Dango Makers From the Moon

Seiran is a former Eagle Ravi member. She currently runs a dango shop in Gensokyo named Seiran's, but she actually came to earth for an infiltration mission during a past incident. The word is that she was attacked as she was taking a break to pound mochi.

Ringo is a former Eagle Ravi member. She currently runs a dango shop in Gensokyo named Ringo's, but she actually came to earth for intel during a past incident. That gave her a grasp of the entire situation, so when Reimu and others came to resolve the incident, Ringo sent them through the Dream World, which is a passage connected to the Lunar Capital.

Juugoya refers to the fifteenth night of the month in the lunar calendar. The custom of viewing the moon on this night has its roots in the Heian period. At that time, however, it was mainly popular among aristocrats, and it was only in the Edo period that the practice spread to the populace.

Have you heard the legends about rabbits pounding mochi on the moon? According to one of them, moon rabbits in ancient China used to make elixirs of immortality using a mortar and mallet. On the side of the moon facing Gensokyo, rabbits in the Lunar Capital could very well be skipping their training to pound mochi.

*pound* *pound* Can you hear it? That is the steady rhythm of mochi pounding. Let us make our way to its source. See? Seiran and Ringo are completely in sync as they make their mochi. They have to prepare dango for the upcoming moon viewing. It looks like we are just in time for the finishing touches. Ringo is holding the mortar, and in her eyes is a reflection of Seiran raising the mallet...