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Tsukimi: Japan’s Moon Viewing Festival

Drawing of a Japanese couple viewing the bright full moon overlooking a city.

Tsukimi/Otsukimi (月見/お月見), also known as Jugoya (fifteenth night), is a traditional Japanese moon-viewing festival that takes place every autumn to celebrate and gaze upon the beauty of the full moon. This centuries-old tradition is still observed today on the 15th…

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