On August 29, 2013, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan was given piano lessons in Kusatsu in the Gunma Prefecture. The imperial couple are currently on holiday in Kusatsu for the next several days.
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Tennis Time for the Emperor and Empress of Japan. (VIDEO)
On Tuesday, August 27, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan enjoyed a friendly game of Tennis whilst on holiday in Karuizawa, Kitasaku District in the Nagano Prefecture.
Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan Visit a Museum. (VIDEO)
On Sunday, August 25, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited the Kiichiro Mizumura Museum inTōmi in the Nagano Prefecture.
TIMs Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan Visit the Kaichi Gakko in Matsumoto. (VIDEO)
On the morning of August 24, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited one of the oldest schools in Japan, Kaichi Gakko, in Matsumoto in the Nagano Prefecture. During their visit the emperor and empress were given a tour of the school as well as viewed a special exhibition.
To learn more about the history of this famous school please click here.
News Regarding TIMs Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. (VIDEO)
On the evening of Friday, August 23, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan arrived at the Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre in the city of Matsumoto in the Nagano Prefecture to attend the 2013 Saito Kinen Festival.
This evening the emperor and empress along with hundreds of classical music fans watched and listened to the late Mr. Igor Stravinsky’s, The Soldier’s Tale, under the musical direction of Mr. Seiji Ozawa and the artistic direction of Mr. Kazuyoshi Kushida.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDzj7mlRgro
Photo courtesy of the IHA
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan Visit Shichigahama and Sendai. (VIDEOS)
On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan arrived in Shichigahama in the Miyagi Prefecture to visit with hundreds of people still living in a temporary housing shelter after the devastating March 11, 2011, earthquake off the Tōhoku coast and the devastating tsunami that followed.
The lovely imperial couple also visited a Miso factory in Sendai according to Kyodo News.
News Regarding TIMs Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. (VIDEOS)
On August 15, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended a service of remembrance at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo marking the 68th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces thus ending World War II. Today’s service also remembered the “…2.5 million war dead…” according to Kyodo News.
The Royal Correspondent 