September 30th
Full moon viewing events
Japanese people have been attached to the moon, especially the autumn full moon. In ancient time, the nobles enjoyed a party on their boats under the moon, as they played a poem game while drinking sake and eating dumplings. In this season, several moon viewing events are held at some temples, shrines and other places in Kyoto.
Osawa-no-ike Pond of Daikaku-ji Temple, 17:00-21:00 on September 28th~30th
Kamigamo Shrine & Shimogamo Shrine, 17:30~ (At Kamigamo Shrine, sake and dumplings will be given away to the first 300 people to arrive.)
Kyoto Botanical Garden, 18:30~20:30 (event to see full moon by astronomical telescope)
