天皇陛下、国体出席で栃木へ　１０月、コロナ下初の地方―宮内庁

　宮内庁は１３日、天皇陛下が宇都宮市で行われる国民体育大会の総合開会式に出席するため、１０月１日に栃木県を日帰りで訪問されると発表した。皇后さまも体調に支障がなければ同行する。両陛下の地方訪問は約２年８カ月ぶりで、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大以降初めて。（2022/09/13-16:19）

Japanese Emperor Naruhito will visit the eastern Japan prefecture of Tochigi on Oct. 1 to attend the opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
   Empress Masako is planning to accompany the Emperor on the one-day trip if her health condition allows.
   It is the first trip to outside of Tokyo by the Imperial couple since the outbreak of COVID-19, having last gone on such a trip two years and eight months ago.
   The National Sports Festival is one of major regional events attended by the Emperor, in addition to the national tree-planting festival, the national festival for rich oceans and the national cultural festival.
   The Emperor will attend the opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival in person for the first time since the 2019 event in Ibaraki Prefecture, also in eastern Japan.