Mr. and Mrs. Akishino visit the Shuri Castle burnt spot.

On the 15th afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Akishinomiya visited Shuri Castle, the main building of which was burnt down, in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture.

In the morning, Mr. and Mrs. Akishino who attended the “National Tree-Browing Festival” ceremony in Ginowan, Okinawa, arrived at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts in Naha near Shuri Castle after 2:30 pm. .

In October, Shuri Castle was burned down by major fires, and the main buildings such as “Shōden” and “Kitaden” were burnt down. I was inspected.

When Governor Tamaki of Okinawa explained the location of the building using panels of photographs taken from the sky before and after the fire, the couple were eagerly listened, and Mr. Akishinomiya said, Was it strong? ”Was asked about the fire situation.

According to the Imperial Household Agency, the couples who have visited Shuri Castle before have been intimidated by the fire of Shuri Castle, the heart of the Okinawan people, "I was nodded with a disappointing expression when I told them that most of them were burnt and I can no longer see them."