Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1In the 2010s, a famous crossing in Tokyo changed on the nights around October 31. It filled with zombies, pirates and anime characters. This was Shibuya. Most of the people in costumes were not children. They were young adults. In Japan, Halloween is mostly a party for grown-ups.
2Halloween came to Japan quite recently. In 1983, a toy store in Harajuku held what people call Japan's first Halloween parade. In 1997, Tokyo Disneyland started a Halloween event. Guests in costumes gathered at the park on October 31. In the same year, the city of Kawasaki started a big costume parade. At its peak, about 3,000 people marched in it, and about 120,000 people came to watch.
3But big crowds can bring big problems. In Shibuya, people left trash on the streets, and in 2018 a group turned over a small truck. Four people were arrested. The city made new rules against drinking on the streets. In 2023, the mayor even asked people around the world not to come to Shibuya for Halloween.
4Here is a surprise for many visitors. Japan already had something like trick-or-treating. In some towns, children visit houses on the night of the harvest moon and say, "Otsukimi dorobo desu!" It means, "We are moon-viewing thieves!" Then they get sweets. Long ago, people believed these children were messengers from the moon. Old customs and new ones are not so different after all.
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the reading mainly about?
Who held Japan's first Halloween parade?
Why did the mayor of Shibuya ask people not to come?
What does "Otsukimi dorobo desu!" mean?
In the dialogue, where do kids get sweets on the harvest moon night?
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
The Little Moon Thieves
On the night of the harvest (1) , my little brother and I put on our (2) . We walked to the houses on our (3) . At each door, we said, "Otsukimi dorobo desu!" An old man (4) and gave us rice (5) . A woman gave us (6) . Our bags were (7) . It was like (8) , but under the moon!
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 7
If I joined a Halloween parade, I would dress up as ______ because ______.
To explain Japanese Halloween to a friend from abroad, I would say, "______."
Halloween in Japan · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your Halloween in Japan! 日本のハロウィン（渋谷）の絵を描こう。