Mr. and Mrs. Akishino Shrine in Kamaishi at the Rugby World Cup.
Akishinomiya and his wife visited Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, which was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Mr. Akishinomiya, who is the honorary president of the Rugby World Cup Japan Tournament, has been visiting Iwate Prefecture from 24th with Princess Noriko Akishinomiya to watch the match in Kamaishi City on the 25th.
In the afternoon, we visited the “Kamaishi Prayer Park”, a memorial facility that was completed in March, and handed flowers to the memorial monument with the name of the victim of the earthquake.
In Kamaishi City, 1064 residents were sacrificed by the earthquake, and Akishinomiya was repeatedly asked questions about the situation at that time, such as "how far is the distance from the sea?"
After that, I visited a facility that introduced the damage caused by the earthquake and learning about disaster prevention, and listened eagerly to the explanation.
Akishinomiya-san has visited the disaster area more than 20 times with Noriko-san and so on, and has been attracted to the local people by encouraging their words. It became the first visit after becoming.
On the 25th, Akishinomiya and his wife will be watching the match at the newly established stadium in Kamaishi City, which was inundated by the tsunami.