On the 50th Episode of Life in Japan, the girls kick off 5th grade under new guidelines,

金曜日ですね

Sarah goes to her very first day of Japanese Elementary School

今日も新しいエピソードを配信します

and all while Japan goes into stricter forms of lock down.

遂に第50話です！

But it's not just any Friday today,

娘達も5年生になりました

it's Good Friday — a day millions all around the world celebrate and remember.

サラも小学校に入学しました

Stay tuned for a super special edition of Life in Japan!

日本の外出自粛も 厳しくなっていますが

I love the Sakura blossoms. They are a sign of hope like nothing else I know.

今日は特別な金曜日です

And a super special part of living in Japan is seeing these come out every Spring.

世界中の人がお祝いする "聖金曜日"です

Look who's awake today!

いつもとは違う"Life in Japan"を お楽しみください！

What's happening today Sarah?

桜が大好きです まるで希望を告げる花のようです

I'm going to Shyogako (Elementary school)

毎年春に桜を見れるのは 日本生活の醍醐味です

You're going to shyogako!

よく眠れたかな？

Your first day in first grade!

サラ 今日は何の日？

Oh my goodness!

小学校に行くの

Wow! Are you excited?

小学校だね！

Yes, so excited.

入学式だね！

That's exciting.

すごい！

A hundred percent excited.

ワーオ！ 楽しみ？

A hundred percent excited.

楽しみ

My girls are heading off for their first day of 5th grade.

そうだね

Is that correct? Five- for one hand.

100%楽しみ！

That's right — a whole hand.

100%だね

This is the last year you can show what grade you're in with one hand, right?

アナとベッカも 今日から5年生です

Next, six.

- そうだよね？ - 指の数と同じ

That's right! Or like six.

そうだね 5年目だね

Wait, six!

片手で数えられる 最後の年だね

Look, one hand!

来年は6年生

And this is the new way of going to school, isn't it? Mask.

そうだよ！

Those girls are more than excited to be getting off to school after so many days cooped up

6本！

But it's only for a little bit, and then they have to wait 2 more weeks until they go back again.

片手みたいでしょ？

Do I look so cute?

今日からは マスクで登校だね

You look so cute!

久しぶりの登校で 娘達もとてもうれしそうです

You are adorable!

でも政府の方針変更の為 また2週間休校です

For my work, it's not very often I need to wear a suit,

可愛い？

But we got a suit on today for Sarah's nyugakoski

すごく！

Going into first grade.

すごく可愛いよ！

Is that your randoseru?

スーツは滅多に着ないのですが

Oh! Oh! Oh!

今日はサラの入学式なので スーツです

Ooooh yes!

1年生です

Oh, you are an adorable 1st grader!

ランドセルだね？

Actually stand right here.

いいね！

No turn around. No look at mommy.

ピカピカの1年生だね！

One, two, three.

そこに立って

Well Sarah, here we go! We're walking to your first day of school, huh — in elementary.

そのまま ママを見て

How precious. Look at how cute you look.

1 2 3...

Let me see again.

遂に小学校の1年生だね

This is the first day back to school in, how long? A month?

とっても可愛いよ

But, it's only to go and meet their teachers, and that sort of thing.

もう一度

Everyone's getting their camera's out. Here come the kids. It's time.

今日から学校も再開です

There she is.

今日は授業は無く 式典だけです

So it was very interesting to see how they did the whole ceremony.

みんなカメラの準備をしています もうすぐ子供達の入場です

We were spaced quite far apart, which was really good,

サラです

Everybody had masks on, of course.

とても興味深い 入学式でした

So they did the ceremony, and they did it much faster than normal.

間隔を空けて座りました

So that once it was done, we could go and be on our way.

全員マスクを着けていて

Well hello! Hello!

進行も通常より 早かったです

Welcome back!

なので帰宅も 早くなりました

How was your first day of class? Good.

どうだった？

Did you get lots of books? Yeah.

お帰り！

What else happened? Tell me.

- 初日はどうだった？ - 良かったよ

Well, we took a picture.

- 沢山本もらった？ - うん

You took a picture? Yeah.

他には何があった？

And then the teacher talked with us.

写真を撮って

Did you understand some of what the teacher said?

写真撮ったの？

No. No?!

先生とお話ししたの

You will by the end of this year already.

先生の話してる事 少し分かった？

I got a dangomushi (bug). Oh, ok, good for you.

分からなかった

Where's Joshua? Hi Joshua.

年末には 分かるようになるよ

When I go like this, and close it, if they're moving around it tickles so bad that I laugh.

- ダンゴムシだよ - すごいわね

We're eating already.

ジョシュアはどこ？

I want to ride on this one (hammock). Yo!

捕まえると小さくなるけど 動くとすごいよ

Hey yo! Hey yo! Hey yo!

皆でご飯です

Get off!

僕もハンモックのりたい

Thank you!

降りてよ！

There's four. Oh, there's four of 'em?

ありがとう

Aw! They're so beautiful.

4つあるよ

Mommy!

とてもきれいね

Oh my, Mommy! Oh my, honey!

ママ

How are we going to do this? How are we going to do it?

ママどうしよう！

We're going to do a step.

どうしよう？

Sarah look — a big step, that's it.

