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.