Princesses Mako and Kako made dual appearance at the Shinhama Kamoba Imperial Wild Duck Preserve. There is an annual “duck netting” event held at the location, and many foreign delegates, including ambassadors, were in attendance. Duck netting is somewhat exclusive to Japan, and I profess not to understand it even after reading the Wiki entry. It seems that the ducks aren’t harmed, so we can all go on in relief and admire the ensembles of the Sparkle Sisters below.
Here is a video of the event, for those who want to parse out what it entails.
TV Tokyo's 13-minute video of Princess Mako and Princess Kako at duck netting on December 17https://t.co/HUTfttp8Dw
— Prisma (@ImperialJPNfan) December 18, 2019
Finally, here is a bit more information on how the data that is captured is used for research.
It's Princess Kako's 1st attendance at duck netting & Princess Mako's 6th. The Imperial family hosts duck netting 5 times as entertainment for diplomatic corps between November and February. Ducks are captured, tagged for research purposes & released.
📸 https://t.co/8OIiTIpzaR pic.twitter.com/UyVCygIOqM— Prisma (@ImperialJPNfan) December 17, 2019
Princess Hisako made one of her usual lively appearances at the Ikebana International Fair, to support victims of the recent rains in Japan. Love the kimono, of course, but I love her general cheeriness even more. Thanks to Prisma, on Twitter, for the updates on this event.
On December 17th, Princess Hisako attended Ikebana International Fair 2019 at the Royal Park Hotel in Chuo, Tokyo. Proceeds from Embassies’ booths will support victims of heavy rainfall in Saga Prefecture.
📸 https://t.co/1qGFRKTYSOhttps://t.co/gvkaBLOEdthttps://t.co/8UiOZJK8r7 pic.twitter.com/4tp55Z3y5Z— Prisma (@ImperialJPNfan) December 18, 2019
Work goes on in the Imperial Family, even after all the enthronement activities have faded. Let us know what you think of the events! I am fascinated by duck netting now, myself.
