Fireflies 蛍

Firefly season begins in mid June when the weather starts to get humid.

I hate insects but simply drawn to this glowing bug.

Due to the gradual urbanization in Matsutomo, the number of fireflies has decreased greatly in the recent years.

Fireflies can only survive in clean waters and almost impossible to spot them in urban areas.


To catch a glimpse of the fireflies, we went to the famous Tatsuno park which is around 35km away from home.

It was 9pm when we arrived but there were still hundreds of eager visitors around.

The park was in complete darkness and I had to hold on to my husband while walking around which was kind of romantic.

The only sources of light within visible range were a large number of fireflies, flying around.


According to the park personnels, over 4000 fireflies were spotted on the previous night.

In the darkness, we can only see the glow from the fireflies as they occassionaly emit when flying around.

Those fireflies that rested on the trees looked like christmas illumination.


After more than 10 tries, my husband managed to catch one for my blog photo.

We were not supposed to use flash in the park as it will cause inconvienices to the other visitors.


Instead, we hid in a corner and used a small torch to shine on the firefly.

I tried many times before finally capturing the bug glowing picture.

Of course, we didn`t forget to release the firefly back into the park.