Mrs. and Mrs. Akishino attended the award ceremony for the reading impressionistic contest on February 7 18:30
Mrs. and Mrs. Akishino attended the award ceremony of the National Youth Reading Impressions Competition on July 7.
The contest has celebrated its 65th anniversary, and Mrs. and Mrs. Akishino attended the award ceremony held in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the afternoon of the 7th.
Until last year, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, who had been the Crown Prince and his wife until last year, came to the award ceremony.
In this context, Mr. Akishinomiya said, "I hope that as many people as possible can become familiar with books, sympathize with the feelings of various people, broaden their horizons, deepen their thoughts, and acquire reading that can enrich their hearts. I look forward to it. "
More than 3.97 million reading comments from elementary and junior high school students and high school students were sent to the competition, and Mrs. and Mrs. Akishinomiya were applauded to the recipients who received the certificate.
After the commendation ceremony, Mrs. and Mrs. Akishino talked with the award-winning children, and Mr. Akishinomiya asked, "Why did you want to read this book?", And Noriko said, "I will continue to read more books and do my best. Please, please ".