{"id":9647,"date":"2019-08-21T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T07:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog?p=9647"},"modified":"2024-09-05T07:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:58:09","slug":"tsukimi-harvest-moon-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tsukimi-harvest-moon-festival","title":{"rendered":"Tsukimi: Japan\u2019s Harvest Moon festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tsukimi, also called Otsukimi or Jugoya, literally means \u201cmoon viewing\u201d or \u201clooking at the moon\u201d<\/strong>. Like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/japan-cherry-blossom-forecast\">hanami<\/a> of spring and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/japan-autumn-leaves-forecast\">koyo<\/a> of autumn, this Japanese festival honors a wonder of nature &#8211; <strong>the autumn moon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the origins of this festival, and how is it celebrated today?<\/strong> This travel guide will provide all the details you should know if traveling to Japan during the Harvest Moon Festival.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#History_and_meaning\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> History and meaning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Harvest_Moon_festival\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> The Harvest Moon festival<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Tsukimi_dates\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Tsukimi dates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Tsukimi_traditional_food\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Tsukimi traditional food<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Tsukimi_decorations\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Tsukimi decorations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_is_the_Rabbit_on_the_Moon\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> What is the Rabbit on the Moon?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Tsukimi_events_around_Japan\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> Tsukimi events around Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"History_and_meaning\">History and meaning<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since ancient times, Japanese writings have identified <strong>the month of September as the best time for viewing the moon<\/strong>, as it is especially bright. It was thought that the viewer could express gratitude for this year\u2019s harvest and hope for the year to come.<\/p>\n<p>The Tsukimi tradition dates back to the <strong>Heian period, from 794 to 1185 A.D<\/strong>. It is thought that <strong>moon-viewing parties originated with the introduction of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival<\/strong> to the aristocratic elite, who would gather to listen to music and recite or compose poetry by moonlight. Some would board boats in order to view the moon\u2019s reflection.<\/p>\n<p>By the 1600s, the custom had become popular with the civilian population as well, where<strong> it became associated with existing traditions in which some of the rice harvest was offered to the gods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Until 1683, the full moon always fell on the thirteenth day of each month. In that year, <strong>the calendar was altered so that the full moon fell on the fifteenth<\/strong>. <strong>Moon viewing parties<\/strong> would then happen throughout the month &#8211; some on the thirteenth, others on the fifteenth, regional observances on the seventeenth, and Buddhist religious observances on the twenty-third or twenty-sixth. These celebrations ceased when the Meiji period began in 1868.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"The_Harvest_Moon_festival\">The Harvest Moon festival<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This festival is a rather solemn observance. It involves <strong>traditional foods, decorations, and the beauty of nature<\/strong>. Some observers also <strong>visit shrines, burn incense, or make food offerings to Shinto gods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Today, some people repeat the customs for several days following the full moon rather than simply on the night of the full moon. When the moon is not visible at festival time, celebrations are still held. They are referred to as <em>Mugetsu<\/em> or <em>Ugetsu<\/em>, meaning \u201cno moon\u201d and \u201crain moon,\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Tsukimi_dates\">Tsukimi dates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tsukimi dates are recorded on the traditional Japanese calendar, and must be translated to modern calendar dates. <strong>The full moon celebration takes place on the fifteenth day of the eighth month<\/strong>, and the <strong>waxing moon celebration on the thirteenth day of the ninth month<\/strong>. These dates typically fall in the months of <strong>September and October<\/strong> on our modern calendar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n            <a class=\"fasc-button banner-button-shortcode fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-after fa-chevron-circle-right fasc-style-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/the-japan-rail-pass\">\n                Buy your JR Pass\n            <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Tsukimi_traditional_food\">Tsukimi traditional food<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tsukimi customs involve eating a <strong>type of rice dumpling called Tsukimi dango<\/strong>, a sweet similar to <em>mochi<\/em>. The dumplings are round and white and are said <strong>to celebrate the beauty of the moon<\/strong>. Eating them on the night of the full moon is thought to bring <strong>good health and happiness<\/strong> in the coming year. Other traditional foods include <strong>mooncakes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9653\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tsukimi-dango-food-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Dango, traditional Tsukimi food\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tsukimi-dango-food.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tsukimi-dango-food-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tsukimi-dango-food-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tsukimi dango, traditional Tsukimi food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even fast food restaurants sell <strong>special egg dishes<\/strong> during this time, such as egg sandwiches or <strong>Tsukimi soba or Tsukimi udon<\/strong> &#8211; boiled noodles topped with nori, broth, and a raw egg, which is thought to resemble the moon.<\/p>\n<p>Additional foods &#8211; the produce of the season &#8211; are presented as offerings to the moon itself. <strong>Sweet potatoes<\/strong> are prepared as an offering to the full moon, <strong>chestnuts and beans<\/strong> to the waxing moon. <strong>Taro, edamame, and sake<\/strong> may also be consumed or offered. Because of this, the celebrations may be referred to as <em>Imomeigetsu<\/em>, <em>Mememeigetsu<\/em>, or <em>Kurimeigetsu<\/em>, the potato, bean, chestnut harvest moons, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, prayers for an abundant harvest accompany this custom.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Tsukimi_decorations\">Tsukimi decorations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Susuki, or pampas grass, is a traditional decoration<\/strong>. These resemble rice plants, and five to 10 plumes represent a bountiful harvest. The area where the moon viewing will take place is typically decorated with this grass, and it is thought that this will <strong>protect the area from evil<\/strong>. Roofs may be decorated as an offering to the moon god. Autumn flowers in the <em>ikebana<\/em> style may also be used.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food offerings also serve as decorations<\/strong>. For example, <strong>taro bulbs with multiple shoots represent a prosperous family<\/strong>. <strong>Dango<\/strong> may be stacked in displays of <strong>15 to represent the fifteenth day of the month<\/strong>, or <strong>12 to represent the months of the year<\/strong>. <strong>Tea ceremony<\/strong> displays may also be present.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_the_Rabbit_on_the_Moon\">What is the Rabbit on the Moon?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instead of the \u201cman in the moon\u201d well-known in the West, in Japan the moon\u2019s craters are said to be an image of <strong>a rabbit pounding mochi<\/strong>. This may relate to a Buddhist fable, in which the man in the moon took a kind rabbit back with him, or it may be a play on words. <strong>The term mochizuki, which means \u201cfull moon,\u201d also sounds like the word for mochi pounding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Tsukimi_events_around_Japan\">Tsukimi events around Japan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Annual events around Japan include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lights and extended hours at <strong>Tokyo Tower<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Taiko drumming, performances, telescopes, and tea at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/himeji-castle-travel-guide\"><strong>Himeji Castle<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Live jazz music at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tokyo-skytree\"><strong>Tokyo Skytree<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lights and extended hours at <strong>Sankeien<\/strong>, a garden in Yokohama.<\/li>\n<li>Poetry readings and music at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/ise-shrine-travel-guide\"><strong>Ise Shrine<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Extended hours and poetic lanterns at <strong>Mukojima-Hyakkaen Garden<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can use your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\">JR Pass<\/a> to travel to many of these events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsukimi, also called Otsukimi or Jugoya, literally means \u201cmoon viewing\u201d or \u201clooking at the moon\u201d. 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