{"id":16887,"date":"2017-10-02T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T02:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=16887"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:06:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T01:06:27","slug":"tsukimi-a-timeless-tradition-of-appreciating-the-beauty-of-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/sightseeing\/tsukimi-a-timeless-tradition-of-appreciating-the-beauty-of-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsukimi\u2013A Timeless Tradition of Appreciating the Beauty of the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16909\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170929_192952-590x332.jpg?resize=590%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"20170929_192952\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p><em>Tsukimi <\/em> means &#8220;moon viewing&#8221;, and in Japan, gatherings are held to view the harvest moon\u2014often in conjunction with harvest festivals. Tsukimi\u00a0is officially celebrated on the 15th night of the eighth month according to the\u00a0lunar calendar.<\/p>\n<h2>Matsumoto Castle Tsukimi<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16938\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16938 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_7894-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_7894\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live music being performed within the castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Matsumoto Castle is celebrating tsukimi with live music performances and tea ceremony demonstrations on the castle grounds. The event is being held this week 9\/29(Fri)\u201310\/4(Wed) 5:30\u20138:30 p.m. It is free to enter the castle grounds and \u00a5500 to view the tea ceremony up close and receive freshly whisked <em>matcha<\/em> or green tea. Other light snacks are also available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Come bask in the radiance of the moon and illuminated castle while listening to traditional music. Instruments include the shamisen and the koto, and the sound of the music floating across the grounds leaves you feeling that you have been transported back in time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16937\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16937 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/FullSizeRender-590x452.jpg?resize=590%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FullSizeRender\" width=\"590\" height=\"452\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flower display exhibiting the Japanese art\u00a0ikebana\u00a0and sweets called dango add a sense of festivity to the occasion.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16911\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20170929_191505-e1506910041304-590x239.jpg?resize=590%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"20170929_191505\" width=\"590\" height=\"239\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/sightseeing\/tsukimi-a-timeless-tradition-of-appreciating-the-beauty-of-the-moon\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/sightseeing\/tsukimi-a-timeless-tradition-of-appreciating-the-beauty-of-the-moon\/\" data-text=\"Tsukimi\u2013A Timeless Tradition of Appreciating the Beauty of the Moon\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsukimi means &#8220;moon viewing&#8221;, and in Japan, gatherings are held to view the harvest moon\u2014often in conjunction with harvest festivals. Tsukimi\u00a0is officially celebrated on the 15th night of the eighth month according to the\u00a0lunar calendar. Matsumoto Castle Tsukimi Matsumoto Castle is celebrating tsukimi with live music performances and tea ceremony demonstrations on the castle grounds. The event is being held this week 9\/29(Fri)\u201310\/4(Wed) 5:30\u20138:30 p.m. It is free to enter the castle grounds and \u00a5500 to view the tea ceremony up close and receive freshly whisked matcha or green tea. Other light snacks are also available for purchase. Come bask in the radiance of the moon and illuminated castle while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/sightseeing\/tsukimi-a-timeless-tradition-of-appreciating-the-beauty-of-the-moon\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/sightseeing\/tsukimi-a-timeless-tradition-of-appreciating-the-beauty-of-the-moon\/\" data-text=\"Tsukimi\u2013A Timeless Tradition of Appreciating the Beauty of the Moon\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":16909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[2354,2364,2357,2358],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ichie10.jpg?fit=1734%2C1152&ssl=1","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tsukimi\u2013A Timeless Tradition of Appreciating the Beauty of the Moon | Visit Matsumoto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tsukimi means &quot;moon viewing&quot;, and in Japan, gatherings are held to view the harvest moon\u2014often in conjunction with harvest festivals. 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