Mr. Akishino visited Shizuoka Prefecture on the 20th and attended the opening ceremony of the equestrian competition for high school students.
This equestrian competition, in which high school students from all over the country participate, was held at the equestrian stadium in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture, with spectators for the first time in three years, and Mr. Akishinomiya also attended the opening ceremony.
In this, Mr. Akishinomiya said, "I hope that everyone who is engaged in equestrian competition will deepen their knowledge about horses, which are their partners in the competition." I hope it will be a memorable time for everyone. "
And when the competition started, I was enthusiastically watching the athletes climbing over obstacles with their horses.
After that, Mr. Akishino-no-miya visited a research facility for agricultural technology in the prefecture in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and asked producers about tomatoes and broccoli cultivated using the technology of this facility.