Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Christopher A. Concepcion, third left, welcomes Katori Shrine Chief Priest Takeshi Katori of Chiba, Japan, center standing, during a courtesy call on May 17, 2023, at the MVA office in Garapan, Saipan. On Oct. 28, 2023, the Katori group will hold their first annual Katori Shrine Festival at Sugar King Park on Saipan since prior to the pandemic. Also pictured are Marianas Tourism Ambassador Yoichi Matsumura, standing right, Japanese Society Association of Northern Mariana Islands President Seiji Sato, standing second left, association Vice President Hiroko Tenorio, front left, and other dignitaries and MVA staff.
