The Harvest Moon Banquet, an annual event that colors the early autumn in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture, was recently held at Shoryuji Castle Park in Shoryuji Temple, Nagaokakyo City. Approximately 800 people enjoyed the performance of classical performing arts on an outdoor stage.
This event is held every year by the Nagaokakyo City Cultural Association in order to familiarize people with the entertainment culture in a place connected to the Sengoku period military commander Akechi Mitsuhide and his daughter Hosokawa Garasha, and this year marks the 32nd time.
This time, nine groups and approximately 40 people performed. Taishogoto and ocarina groups performed on stage. Japanese dance, poetry, shakuhachi, Nohkan, folk songs, and shamisen were performed next, and the audience listened to the atmospheric sounds.
The venue was decorated with bamboo lanterns and lanterns made by children from milk cartons, adding color. The tea ceremony, which had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, resumed for the first time in four years, and residents were able to enjoy it.
