On Monday morning, Princess Kako of Japan, who is on an official visit to Greece, was given a tour of the Acropolis Museum.

The official tour was conducted by the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni and the General Director of the Acropolis Museum Nikos Stampolidis.

According to the announcement by the Ministry of Culture, the Princess of Japan showed particular interest in the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, wanting to learn in detail about the carving techniques of the statues.

She was especially intrigued by the colors preserved on the surfaces of the Acropolis Korai and the differences in the hairstyles and garments of the Caryatids.

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At 12 noon, Princess Kako will be welcomed at the National Gallery by the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni, the Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Papadopoulou for the celebration of the Greece-Japan Year of Culture and Tourism.

It is recalled that the declaration of 2024 as the Greece-Japan Year of Culture and Tourism was agreed upon by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in January 2023, during the official visit of the Greek Prime Minister to Japan.