The Meigetsu Kangen-sai festival is one of many events held in honor of harvest moon viewings once enjoyed by court nobility in the Heian period. Visitors in Kyoto can carry on that tradition today by watching a variety of musical performances by firelight as the moon rises over Shimogamo Shrine.

In Kyoto, visitors can enjoy a relaxed and cultural moon viewing reminiscent of the traditional Heian style parties, and one of the most popular of the several hosts you can choose from is Daikaku-ji temple.

Representing hairstyles and ornamentation from the Kofun Period all the way to the present, the Kushi Matsuri parade has volunteers carrying signs distinguishing which era the women represent.