愛子さま、２８～２９日に能登訪問　被災地視察、初の地方公務

　宮内庁は２０日、天皇、皇后両陛下の長女愛子さま（２２）が、２８～２９日に能登半島地震の被災地の復興状況視察のため、石川県を訪問されると発表した。愛子さま単独での地方公務は初めて。
　同庁によると、愛子さまは２８日に新幹線で金沢市入りし、志賀町に移動。スーパーなどの仮設店舗を視察し、地元の人と交流する。２９日は七尾市を訪れ、和倉温泉の復興に取り組む旅館経営者らから説明を受ける。地元の祭りに関する展示施設も見学し、同日夜に新幹線で帰京する。
　愛子さまが地震などの被災地を視察するのは初めてという。両陛下は３～４月に２度、同県を訪れ、被災者を見舞った。（2024/09/20-15:01）

Japanese Princess Aiko will visit the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa Sept. 28-29 to see firsthand how the Noto Peninsula has recovered from the devastation caused by a major earthquake on Jan. 1, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.
   The trip will be the first occasion for the 22-year-old princess to perform official duties alone outside Tokyo. It will also be the first time for her to visit a disaster-hit area on official duty.
   The princess, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will arrive in Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa, on a Shinkansen bullet train on Sept. 28 and travel to the town of Shika in the same prefecture, where she will inspect a supermarket and other shops operating in makeshift buildings and meet with local residents, the agency said.
   The following day, she will visit the city of Nanao in Ishikawa and listen to people including those running hotels who are working to rebuild the Wakura hot spring resort in the city.
   The princess will also tour an exhibition facility on local festivals before returning to Tokyo by Shinkansen in the evening.