Tsukimi - Moon Viewing Events

Japanese Moon Festival

1. Daikakuji Meigetsu Kangensai (Moon Viewing Evening)

Place: Daikakuji Temple Osawaike Pond Area
4 Saga Osawa-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-city
Access: Kyoto City Bus Daikakuji Stop
Date: October 2-4, 2009
Time: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Admission: 500 yen for adults
Phone: 075-871-0071　

Visitors can view the moon from the tea house, the special moon viewing stage, or the dragon boat on the Osawaike Pond. Additional fees are required for boat rides and so on.

2. Mukojima Hyakkaen Moon Viewing

Place: Mokojima Hyakkaen 3-18-3 Mukojima Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Access: Tobu Isezaki Line Higashi-mukojima Station / Keisei Line Keisei hikifune Station
Dates: October 2-4, 2009
Time: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Admission: 150 yen / adults
Phone: 03-3611-8705
Moon viewing special tea ceremonies are held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. during this time. An additional fee is required for participating in a tea ceremony.

3. Hie Shrine Chushu Kangensai (Moon Viewing Music Festival)

Place: Hie Shrine Jinja Inner Garden
2-10-5 Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Access: Tokyo Subway Tameike-sanno Station/Akasaka-mitsuke Station/Kokkaigijido-mae Station
Date: October 3, 2009
Time: 6 p.m.
Phone: 03-3581-2471

It's a ceremony takes place at Hie Shrine which is known as its Sanno Festival. Traditional Japanese court music and dance are performed.

4. Sankeien Kangetsukai (Moon Viewing)

Place: Yokohama Sankeien Garden
58-1 Honmoku Sannotani Yokohama-city
Access: JR Negishi Station
Dates: October 2-6, 2009
Time: - 9 p.m. (enter until 8:30 p.m.)
Admission: 500 yen for adults (middle school age children and over) / 300 yen for seniors age 65 years old and over / 200 yen for elementary school children
Phone: 045-621-0635
The three tier pagoda and ancient architectures are lit up at night. Traditional Japanese music performances are held.

5. Kamokangetsusai (Kamo Moon Viewing Festival)

Place: Kamigamojinja Shrine
339 Kamigamo motoyama Kita-ku, Kyoto-city
Access: Kyoto City Bus Kamigamo Misonokuchicho Stop / Kamigamo Shrine Bus Stop
Date: October 3, 2008
Time: 5:30 p.m. -
Phone: 075-781-0011

Tsukimi dango dumplings and Japanese sake are provided to the first 300 visitors. Shinto rituals and events are held under the moonlight.

6. Yasaka Shrine Kangetsusai (Moon Viewing Festival)

Place: Yasaka Shrine Buden Hall
625 Kitagawa gion machi Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-city
Access: Kyoto City Bus Gion Stop / Keihan line Shijo Station
Date: October 3, 2009
Time: 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Phone: 075-561-6155

　 At the Buden Hall, Shinto rituals, Japanese poem reading, and traditional Japanese music performances are held.

7. Shimogamo Jinja Meigetsukangensai (Moon Viewing Music Festival)

Place: Shimogamojinja Shrine
60 Shimogamo Izumigawa-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-city
Access: Kyoto City Bus Shimogamojinja-mae Stop
Date: October 3, 2009
Time: 5:30 p.m. -
Phone: 075-781-0010

After the Shinto rituals, the ancient court music and dances are performed. Also, tea ceremonies are held.

8. Misono Koen Moon Viewing

Place: Misono Koen Yokomizoyashiki
3-10-2 Shishigaya Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-city
Date: October 3, 2009 (in case of rains, the event will be postponed to the next day)
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Phone: 045-574-1987
Access: Yokohama City Bus #104 Omoteyato or Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus #tsuru03 Shinmeisha-mae Stop

Yokomizo Yashiki is a house of Yokomizo Family which was prospered from the 15th century. As a tsukimi event, 600 candles are set in bamboos and lit at night.

9. Hirano Jinja Meigetsusai (Moon Viewing Festival)

Place: Hiranojinja Shrine
Hiranomiyamoto-cho Kita-ku, Kyoto-city
Access: Kyoto City Bus # 50, # 205 Kinugasako-mae Stop
Date: October 3, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.- 9 p.m.
075-461-4450

After the Shinto rituals, traditional Japanese music and dances are preformed. Japanese macha green tea is served to visitors, with a price of 500 yen.