Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and their family

Official Activities

【Activities of His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino】
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His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends the latest “Ceremony to Install the Deity in the New Shrine” during Shikinen Sengu conducted in 2013 at Ise Jingu.
(Shikinen Sengu is the regular removal and rededication of the Jingu, the Grand Shrines of Ise, which takes place once every 20 years)
(Mie Prefecture, October 2013)
(Photo:The Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino talk with local agricultural producers during their visit to Fukushima Prefecture to see the restoration from the Great East Japan earthquake.
(Fukushima Prefecture, June 2015)
(Photo:Fukushima-Minpo)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino visit Tachibana Kindergarten established by Sumida Ward and talk with children pupils.
(Tokyo, April 2016)
(Photo: Sumida Tachibana Kindergarten)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino visits The Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital and receives a briefing.
(Tokyo, May 2017)
(Photo:The Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends “The Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums” and visits Noichi Zoological Park of Kochi Prefecture.
(Kochi Prefecture, May 2017)
(Photo:Kochi Prefecture)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends and addresses “The 52nd Annual General Meeting and Conference of Japan Association of Botanical Gardens”.
(Osaka Prefecture, June 2017)
(Photo:Japan Association of Botanical Gardens・Osaka City University)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend “The Annual Meeting of The Society for the Protection of Mitera Sennyu-ji Temple”.
(Mitera Sennyuji is the temple in which Imperial memorial tablets are enshrined.)
(Kyoto Prefecture, June 2017)
(Photo:The Society for the Protection of Mitera Sennyu-ji Temple)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako meet representatives from the Japanese delegation of the 23rd Summer Deaflympics 2017.
(The Residence of Their Imperial Highnesses, June 2017)
(Photo: Imperial Household Agency)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend the Commemoration Ceremony of The 14th Sea Festival "Sea Festa in Kobe" and view prize winning entries of the Celebrate the Sea Painting Competition.
(Hyogo Prefecture, July 2017)
(Photo:Kobe City)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino and Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako view the arts and crafts category exhibition of “The 41st All Japan Senior High School Cultural Festival (the Miyagi Sobun 2017)”.
(Miyagi Prefecture, July 2017)
(Photo:Miyagi Prefecture)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino talk with registered elders cleaning The Shinjuku Otomeyama Park as a community service of the Silver Human Resources Center established by Shinjuku Ward.
(Tokyo, September 2017)
(Photo: Shinjuku Silver Human Resources Center)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend “The National Urban Greenery Fair 2017” and visit the venue.
(Tokyo, September 2017)
(Photo:Hachioji City)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend “The (28th) Fukuoka Prize 2017 Award Ceremony”.
(Fukuoka Prefecture, September 2017)
(Photo:Fukuoka City)

Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend the Grand Closing Ceremony of “The 72nd National Sports Festival” and present the Emperor's Cup and the Empress's Cup.
(Ehime Prefecture, October 2017)
(Photo:Ehime Prefecture)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend and grace "The 26th annual 2017 Blue Planet Prize Awards Ceremony and Celebration Party".
(Tokyo, October 2017)
(Photo:The Asahi Glass Foundation)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino visits a farmer in Ibaraki recommended by the Agricultural Society of Japan.
(Ibaraki Prefecture, October 2017)
(Photo: The Agricultural Society of Japan)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino meet participants in the Invitational Program of Next Generation Nikkei Leader’s Conference 2017.
(The Residence of Their Imperial Highnesses, October 2017)
(Photo: Imperial Household Agency)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino meet representatives of youth participants in “The 44th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program”.
(The Residence of Their Imperial Highnesses, November 2017)
(Photo:Imperial Household Agency)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends “The 56th Annual Awards Ceremony of The Japan Forestry Association”, which is an event of The Festival of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and talks with winners awarded for encouraging commendable forestry nationwide.
(Tokyo, November 2017)
(Photo: The Japan Forestry Association)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends “The 20th JAZA Species Conservation Meeting” of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums and visits Sendai City Yagiyama Zoological Park.
(Miyagi Prefecture, November 2017)
(Photo:Sendai City Yagiyama Zoological Park)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino join Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands in crossing the restored Dejima Omotemon Bashi (Dejima Main Gate Bridge) to mark the opening of the New Bridge.
(Nagasaki Prefecture, November 2017)
(Photo:Nagasaki City)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino gives an opening address of Yamashina Institute for Ornithology on the occasion of the presentations on the findings of research encouraged by Fiscal Year 2017 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research offered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(Tokyo, February 2018)
(Photo:Yamashina Institute for Ornithology)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino attend the Memorial Service to Commemorate the 7th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
(Tokyo, March 2018)
(Photo:The Cabinet Office)
【Activities of Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino】
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends “The Information Accessibility Forum 2015” and gives a speech with sign language.
(Tokyo, December 2015)
(Photo: Imperial Household Agency)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends “The 49th Annual Ceremony of the Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai” and talks with Aiiku teams recipients of certificates from the President and the Chairman.
(Tokyo, April 2017)
(Photo:The Imperial Gift Foundation Boshi-Aiiku-Kai)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends and addresses the Awards Ceremony of “The 64th Sankei Children's Book Award”.
(Tokyo, June 2017)
(Photo:The Sankei Shinbum)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends “The Annual Citation Ceremony of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association” and presents certificates of appreciation to donors.
(Tokyo, June 2017)
(Photo:The Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino talks with researchers who are supported for restarting research after childbirth and child care by "Research Fellowship for Young Scientists - Restarted Post-Doctoral (RPD) Fellowship" of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
(Tokyo, July 2017)
(Photo: The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends and addresses “The 21st International Epidemiological Association (IEA) World Congress of Epidemiology (WCE2017)”.
(Saitama Prefecture, August 2017)
(Photo:The 21st IEA WCE2017)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends the meeting to celebrate the 130th Anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Red Cross Miyagi Chapter and presents the Yukosho (Order of Merit).
(Miyagi Prefecture, November 2017)
(Photo:The Japanese Red Cross Society)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino takes part in a community networking get together for mothers, babies, and junior high-schoolers organized by the Okayama Prefecture Aiiku-Kai.
(Okayama Prefecture, November 2017)
(Photo:Okayama Prefecture)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends "The 40th Praising Mothers Raising Children with Hearing Impairments" and gives a speech with sign language.
(Tokyo, December 2017)
(Photo:Association of Education and Welfare for Hearing-Impaired Persons)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends “The 69th National Assembly for Tuberculosis Prevention” of the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association and presents certificates.
(Hiroshima Prefecture, February 2018)
(Photo:The Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association)
Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino attends the Opening Session of "The 22nd Central Training Seminar for branch leaders of the National Federation of Community Women's Organizations for Tuberculosis Control" and gives a speech.
(Tokyo, February 2018)
(Photo:Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association)
【Activities of Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako】
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako attends “The 34th sign language speech contest for high school students” and gives a speech with sign language.
(Tokyo, August 2017)
(Photo:The Asahi Shimbun)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako cuts the tape to mark the opening of “The International Ceramics Festival’17 Mino, Japan”.
(Gifu Prefecture, September 2017)
(Photo:Tajimi City)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako views “The 64th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition”.
(Tokyo, September 2017)
(Photo:The Japan Kogei Association)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako meets the 65th Honolulu “Cherry Blossom Festival Queen”.
(The Residence of Their Imperial Highnesses, October 2017)
(Photo:Imperial Household Agency)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako watches a volleyball match at “The 72nd National Sports Festival”.
(Ehime Prefecture, October 2017)
(Photo:Ehime Prefecture)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako attends “The 39th National Youth Speech Contest” of the National Institution for Youth Education.
(Tokyo, November 2017)
(Photo:National Institution for Youth Education)
【Activities of Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako】
Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako attends the Naming and Launching Ceremony of the advanced wide-area seabed research vessel "KAIMEI".
(Yamaguchi Prefecture, June 2015)
(Photo:Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako gives a speech with sign language at the Opening Ceremony of “The 3rd National High School Student Sign Language Performance Koshien”.
(Tottori Prefecture, September 2016)
(Photo:Tottori Prefecture)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako attends and addresses “The 51st All-Japan High School Equestrian Competition”.
(Shizuoka Prefecture, July 2017)
(Photo：Shizuoka Equestrian Federation)

Official Visits to Foreign Countries

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Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino visit Brazil and pay a courtesy call on Her Excellency President Rousseff.
(São Paulo, November 2015)
(Photo:São Paulo Shimbun)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino visit Italy and pay a courtesy call on His Excellency President Mattarella and his daughter.
(Roma, May 2016)
(Photo:Imperial Household Agency)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino visit the Vatican and pay a courtesy call on His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of their visit to Italy.
(The Vatican, May 2016)
(Photo:Imperial Household Agency)
Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino visit Chile and pay a courtesy call on Her Excellency President Bachelet. (With Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary Riveros on the right of the President.)
(Santiago, September 2017)
(Photo:Imperial Household Agency)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako visits El Salvador and pays a courtesy call on His Excellency President Sánchez Cerén.
(San Salvador, December 2015)
(Photo:President's Office of the Republic of El Salvador)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako visits Honduras and pays a courtesy call on His Excellency President and Mrs. Hernández.
(Tegucigalpa, December 2015)
(Photo:Presidential Palace of the Republic of Honduras)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako visits Paraguay and pays a courtesy call on His Excellency President Cartes.
(Asunción, September 2016)
(Photo:Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay)
Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako visits Bhutan and pays a courtesy call on His Majesty The King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Her Majesty The Queen Jetsun Pema.
(Thimphu, June 2017)
(Photo:Royal Office for Media of The Kingdom of Bhutan)

Research Activities

Photo Description
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino and Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako explore the surrounding area of a baobab tree during a research visit to observe forest restoration, to study indigenous livestock and the extinct elephant bird in Madagascar.
(natural habitat of native baobab trees along The Mangoky River, August 2007)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino visits Đồng Táo Village in Viet Nam and observes Gà Đồng Táo (Đồng Táo Chicken), which originated from the village, on a research visit to study domestic fowl.
(Hưng Yên, August 2012)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends and lectures the 15th Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (AAAP) Animal Science Congress held at Thammasat University in Thailand.
(Pathum Thani, November 2012)
(Photo:Thammasat University)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino gives lectures at Tokyo University of Agriculture.
(Kanagawa Prefecture, May 2013)
(Photo:Imperial Household Agency)
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino attends “The Tokyo Human-Chicken Multi-Relationships (HCMR) Seminar 2015”.
(Tokyo, September 2015)
(Photo: Human-Chicken Multi-Relationships Research Project(HCMR))
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akishino and Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako try out a Hungarian Grey Cattle drawn carriage at the Research Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation during a research visit to study domestic animals in Hungary.
(Gödöllő, August 2017)
(Photo: SLS)
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