Tokyo, Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Tuesday, inviting about 1,900 guests. The Imperial couple and other members of the Imperial Family were divided into two groups–one consisting of the Emperor and the Empress, and the other of the remaining Imperial Family members. They walked along separate routes and engaged with guests, including jockey Yutaka Take and “Wajima-nuri” lacquerware artist Kazuo Yamagishi. This spring, for the first time in 62 years, the Imperial Household Agency changed the garden party layout, creating three groups of Imperial Family members to prevent bottlenecks among guests. For the autumn party, the routes were reviewed again. Until last year, Imperial Family members had walked in a single line behind the Emperor while chatting with guests through the gardens. Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, who had his coming-of-age ceremony in September, was absent from the party to focus on his studies. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Imperial Couple Hosts Autumn Garden Party
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