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McDonald’s Japan makes beautifully bittersweet burger anime music video with Idolmaster [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 26, 2026
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Chihaya Kisaragi and Imadaketsukimitabemi go moon-viewing together.

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Mos Burger skips tsukimi burgers, crafts moon-viewing focaccia sausage sandwiches instead

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2026

Newest entry in the chain’s tsukimi burger alternative features a rich and creamy “Golden Sauce.”

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McDonald’s Japan reveals exclusive new Tsukimi moon viewing collection for 2026

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2026

The moon rises at McDonald’s with eight limited-edition items on the menu, including a sukiyaki burger. 

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KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi collection that takes moon-viewing to extreme levels

• Oona McGee
  Aug 22, 2026

Eggs run wild for this ever-evolving Japanese tradition.

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Wendy’s Japan’s mochi moon-viewing burger don’t just have mochi, they are mocchi too

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 3, 2025

Another part of tsukimi traditions gets drawn into the gravtional pull of moon-viewing burgers.

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McDonald’s Japan unveils moon-viewing sukiyaki burgers and sweets for tsukimi season

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2025

This year brings new twists on the autumn culinary tradition.

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Is KFC Japan’s new Triple Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burger really as big as it looks?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2025

Putting a new burger to the test, in the Mr Sato way. 

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KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Aug 21, 2025

This year’s range comes with a muscly Chief Tamago Officer heading up the Human Eggification Project.

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Is McDonald’s Japan’s new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing Burger any better than a regular Egg Cheeseburger?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2024

Find out if the new release is nothing more than over-hyped marketing.

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Mos Burger releases new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing focaccia burgers for 2024

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2024

A triple-moon showing at Japan’s famous homegrown burger chain.

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“Please watch until the end.” McDonald’s Japan’s beautiful moon-viewing anime video has cozy twist

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2024

McDonald’s Japan continues to be a reliable source for tasty burgers and heartwarming anime art.

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McDonald’s Japan reveals tsukimi moon-viewing burger range for 2024 with a Kaguya-hime commercial

• Oona McGee
  Aug 30, 2024

Because even traditional Japanese folktale characters crave fast food by the light of the moon.

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Burger King takes a different approach to tsukimi moon-viewing burgers in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2024

A refreshing twist on the traditional Japanese festival. 

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KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2024

• Oona McGee
  Aug 24, 2024

Fried chicken meets Japanese tradition with a new lineup, and there’s a sweet pie in the mix too.

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The two best Tsukimi Moon-Viewing burgers in Japan for 2023

• Oona McGee
  Sep 29, 2023

Find out which two chains are the ones to visit when the moon rises on this special festival day.

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Japan’s Sailor Moon moon-viewing sandwich returns to Mos Burger, but does it taste the same?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2023

Japanese burger chain reinterprets the moon in its own unique way. 

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Wendy’s releases…American moon-viewing burgers in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2023

We taste a rather unusual pair of tsukimi burgers. 

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Move aside, moon-viewing burgers — KFC Japan has a Tsukimi Twister on the menu!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2023

We try the tart and the Twister that’s on everyone’s lips right now.

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KFC Japan’s new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing burger range includes two new surprises

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2023

The moon rises on another Japan-exclusive collection, and it looks to be the best one yet.

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Lotteria’s Tsukimi Rib Sandwich joins the fight for Japanese tsukimi supremacy【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 14, 2021

Moon-viewing shrimp burger and guilty-pleasure cheeseburger also arrive in our stomach.

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