Crown Princess Kiko visits tuberculosis sanatorium

Crown Princess Kiko of Japan has visited one of the largest tuberculosis sanatoriums in Japan.

She recently marked the 30th anniversary of becoming the president of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association.

Crown Princess Kiko visited a local museum before heading to the hospital monument. She spent about two hours where the tuberculosis sanatorium once stood, and she said she learned a lot. She also visited large cherry trees planted by patients for horticultural therapy, which are still standing.

The Crown Princess took photographs with her phone and took notes during her visit.