Weather Day in Japan · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1On June 1, 1875, a small weather office opened in Tokyo. It stood in Akasaka, near the center of the city. At first, only one man did all the work there. He was an expert from abroad, and he checked the weather three times a day. This office later became the Japan Meteorological Agency. So June 1 is Weather Day in Japan.
2Nine years later, on June 1, 1884, Japan got its first weather forecast. It was only one short sentence for the whole country. It said the wind was not steady and the weather could change easily. But it would be rainy most of the time. People read it on paper at police boxes in Tokyo.
3Forecasts grew quickly after that. Radio started to give the weather in 1925, and TV did in 1953. In 1959, a computer began to help with forecasts. Then on June 1, 1980, Tokyo heard a new kind of forecast. It gave the chance of rain as a number, like 30 percent. That day was Weather Day, too.
4Tokyo even has a shrine for the weather. It is called Kisho Jinja, and its biggest festival is on June 1. Army weather experts built the first one in 1944. Today, many visitors come and pray for good weather. Next time you check the weather on your phone, think of that one man in 1875.
Weather Day in Japan · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the main idea of this story?
When did Japan get its first weather forecast?
What was new about the forecast on June 1, 1980?
In paragraph 2, "steady" is closest in meaning to:
In the dialogue, why does Sota have an umbrella?
Weather Day in Japan · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
Mika's Weather Diary
Every (1) , Mika looks at the sky. Today there are big gray (2) . "I think it will (3) after lunch," she writes in her diary. Then she checks the (4) on TV. It says the (5) of rain is 70 (6) . Mika smiles and puts an (7) in her bag.
Weather Day 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。
Weather Day in Japan · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
Weather Day 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:
Weather Day in Japan · Worksheet 7
Tomorrow's weather will be ______ because ______.
My favorite weather is ______. On days like that, I like to ______.
Weather Day 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 Weather Day in Japan! 気象記念日（天気の記念日）の絵を描こう。