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The Fireworks Start at Seven. That Riverbank Was Claimed at Noon.

To say claiming a spot in advance in Japanese, say 場所取り (basho-tori).

You arrive ten minutes early to a Japanese fireworks festival. Every good spot is already blue plastic.

basho-tori claiming a spot in advance

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  1. 花火は夜七時から。でも、いい場所はお昼には埋まります。 hanabi wa yoru shichiji kara. demo, ii basho wa ohiru ni wa umarimasu. The fireworks start at seven at night. But the good spots are taken by midday.
  2. 朝からシートを敷いて待つことを、「場所取り」と言います。 asa kara shiito o shiite matsu koto o, bashotori to iimasu. Laying out a sheet from the morning and waiting is called 場所取り.
  3. レジャーシートとテープで、自分の場所を確保します。 rejaa shiito to teepu de, jibun no basho o kakuho shimasu. With a picnic sheet and tape, people secure their own spot.
  4. でも最近は、「場所取り禁止」の花火大会も増えています。 demo saikin wa, bashotori kinshi no hanabi taikai mo fuete imasu. But lately, more fireworks festivals ban it.
  5. 有料席は早く売り切れるので、行く前に確認してください。 yuuryouseki wa hayaku urikireru node, iku mae ni kakunin shite kudasai. Paid seats sell out early, so check before you go.

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