Princess Kako of Akishino, the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, attended a greenery gratitude festival on May 11.

The Midori no Kanshasai or greenery gratitude festival is an event that promotes the importance of forests, flowers, and other greenery.

Princess Kako gave a speech at the ceremony held in Tokyo as the honorary president of its endeavor.

S/ Princess Kako: It is important to steadily pass on to the future the irreplaceable greenery that plays such an important role. For that purpose, it is the first step for each of us to deepen our understanding of greenery.
 

She also applauded the awarding of prizes for promoting greening and the handing out of seedlings.

When a child presented Princess Kako with a bouquet of flowers, she showed a smile.

Prior to the ceremony, she interacted with the award winners and gave them words of encouragement to continue their activities related to greenery.