Along with the above-mentioned custom of using chrysanthemum, people would dangle bags containing berries of sansho (Japanese pepper) and go on picnic to suburban hills or other high places offering distant views, in an activity called "toko" (literally, "climbing to a height").
上記の菊を使った習慣の他に、茱萸（グミではなくサンショウ）の実を入れた袋を肘に下げたり、郊外の丘など高い場所へピクニックに出掛け遠くを見る（これを登高と呼ぶ）ことが行われた。