The "National High School Comprehensive Cultural Festival", in which high school students showcase the results of their daily cultural activities, has begun in Wakayama Prefecture, and Mr. and Mrs. Akishino have also watched the opening ceremony online.
At this year's "National High School Comprehensive Cultural Festival," a total of 17,000 high school students from all over the country will showcase the results of their practice in 22 categories such as theater and chorus.
On the 31st, the first day, the opening ceremony was held in the hall of Wakayama City, and Mr. and Mrs. Akishino visited online from their residence.
At the opening ceremony, a pre-recorded video message of Mr. Akishinomiya was screened after the opening declaration by a local high school student.
Mr. Akishinomiya mentioned that the spread of the new coronavirus has had a great impact on artistic and cultural activities, and said, "Expressing the creativity cultivated in daily activities and daily life, and expressing it. I hope that it will be transmitted nationwide. "
After that, choruses by high school students were performed, and Mr. and Mrs. Akishino were enthusiastically watching.