Mid-automn moon shines down on Okinawa
Chushu-no-meigetsu “mid-automn moon” shining in the night sky. Photographed by John Matsumoto from the Tomari Ohashi bridge in Naha City, at 6:30 p.m. on October 1.
October 2, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
Jugoya, or Harvest moon, is celebrated on August 15 on the lunar calendar which fell on October 1 this year. High atmospheric pressures brought clear skies over Okinawa, providing a spectacular view of the chushu-no-meigetsu (mid-autumn moon).
Some neighborhoods in Okinawa celebrated jugoya by preparing fuchagi (mochi rice cakes sprinkled with red bean) as food offerings to the deities, and enjoyed the moon viewing. Standing on the Tomari Ohashi bridge in Naha City, a big round moon emerged in the east shortly after 6 p.m. from behind residential and commercial buildings. The mid-autumn moon gradually climbed up the night sky and illuminated the city.
(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)
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