Princess Aiko Arrives at Osaka Museum to View Girl With a Pearl Earring
Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, arrived at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka on the afternoon of August 20, where she was scheduled to view Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece Girl With a Pearl Earring during a two-day visit to Osaka and Shiga prefectures. (News On Japan)
Princess Aiko, Emperor Naruhito's only daughter, visited Osaka's Nakanoshima Museum of Art on August 20 to admire Johannes Vermeer's renowned Girl With a Pearl Earring. Upon her arrival at Itami Airport around 11 a.m., she greeted Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and other welcoming officials. The princess journeyed to the museum on the afternoon of August 20, drawing crowds along her route, some of whom waited for up to five hours to see her.
Wearing a light blue dress and jewelry with pearl accents, Princess Aiko's visit to the Japanese museum coincided with her two-day itinerary to view the Vermeer painting, which Emperor Naruhito had also seen in the Netherlands in June.
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