盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)り

ぼんがえり
noun
returning home for Obon
1. returning home for the Obon festival; going back to one's hometown during Obon
The custom of returning to one's hometown during the Obon period (mid-August) to visit family and honor ancestors. One of the peak travel periods in Japan alongside New Year and Golden Week.
今年(ことし)は盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)りする予定(よてい)だ。
I plan to go home for Obon this year.
盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)りの時期(じき)は新幹線(しんかんせん)が混(こ)む。
The Shinkansen gets crowded during the Obon homecoming period.
盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)りのラッシュを避(さ)けるために、一日(いちにち)早(はや)く出発(しゅっぱつ)することにした。
To avoid the Obon homecoming rush, I decided to leave a day early.

USAGE:
Obon (mid-August, typically August 13-16) is one of Japan's most important holiday periods. Many people return to their hometowns to visit family graves and spend time with relatives. This causes massive traffic jams and crowded transportation, similar to 正月(しょうがつ)帰省(きせい) (New Year homecoming).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)りラッシュ (Obon homecoming rush)
  • 盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)りの渋滞(じゅうたい) (Obon traffic jam)
  • 盆(ぼん)帰(がえ)りする (to go home for Obon)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 帰省(きせい): homecoming — the general term for returning to one's hometown
  • 里帰(さとがえ)り: visiting one's parental home — broader, not limited to Obon
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