How do you say "midsummer 'eel day'" in Japanese?

Name: One Day Every July, All of Japan Eats Eel on Purpose. Here's Why.
Uploaded: 2026-07-19T17:20:00Z
Duration: 51 s
Description: Learn to say 土用の丑の日 (doyou no ushi no hi) — midsummer 'eel day'. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

← All videos

One Day Every July, All of Japan Eats Eel on Purpose. Here's Why.

To say midsummer 'eel day' in Japanese, say 土用の丑の日 (doyou no ushi no hi).

One day every July, all of Japan eats eel on purpose. Here's why, and what to order.

土用の丑の日 doyou no ushi no hi midsummer 'eel day'

Intermediate culture-explainer #learnjapanese #japantravel #japanesefood #japaneseculture #unagi

Watch on Facebook ↗

In this video

7月の「土用の丑の日」には、みんなうなぎを食べます。 shichigatsu no doyou no ushi no hi ni wa, minna unagi o tabemasu. In July, on 'doyo no ushi no hi', everyone eats eel.
夏バテを防ぐためです。うなぎはスタミナがつきます。 natsubate o fusegu tame desu. unagi wa sutamina ga tsukimasu. It's to beat summer fatigue, eel gives you stamina.
デパ地下やお店に、うなぎの蒲焼きが並びます。 depachika ya o-mise ni, unagi no kabayaki ga narabimasu. Grilled eel lines the depachika and shops.
お店では「うな重をください」と言えばOKです。 o-mise de wa 'unajuu o kudasai' to ieba OK desu. At a shop, just say 'unaju o kudasai'.
2026年は7月26日です。ぜひ食べてみてください。 nisen-nijuuroku-nen wa shichigatsu nijuuroku-nichi desu. zehi tabete mite kudasai. In 2026 it's July 26. Give it a try. Follow Kofuku for more.