Moon Festival General
In Japan, the Moon Festival is called this, meaning “moon viewing.”
What is Tsukimi?
This Japanese dish of raw fish and rice is world-famous and often eaten with wasabi and soy sauce.
What is sushi?
These small, round rice dumplings are offered to the moon as a symbol of gratitude.
What are Tsukimi dango?
These three letters stand for the student organization that brings Japanese culture to campus.
What is the Japanese Student Association?
During Tsukimi, people admire this object in the night sky.
What is the moon?
The festival is often associated with this animal, believed in Japan to pound mochi on the moon.
What is the rabbit？
This city served as Japan’s capital before Tokyo.
What is Kyoto?
Seasonal produce like chestnuts, taro, and this type of vegetable are often included in offerings.
What are sweet potatoes?
The total amount of board members in JSA
What are 15?
To enjoy Tsukimi fully, families and friends often gather in this type of location to admire the moon.
What is a garden, balcony, or open outdoor space?
The Japanese Moon Festival was influenced by this neighboring country’s Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is China?
Japan is divided into this many prefectures.
What are 47?
Besides food, this type of drink, often associated with autumn gatherings, is also offered to the moon.
What is sake?
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What is October?
Moon-themed origami is sometimes made in the shape of this animal.
What is a rabbit (tsuki no usagi)?
The Japanese Tsukimi Festival was originally held on the 15th night of this lunar month.
What is the 8th lunar month?
Japan has this many UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
What are 26?
These yellow fruits, sometimes arranged in a pyramid, symbolize fullness and prosperity during Tsukimi.
What are persimmons?
This is the year JSA was rebuilt.
What is 2021?
People sometimes play this traditional Japanese game under the moon, similar to badminton, to celebrate the festival.
What is hanetsuki?
People place these tall grasses as decorations, symbolizing autumn and a bountiful harvest.
What are pampas grasses (susuki)?
This is the total number of stations on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line.
What is 30?
This popular fast-food item is released in Japan every fall, featuring an egg to symbolize the moon.
What is the Tsukimi Burger?
Who on JSA board has a YouTube Channel?
Who is Ryan and Tsubasa?
Moon-viewing under the full moon often inspires this type of short, reflective literary expression, blending admiration of nature with philosophical thought.
What is a haiku or seasonal poem?