ジャンプして

So word is that they're about to declare a state of emergency here in Japan

サラ見て！ こうするの

So I'm getting a jog in just in case jogging is taboo in some way, shape or form

日本でも緊急事態宣言が出ます

Friday is one of my favorite days,

ジョギング出来なくなる事は ないと思いますが念のため

One of the things I love to do every Friday is launch this video.

金曜日は良いですね

I know it brings joy and hope to so many of you,

この動画を投稿するのは 喜びの一つです

And it brings so much joy and hope to me as well, as I'm able to read the comments,

喜びや希望を 届けられたらと思いますし

Interact with each and every one of you.

私自身もコメントで 勇気づけられます

It's a highlight of my week.

皆さんに励まされています

And today, especially, is a special day,

大事なひと時です

A special friday: Good Friday.

今日は特別な日です

You may have heard of it before,

"聖金曜日" "グッド・フライデー"です

But it's a day that Christians all around the world celebrate as they remember Jesus' death on the cross.

ご存じでしょうか？

Now this whole weekend — Good Friday starts it and then Sunday is Resurrection Sunday.

私達クリスチャンが イエス・キリストの十字架の死を覚え

Easter Sunday, which you've probably heard as well.

復活の日曜日を祝うまで 祈る日です

And sometimes you'll see chocolates or Easter bunnies, that sort of thing.

そして日曜日は "イースター"です

But the real meaning and purpose behind this whole weekend has to do with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

チョコやイースター・バニーで お祝いします

This single event has changed history more than perhaps anything else, expect for maybe the creation of the world.

でも本当の意味は イエス・キリストの死と復活にあります

So — what is so great about Good Friday?

この出来事は天地創造以来の歴史を 大きく変えました

It's kind of funny, if you think about it, because it's the day that the Lord Jesus died,

"グッド・フライデー" その凄さは何でしょうか？

but we call it "Good" Friday. Why would we call it Good Friday?

ちょっと面白いですね イエス様が死んだ日なのに

It's kind of like this season we're living in right now.

なぜ”グッド"なのでしょうか？

With everything that's happening in the world, it hardly seems like good times, in fact they are very bad times right now.

今の状況に 似ているかもしれません

People losing their jobs. People in depression or locked into different ways and habits.

世界で起きているコロナ渦は 大変な困難です

You know, I've read about domestic violence that's happening as people are together,

失業や外出自粛など 生活の変化が余儀なくされています

they can't handle the pressure of being locked inside their homes and that sort of thing.

報道によれば 家庭内暴力が増加しています

Somebody asked me, "Why are you so happy all the time?"

長期間の外出制限による ストレスは困難な問題です

"Why do you have so much hope? How do I get that?"

"なぜいつも楽しそうなの？" と聞かれることがあります

And the real answer is because of Good Friday.

"なぜ希望に溢れているのか？" "どうすればそうなれるのか？"

It's because of what Jesus did on the cross. And it's because of Resurrection Sunday.

”グッド・フライデー”に 答えがあります

When He rose again, triumphant over sin, over death, over disease.

イエス様の十字架の死と 復活の日曜日が答えです

The reason we have so much hope is because our hope is not in the economy,

イエス様の復活は 罪や死に対する勝利を意味します

Our hope is not in the school system,

私の希望は お金や経済にはありません

Our hope is not in our bank account,

学校や教育にもありません

Our hope is not even in our own health.

銀行に蓄えられるものでもありません

But our hope is in Jesus Christ, and our hope is in God, that He has an eternal home planned for us.

健康も絶対ではありません

This kind of joy: when you have Jesus,

永遠の人生を与えてくれる イエス・キリストと神様に希望があります

When you have His love in you, when you believe in Him and you've received His love, it changes everything.

イエス様から出てくる喜び

And it can make even the worst times...

イエス様にある愛を信じ受け取る時 全てが大きく変わります

You can have peace and you can prosper even in difficult times.

困難な時にあっても

What is going on here? We're having a picnic in the balcony.

平安を感じることが 出来るようになります

Wow! With the stuffed animals!

- 何してるの？ - ベランダでピクニック

We have quite a crew here.

動物さんも一緒だよ

Who do you have there, Becca?

沢山いるね

Oh, I see. I have Mario!

ベッカのは？

What about you, Anna? The triplets and Yoshi.

いいね

Ahhh ha ha ha!

- アナは？ - 3匹の仲間とヨッシー

Awww! Daddy, you didn't ask me!

私には聞かないの？

Who do you have?

サラは？

Um, Peach and — what's her name? Unicorn?

- ピーチと… 何だっけ？ - ユニコーン？

Nope — Bec! Bec and I don't know who she is. Bec?!

ベックだ！ こっちは…

And then the Jasmine.

ジャスミン

Oh cool! Is that "Bec" like as in "Becca?"

"ベック"は"ベッカ"から取ったの？

Yeah. Oh, how cute Becca! She named one of her animals after you!

良かったねベッカ！

That's cute!

可愛いね

During this time that we're going to be shut inside, the videos may be a little different,

今は外出自粛中なので 動画もいつもと違いますが

I have some throwback videos that I'm will be sharing here in the next couple of weeks,

来週からは昔のビデオを 紹介したいと思います

and some other fun things, so make sure you subscribe

他にもいくつか紹介するので ぜひご覧下さい

We'll continue to put out things that will make your day,

動画はいつも通り 配信し続けます！

Thanks so much for liking, watching and subscribing. We'll see you next time on Life in Japan. Bye bye.

"いいね！"と"チャンネル登録" お願いします