秋篠宮ご夫妻、育樹祭出席　福井

　秋篠宮ご夫妻は２０日、福井県越前市のサンドーム福井で行われた第４７回全国育樹祭の式典に出席された。
　秋篠宮さまは式典のあいさつ冒頭で、能登半島地震と９月の大雨被害へのお見舞いを述べ、「被災地の復旧が進むことを心から願っております」と話した。その上で、「かけがえのない森林を後世へと引き継いでいくことは、私たちに課せられた大切な務めでありましょう」と述べた。
　ご夫妻は１泊２日の日程で福井県を訪問。１９日には福井市の一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡で、２００９年の全国植樹祭の際に上皇ご夫妻が植えた樹木の手入れをした。（2024/10/20-14:26）

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended the 47th National Tree Care Festival in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday.
   In a speech, the Crown Prince expressed his sympathy for people affected by the Jan. 1 earthquake and the September rain disaster that both hit the Noto Peninsula, located near Fukui.
   "I sincerely hope that the recovery of the disaster-stricken areas will advance," said the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito.
   The Crown Prince also said, "It is an important duty for us to pass on our irreplaceable forests to future generations."
   During their two-day trip to Fukui from Saturday, the couple took care of trees planted by Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko during the 2009 National Tree-Planting Festival in Fukui.