Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

 FANCL Ginza Square is open to the public as the first autumn garden project "Cosmos Garden", a salon space with a terrace on the 10th floor for five days from October 4th to 8th.

The "Autumn Garden" started last year because the 40m aerial garden "Rose Garden" held every May has gained popularity.

I hear that a total of 400 pots are laid out, but in addition to the so-called "cosmos" of various colors and shapes such as white, light peach, peach, and red color, yellow and orange "Kibana Cosmos", and "Chocolate Cosmos", which is reminiscent of chocolate, can also be enjoyed.

At the same time, hanging baskets with the theme of autumn are also displayed, and the "season" is produced.

Opening hours are from 11:30 to 18:30.

The second autumn garden project "Autumm Rose" is scheduled for 7 days from November 1st to 7th.

 From Friday, September 28 to October 1 (Mon), the opening hours of Hamarikyu Onshi Garden will be extended to 21:00 in line with September 30, the 15th night of this year, and the garden will be lit around the pond with tide. It is designed so that you can enjoy the mid-autumn moon shining in the tide.

The fantastic competition with the mid-autumn moon and the faint lighting of the Daimyo Garden in the background of the window lights of the surrounding skyscrapers makes you forget the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the beauty of the garden unique to night. Unless opportunity.

On the first day, there were a little clouds, and although the moon did not shine in the clear night sky, the moon hidden between the clouds also has a taste.

On September 23 (Sun), at Time Dome Akashi, "Let's go to the planetarium on the fourth Sunday!" <September 30 is a mid-autumn moon> lecture.

・The 15th night (also known as the sweet potato moon) is a moon viewing ritual from China. During the Heian period, a moon viewing party was held among the nobles, and in the Edo period, it became a general event linked to agricultural practices that appreciate autumn harvest.

・Mid-autumn refers to August 15 in the middle of the fall of old calendar (July, August and September), and Naka-autumn refers to the whole August when divided into three categories: early fall (July), mid-autumn (August), and late autumn (September).

・In Japan, the moon viewing one month after the fifteenth night is called the thirteenth night (also known as the chestnut name month / bean name month / later month), and it has been said that "Katatsukimi", which only one of them, should be condemned.

・The number of offering on the moon viewing is usually 12, 13 in leap months, 15 in 15 nights, and 13 in 13 nights.

・The following two points are recommended for detailed observation of the moon.　

　①"The Sea of the Moon" (a dark plain covered with dark-colored basalt)

　②"Lightjo" (Ejects scattered during crater formation due to meteorite collisions become radial muscle)