In Japan, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" has a scene in which the old woman warns Lady Kaguya about seeing the moon, which implies that they had an idea similar to that of Europe before the custom of moon viewing was introduced from China.
日本でも『竹取物語』に、月を眺めるかぐや姫を嫗が注意する場面があるため、中国から観月の風習が入る前はヨーロッパと似た考えを月に対して持っていたようだ。