September 18, 2013
Kuishinbo: Otsukimi Dango
Japan has a wonderful fall tradition known as otsukimi (ãŠæœˆè¦‹) or Moon Festival, which celebrates both the moon and promise of a good harvest for the year. Besides otsukimi, it’s also called chushu no meigetu or jyugoya. The custom is believed to have originated in China. In the year 909, the Emperor hosted the first recorded celebration […]