Princess Takamado (center) poses with ambassadors and ambassador
Princess Takamado (center) poses with ambassadors and ambassador's wives from Italy, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Panama, Latvia, Germany, Mexico, Moldova, Australia and the United States in the final installment of the World Gardening Fair in Hotel Okura Tokyo on May 2. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Elizabeth von Werthern (left), wife of the German ambassador examines a garden with Princess Takamado. The World Gardening Fair is on display in Tokyo through May 6.
Elizabeth von Werthern (left), wife of the German ambassador examines a garden with Princess Takamado. The World Gardening Fair is on display in Tokyo through May 6. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

Princess Takamado (center) chats with landscape architect Nobuo Shirasuna (left) and Chrissy Hagerty, wife of the U.S. ambassador.
Princess Takamado (center) chats with landscape architect Nobuo Shirasuna (left) and Chrissy Hagerty, wife of the U.S. ambassador. | YOSHIAKI MIURA