Osaka 'Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2026' Draws Record 32,000 Visitors Over Two Days, Organised by Chinese Community Groups
The 'Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Osaka 2026' was held Oct. 10-11 at the historic Naniwa Palace ruins in Osaka's Chuo Ward, drawing a record of about 32,000 visitors over the two days, according to the All-Japan Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations. The event was organised by an executive committee whose members include the Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto Chinese associations, the West Japan Overseas Chinese Association, the West Japan Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Kansai Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Osaka Chinese North Gang Guild, the West Japan China Enterprise Federation, the Shikoku Overseas Chinese Federation, the Osaka Japan-China Friendship Association, the Japan-China Economic and Trade Center and West Japan Chinese student associations, and the City of Osaka was among the co-hosting organisations. Two days of stage performances featured lion dances, face-changing, choruses, folk dances, tai chi, Peking opera, Awa Odori and other Chinese and Japanese traditional arts, while food and merchandise booths packed the venue; the Keihanshin Chinese associations jointly offered Shaoxing wine tasting. At the opening ceremony, guests including executive chairman Wang Tianzuo and Osaka city official Fumiko Moriyama cut the ribbon. All-Japan Federation president Chen Longjin also attended as a guest.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：大阪难波宫迹公园（资料图）。そらみみ 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，取自维基共享资源。Photo: Naniwa Palace Park, Osaka (file photo). By そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
