I want to be more approachable to people who are struggling..! Kako, the second daughter of the Akishino family, is searching for a “new style of official duties

A change” in her official duties

On November 1, when it was unfortunately cloudy in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Kako, 29, the second daughter of the Akishino family, was seen in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, wearing a fresh blue one-piece dress that seemed to blow away the rain clouds.

She was attending the “National Urban Greenery Festival. There was a scene where Kako planted cherry seedlings with local junior high school students,” said a reporter from the Imperial Household Agency for a major media outlet.

Three days earlier, Kako had visited Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, to meet with Wajima lacquerware craftsmen whose workshops had been damaged by the earthquake and torrential rains. According to a journalist from the Imperial Household, there has been “a certain change” in her recent official duties.

She has always shown a strong interest in welfare, but I sense that she is taking a more proactive stance in reaching out to those who are suffering, such as by visiting areas close to the disaster-stricken areas. I have heard that Kako herself requested to visit Ishikawa Prefecture this time.”

Shinji Yamashita, a commentator on the Imperial Household, adds.

She wore a Wajima-nuri accessory during her visit. I think she wanted to encourage the creators and raise awareness of the disaster-stricken area. Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako is very good at producing such things, taking into account her own high profile.

As an “active member of the Imperial Family,” Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako is seeking a “new style of official work. Wajima-nuri accessories are said to have temporarily run out of stock.

From the November 22/29, 2024 issue of FRIDAY