Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will visit the rice field art at Inakadate Village Office (Inakadate Village, Minamitsugaru District) on September 25.

His Majesties visited Aomori Prefecture for the first time in 24 years, and it has become a hot topic throughout the prefecture. On the 24th, in Hachinohe City, we visited the reconstruction situation after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and on the 25th, we visited the first rice field art venue in Inakadate Village Office. In the afternoon, we will visit the Prefectural Industrial Technology Center Apple Research Institute in Kuroishi and return to Tokyo from Aomori Airport on the same day.

Mr. Takatoshi Asari of the Planning and Tourism Division of Inakadate Village says, "I have received various awards, but I am honored to be one of those awards." He laughs that the media exposure is increasing year by year, and the number of TV programs that he / she appears on is increasing to introduce rice field art. "If the visits of His Majesties would lead to the liveliness of the village," he said.

With this visit, both Inakadate Village and Kuroishi City will be subject to large-scale traffic regulation in various places. Since traffic jams and congestion are expected, we call for cooperation such as temporary suspension of traffic and detours. For details, see the Aomori Prefectural Police website.

On the same day, rice field art will be closed all day in the first venue.