［作者情報］

［Author Information］

藤井湊太

( Fuji Sota )

Age 6

第17回The 17th 2021-2022年2021-2022 日本大会Japanese Language Contest

テーマ「まち」 Theme "Town" 大賞作品 JAL Grand Prize Winner

家の近くに町の神社があって、春には桜が見事だ。鳥居よりも大きな桜の絵からは、立派な枝振りの老木だと見て取れる。満開の桜の下では、家から歩いてきた僕が両腕を広げて立っている。「わー、きれいだ！」という声が聞こえそう。右下に小さく、二階建ての僕の家も見える。町一番の自慢の桜である。

The cherry blossoms are very beautiful at the shrine in the author’s neighborhood. From the picture of the blooming cherry tree, which is larger than the torii gate, I can see that it is an old tree with magnificent branches. Under the cherry blossoms in full bloom, the author is standing with his outstretched arms, “Wow, it's beautiful!” I can hear his joyful voice in awe. His two-story house is in the lower-right corner of the picture. The image conveys how happy the author is with this grand cherry tree, the pride of his town.