The Imperial FamilyFostering friendly relations with foreign countriesOverseas VisitsList of Overseas Visits by the Emperor, Empress and Imperial Family (1989 - 1998)
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 -May 8 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Mikasa | Korea | Visit to attend the funeral of Yi Bangja, consort of Prince Yi Un |
| July 16 - August 18 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Thailand | Visit for research on marine biology (while studying in the United Kingdom) (Temporarily returned to Japan as part of the trip, until September 26) |
| August 16 - August 24 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Spain | Visit on the invitation by the Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians (Visit to the United Kingdom)(While in her second year in the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University) |
| September 23 - October 1 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Belgium | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of Europalia 89 Japan at the invitation of Belgium (Visit to France) |
| November 22 - November 24 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Lichtenstein, Switzerland |
Visits to attend the funeral of His Serene Highness Franz Joseph II, Prince of Lichtenstein (While studying in the United Kingdom) |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 - April 25 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Kenya, Madagascar |
Visits to observe animal and plant nature reserves (While studying in the United Kingdom) |
| July 22 - July 28 | His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado | Finland | Visit to attend Savonlinna Opera Festival at the invitation of Finland |
| August 17 - August 27 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Belgium | Visit to attend the 10th International Economic History Congress (Visit to Luxembourg and the United States) |
| August 19 - August 31 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | United States, Canada |
Visits to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Los Angeles |
| September 5 - September 14 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to foster friendly relations to celebrate a century of good relations between Japan and Turkey at the invitation of Turkey (Visit to Germany) |
| October 14 - October 16 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Korea | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of a Japan-Korea goodwill photograph exhibition for the blind |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 28 - February 1 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Norway | Visit to attend the funeral ceremony of His Majesty King Olav V of Norway |
| February 16 - February 21 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | United States (Hawaii) | Visit to attend Japan-United States cancer seminar |
| March 6 - March 14 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Denmark, Sweden |
Visit to attend the opening ceremonies of the Exhibition "Japan's Traditional Crafts" and "Contemporary Japanese Prints" at the invitation of Denmark Visit to Sweden to foster friendly relations (Visit to France) |
| April 24 - April 27 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | United States | Visit to attend the Houston International Festival |
| May 7 - May 22 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Spain, Argentina |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Spain and Argentina (Visit to the United States) |
| September 11 - September 24 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Morocco, United Kingdom |
Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Morocco Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Japan Festival 1991 at the invitation of the United Kingdom (Visit to France) |
| September 21 - September 26 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | United States | Visit to attend International Netsuke Society Convention 1991 |
| September 26 - October 6 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia |
| November 14 - November 25 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Mikasa | France | Visit for the inauguration ceremony of a foreign associate from the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres of the Institut de France |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 13 - February 22 | His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado | Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand |
Official trip (Japan Foundation) |
| May 18 - June 2 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Canada, United States |
Visit to attend the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Lethbridge Nikka Yuko Centennial Japanese Garden at the invitation of Canada Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of the United States |
| July 18 - August 4 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Spain, Venezuela, Mexico |
Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Barcelona Olympics and the Seville Expo '92 at the invitation of Spain Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Venezuela and Mexico (Visit to the United States) |
| September 13 - September 28 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Thailand | Visit for research on marine biology |
| October 23 - October 28 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | People's Republic of China | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of China |
| November 5 - November 24 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Thailand |
Visits to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and foster friendly relations at the invitation of Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India Visit to foster friendly relations on celebrating the 60th Birthday Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit at the invitation of Thailand |
| November 5 - November 21 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Australia, New Zealand |
Visits to observe state of overseas nations |
| December 2 - December 6 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | United States | Visit to attend the charity event in support of establishing a cancer research center |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6 - April 8 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Spain | Visit to attend the funeral of Juan de Borbon y Battenberg, Count of Barcelona (father of His Majesty the King of Spain) |
| April 24 - May 9 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Portugal, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana |
Visit to foster friendly relations to celebrate 450 years of good relations between Japan and Portugal, at the invitation of Portugal Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
| July 11 - July 14 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Australia | Visit for meeting on the education of the visually or audibly impaired children |
| August 4 - August 14 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Indonesia | Visit for research on ornithology |
| August 6 - August 9 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Belgium | Visit to attend the funeral ceremonies of His Majesty King Baudouin of Belgium |
| August 30 - September 14 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Spain, Belgium |
Visit on the invitation by Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
| September 3 - September 19 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Italy, Belgium, Germany |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Italy, Belgium and Germany (Visit to the Vatican) |
| September 10 - September 20 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to observe the 8th Excavation Research of the Middle Eastern Culture Center, and to attend the opening ceremony of the Department of Japanese Language Education at the Canakkale 18th March University (Visit to Germany) |
| November 3 - November 17 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | United States, Chile, Ecuador |
Visit to attend centennial anniversary celebration of the founding of the Soko Nichi Bei Kai at the invitation of the United States Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Chile and Ecuador |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 20 - March 1 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | Norway | Visit to foster friendly relations during the Lillehammer Winter Olympics at the invitation of Norway (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
| March 9 - March 15 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | United Kingdom | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition of Contemporary Netsuke |
| May 19 - May 23 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | United States (Hawaii) |
Visit to attend the charity event in aid of Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu City and the opening ceremony of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii |
