Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Otsukimi.
O-Tsukimi (Moon-Viewing Festival) is when we enjoy the full harvest moon.
2011, Willamarie Moore, All About Japan, North Clarendon, VT: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 302 more examples
Friday, 9/28 […] O-Tsukimi (Moonviewing), traditional Japanese festival honoring the full moon in autumn, with music, haiku, tea ceremony and more, 6pm-8:30pm today, tomorrow & Tuesday, Portland Japanese Garden, reg. required
2012 June 7, “Summer Guide 2012”, in Eugene Weekly, volume 31, number 22, Eugene, OR: What's Happening Inc., →OCLC, page 41Across the street from the garden, discover an entirely different zen world at the Portland Japanese Garden, where an hour’s stroll will result in peace, harmony, and tranquility. […] Return through the seasons for full effect, and for a truly cosmic date, keep an eye out for their annual O-Tsukimi Moonviewing Festival. Walk hand in hand around the lantern-lit grounds, take in live koto harp playing and a traditional tea ceremony, then grab a seat and prepare to be moonstruck when the giant orb rises over the mountain and illuminates the city skyline.
2021, Eden Dawn, Ashod Simonian, The Portland Book of Dates, Seattle: Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, page 35
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O-Tsukimi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O-Tsukimi
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