Tsukimi Harvest Moon Viewing Festival 2023

 

 

Tsukimi means moon viewing and every year for the harvest moon family and friends gather to watch the moon. This year we went to Himeji Castle, which had a stage set up for performances and booths selling food and local sake. I opted for a bento and Blake got his favorite oden. Oden is a type of winter soup that has hard boiled egg, konjac, daikon, and fishcakes. The oden even had konjac in the shape of Himeji Castle. It's a wonderful tradition to take in the change in season with loved ones.