蛍狩(ほたるが)り

ほたるがり
noun
firefly viewing; firefly catching
leisureculture
1. firefly viewing; going out to enjoy or catch fireflies
The traditional summer pastime of going out on early-summer evenings to watch or catch fireflies near rivers and rice fields.
蛍狩(ほたるが)りに行(い)く。
To go firefly viewing.
家族(かぞく)で蛍狩(ほたるが)りを楽(たの)しんだ。
My family enjoyed firefly viewing together.
初夏(しょか)の夜(よる)、川(かわ)のそばで蛍狩(ほたるが)りをするのが毎年(まいとし)の楽(たの)しみだ。
Going firefly viewing by the river on early-summer evenings is my yearly delight.

Compound of 蛍(ほたる) (firefly) + 狩(が)り (hunting, gathering); the second element voices to がり. Despite the word 'hunting', it usually means simply going out to enjoy the sight of fireflies. A seasonal early-summer (初夏(しょか)) activity.

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Compare: 潮干狩(しおひが)り (shellfish gathering)
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Added 2026.5.21 12:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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