Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited a school for people with low vision in Shiga Prefecture. After hearing about the prefecture-run school in the city of Hikone from its principal during the visit on Monday, the emperor and the empress watched students make envelopes by reusing Braille newspapers. While interacting with guide dogs, Emperor Naruhito asked the officials about the group's activities and Empress Masako expressed her sympathy for the dogs as this summer was extremely hot. Earlier in the day, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched badminton matches at the Japan Games in Otsu, the capital of the prefecture, this year's host of the annual sports competition. Wrapping up their two-day trip to the prefecture, the emperor and the empress returned to Tokyo on Monday evening.