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2023 "Family Moon" stands above Akari, a symbol of fertility.

 2023 Standing over Akari, a symbol of fertility

 September 29 is "Mid-Autumn Moon (15 Nights)". It is also called potato moon because it offered taro during the harvest season and thanked for the fruit.       In the lunar calendar, autumn is from July to September, and July is divided into early autumn, August is divided into late autumn, and September is divided into late autumn. Middle autumn refers to August 15, old calendar is the middle day of autumn.               During this season, the moon rises at an angle suitable for just looking up in the clear night sky, making it easy to spend, making it the best season for viewing moons. `` Otsukimi '' is an elegant banquet of boating where Heian nobles enjoy poetry and orchestras while enjoying sake, incorporating the customs of Chinese moon viewing, celebrating the 15th night as a mid-autumn festival. Rather, he loved the moon reflected on the pond and cup.                    It is said that when it spread among the common people, it became integrated with a farming ritual that appreciates the old autumn fruit, gradually deepening the color of the latter, admiring fifteen nights as a symbol of rich fruit, and offering thanks and prayers to offering.                            Since the phases of the moon are not constant, 15 nights are not necessarily full, but this year, the mid-autumn moon and full moon overlap for the third consecutive year, following 2021 and 2022. It is in 2030 that the next mid-autumn moon and full moon collaboration will be seen.                                Tsukishima, seen from the Sumida River Terrace in Tsukiji.·You will be fascinated by the tranquil scene of the famous moon, a symbol of fertility, standing above the window lights of the skyscrapers in Kachidoki.