でイルミネーションが始まりました
Winter lights have begun on Keyakizaka in Tokyo. Read eight short Japanese sentences with furigana and English support.
東京の六本木から、冬のニュースです。
Here is some winter news from Roppongi in Tokyo.
けやき坂のイルミネーションが始まりました。
The decorative winter lights on Keyakizaka have begun.
今年は、十一月五日から十二月二十五日までです。
This year, the event runs from November 5 to December 25.
道には、白と青の光がたくさんあります。
There are lots of white and blue lights along the street.
400メートルぐらいの道で楽しめます。
You can enjoy the lights along a street about 400 meters long.
見に行くときは、電車やバスを使ってください。
Please use a train or bus when you go to see the lights.
写真を撮るときは、車に気をつけてくださいね。
Please watch out for cars when you take photos.
冬の夜に、きれいな光を見てみませんか？
Would you like to see the beautiful lights on a winter evening?
An original learner-friendly summary of Roppongi Hills’ official event information, checked on November 7, 2026. The event began on November 5; this post was published on November 7.
「六本木」 is a place in Tokyo, and 「けやき坂」 is the street name. These names and 「イルミネーション」 are topic words; the surrounding sentences mainly use basic N5–N4 grammar. 「楽しめます」 means “can enjoy,” while 「見てみませんか」 is a friendly invitation to try seeing something.
Today's Words
- イルミネーションdecorative lights; a seasonal light display
- 始まるto begin; to start
- 光light
- 楽しむto enjoy
- 気をつけるto be careful; to watch out
What You Can Practice
- 「〜から〜まで」 means “from ~ to ~.” Here it gives the event dates: November 5 to December 25.
- 「見に行く」 means “to go to see.” Use a verb’s ます-stem + に + 行く to say why you go somewhere.
- 「〜ときは」 means “when ~.” 「写真を撮るときは」 introduces advice for when you take photos.