Ambassadors and ambassador's wives from Tonga, Costa Rica, Bangladesh, Romania, Lithania, Portugal, Croatia, South Africa, Thailand and Denmark participated in the 17th Annual World Gardening Fair in Hotel Okura Tokyo on May 2. Princess Takamado (center) poses with participants at the opening ceremony. |   YOSHIAKI MIURA
Ambassadors and ambassador's wives from Tonga, Costa Rica, Bangladesh, Romania, Lithania, Portugal, Croatia, South Africa, Thailand and Denmark participated in the 17th Annual World Gardening Fair in Hotel Okura Tokyo on May 2. Princess Takamado (center) poses with participants at the opening ceremony. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Princess Takamado shares a light moment with landscape architect Nobuo Shirasuna (center) and Costa Rica Ambassador Laura Maria Esquivel Mora. The fair runs through May 6. |  YOSHIAKI MIURA
Princess Takamado shares a light moment with landscape architect Nobuo Shirasuna (center) and Costa Rica Ambassador Laura Maria Esquivel Mora. The fair runs through May 6. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Princess Takamado chats with Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima. |  YOSHIAKI MIURA
Princess Takamado chats with Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima. | YOSHIAKI MIURA