| June 10 - June 26 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | United States | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of the United States |
| June 25 - July 9 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Mikasa | United Kingdom, Germany |
Visits for conferment of an Honorary Fellowship from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and attend the 41st International Assyriology Conference in Berlin |
| July 19 - July 27 | His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura | Australia | Visit to attend the charity event on the education of the visually or audibly impaired children |
| July 20 - July 23 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | Australia | As above |
| August 4 - August 14 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Indonesia | Visit for research on ornithology |
| October 2 - October 14 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | France, Spain |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of France and Spain (Visit to Germany) |
| November 5 - November 15 | Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess | Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain |
Visits to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain to foster friendly relations (Visit to Thailand) |
| November 24 - December 5 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Hungary, Poland, Austria |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Hungary, Poland and Austria |
| November 25 - December 5 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Thailand | Visit to observe state of overseas nations |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20 - January 28 | Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess | Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Jordan |
Visits to Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Jordan to foster friendly relations (Visit to Singapore) |
| September 16 - September 22 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Thailand | Visit for conferment ceremony of an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Kasetsart University and Burapha University |
| September 18 - September 27 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Canada | Visit to attend the opening ceremonies of "Today's Japan" |
| September 19 - September 30 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Finland, Romania |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Finland and Romania (Visit to Austria) |
| October 9 - October 16 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Australia | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Australia |
| November 6 - November 21 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Brazil | Visit to attend the Commemorative Events celebrating the Centennial of the establishment of official relations between Japan and Brazil at the invitation of Brazil (Visit to Bolivia and the United States) |
| November 12 - November 17 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Germany, Italy |
Visits to attend the tenth anniversary ceremony of the Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin and the opening ceremony of Japan in Italy 95/96 |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 23 - February 1 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Switzerland | Visit to attend 1996 Prix de Lausanne (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
| March 9 - March 11 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Thailand | Visit to attend funeral of Her Royal Highness Princess Srinagarindra, Mother of His Majesty the King of Thailand |
| April 17 - April 23 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Thailand | Visit for research on marine biology |
| May 30 - June 13 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan (Visit to France and Greece) |
| June 6 - June 17 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamatsu | United States (Hawaii) | Visit |
| August 28 - September 5 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Thailand, Brunei Darussalam |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Thailand and Brunei Darussalam (Visit to Singapore) |
| September 9 - September 19 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Denmark, Iceland, Canada, United States |
Visits to observe state of overseas nations |
| September 28 - October 10 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Bulgaria, Czech Republic |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic (Visit to Germany and the United Kingdom) |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 26 - March 7 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Nepal, Bhutan |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Nepal and Bhutan (Visit to Singapore and Thailand) |
| May 9 - May 22 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Mexico, Jamaica |
Visit to attend the Commemorative Events of the First Centennial of the Japanese Inmigration to Mexico at the invitation of Mexico Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Jamaica (Visit to the United States) |
| May 9 - May 19 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | France | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris during the Year of Japan in France, at the invitation of France (Visit to the Netherlands) |
| May 30 - June 13 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Brazil, Argentina |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Brazil and Argentina (Visit to Luxembourg and the United States) |
| June 3 - June 16 | His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura | Australia | Visit to act as Honorary Patron of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Australia |
| August 3 - August 29 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko | United Kingdom | Visit to attend the international summer school (While in her sixth year at the Gakushuin Primary School) |
| September 17 - September 30 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Chile, Guatemala |
Visit to attend the ceremony of the Centennial Commemoration of the Establishment of Official Relations between Japan and Chile at the invitation of Chile Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Guatemala (Visit to the United States) |
| October 2 - October 7 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Spain | Visit to attend the wedding of Her Royal Highness Infanta Christina of Spain at the invitation of Spain |
| December 4 - December 15 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | United States | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Exhibition Twelve Centuries of Japanese Art from the Imperial Collections and the special program to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Japan Society in New York at the invitation of the United States (Visit to Germany) |
| Date | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 - February 20 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | the Philippines | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Philippines-Japan Festival '98 in celebration of the Philippine centennial, at the invitation of the Philippines |
| April 29 - May 6 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Turco-Japanese Cultural Center at the invitation of Turkey (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
| May 23 - June 5 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | United Kingdom, Denmark |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of the United Kingdom and Denmark (Visit to Portugal) |
| June 12 - June 25 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | France, Luxembourg, Costa Rica, United States |
Visits to observe the FIFA World Cup France 1998 and the state of overseas nations |
| June 22 - June 25 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Australia | Visit for meeting on charity events for medical research institutions |
| July 21 - July 30 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko | Turkey | Visit (While in her second year at the Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School) |
| July 27 - August 11 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko | United Kingdom | Visit (While in her first year at the Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School) |
| August 3 - August 14 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | People's Republic of China | Visit for research on ornithology |
| September 25 - October 8 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Argentina | Visit to attend the Commemorative Events celebrating the Centennial of the establishment of official relations between Japan and Argentina at the invitation of Argentina (Visit to the United States and Germany) |
| October 23 - November 6 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | United States, Canada |
Visits to attend UNICEF charity events and to observe the state of overseas nations |
| November 1 - November 6 | His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado | ||
| December 8 - December 11 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Thailand | Visit to observe the 13th Asian Games |
