白びゃく夜や

noun

midnight sun; white night

Refers to the natural phenomenon at high latitudes where the sun remains visible at midnight. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

• 北ほく欧おうでは夏なつに白びゃく夜やが続つづく。

  In Northern Europe, the midnight sun continues in summer.

• 白びゃく夜やの下もとで一ひと晩ばん中じゅう歩あるき回まわった。

  We walked around all night under the midnight sun.