Ulaanbaatar, Jul 09 (News On Japan) –
The Emperor and Empress, at the moment on an official go to to Mongolia as state friends, attended a banquet hosted by the nation’s president and first woman, the place the Emperor carried out music alongside a standard Mongolian horsehead fiddle orchestra.
Just earlier than 8 p.m. Japan time, the imperial couple was welcomed by the presidential couple at a lodge within the capital, Ulaanbaatar. The banquet was held in a corridor the place attendees included people who’ve contributed to Japan-Mongolia friendship and cultural trade.
In his deal with, the Emperor started in Mongolian, saying, “Tа бүхэнтэй дахин уулзаж байгаадаа баяртай байна (I am pleased to see you all again).” He continued, “Under the deep blue sky, during this most beautiful season when plants compete to bud and flowers bloom magnificently, I am delighted to visit your country with the Empress.”
The Emperor additionally famous that since his earlier go to as Crown Prince in 2007, the variety of Mongolian college students learning in Japan has quadrupled. Emphasizing the deepening trade amongst youthful generations, he remarked, “I hope that young people will fully demonstrate their vitality and that our bilateral ties will rise ever higher toward the Mongolian blue sky, Tengger.”
During the occasion, the Emperor joined the Mongolian State Morin Khuur Symphony Orchestra in a musical efficiency. He performed two items on his viola, together with the Japanese traditional “Hamabe no Uta” (“Song of the Seashore”), a private passion of his.
This marked the second time the Emperor has carried out with the identical orchestra, the earlier event being throughout his 2007 go to to Mongolia.
Source: TBS