The cool clear Autumn air is traditionally the time for tsukimi – viewing the moon. It’s really just a good excuse to have a boozy picnic in the evening while the weather is still warm.
Tsukimi at the historical Mukojima-Hyakkaen Garden will include cultured performances on the koto as well as tea ceremonies and lantern painting. Entrance to the gardens is ¥150, and if you want to participate in the tea ceremony it will set you back ¥2,000. Numbers for the lantern painting are also limited.
The garden usually closes at dusk, so this is a unique opportunity to explore the garden at night. Scattered throughout the garden are washi lanterns with poems to the moon.
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| Venue: | Mukōjima-Hyakkaen Garden |
| Weather |
Typical weather at this time
High: 28 ℃ Low: 22 ℃
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| Access: |
380 m from Higashi-Mukōjima Station Tobu Skytree Line (TS5) 0.7 km from Hikifune Station Keisei Oshiage Line (KS46)Tobu Skytree Line (TS4)Tobu Kameido Line (TS4) 0.8 km from Keisei-Hikifune Station |
| Adverse weather policy: | Outdoor activities cancelled in event of rain. |
| Web: | http://teien.tokyo-park.or... |
| Area: | Hikifune |
Quick question,
does anyone know specific dates for this event?
The official site is not cooperating in our search 😉
Grts from Brussels,
thanks in advance,
Stijn
Hi there,
That’s the reason we hadn’t given the event a firm date. However, I just checked another site that is reliable and the date was September 14th to 16th. By the way, I went to this in 2014 and I can thoroughly recommend it.
Thanks a lot for the fast answer! We wont make it then, sadly so. Maybe next time! 😀
The link to the website doesn’t work 🙁
Is there a schedule for the event? I want to go when there are koto performances
Hi there,
The event is in the evening. I don’t know the exact timing of the koto performances, but if you’re there between 6pm and 8pm you will definitely see some.