Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
February 8 - February 9 | Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess | Jordan | Visit to attend the funeral of His Majesty King Hussein of Jordan |
March 17 - March 30 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Greece, Monaco |
Visit to foster friendly relations to celebrate the centennial of the establishment of official relations between Japan and Greece at the invitation of Greece Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Monaco (Visit to Germany and France) |
May 26 - June 9 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Peru, Bolivia |
Visits to attend events celebrating a century of Japanese emigration to Peru and to Bolivia at the invitation of Peru and Bolivia (Visit to the United States) |
June 1 - June 4 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | Australia | Visit to attend charity events for medical research institutions |
June 2 - June 6 | His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura | Australia | Visit to attend charity events for medical research institutions |
June 4 - June 14 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | United States, Canada |
Visits to attend events related to the Praemium Imperiale in the United States and to observe the state of overseas nations |
June 24 - July 2 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | United States, Paraguay |
Visits to observe the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 in the United States and the 1999 Copa America in Paraguay |
June 27 - July 8 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Vietnam, Laos, Thailand |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand |
July 5 - July 14 | His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura | New Zealand | Visit to observe the second New Zealand-Japan international friendship Soccer Championship |
July 20 - July 29 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko | United Kingdom | Visit (While in her second year at the Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School) |
July 25 - July 26 | His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado | Morocco | Visit to attend the funeral of His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco |
August 13 - August 19 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Canada | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the International Congress on Telehealth and Multimedia Technologies |
September 12 - September 20 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | United States (Hawaii) | Visit to attend the celebration of 40th anniversary of the Crown Prince Scholarship Foundation and the completion ceremony of the optical-infrared Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
September 26 - September 29 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Germany | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Year of Japan in Germany at the invitation of Germany |
December 3 - December 7 | Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess | Belgium | Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium at the invitation of Belgium |
December 3 - December 21 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
May 20 - June 1 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | The Netherlands, Sweden |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of the Netherlands and Sweden (Visit to Switzerland and Finland) |
May 27 - June 8 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Egypt, Morocco |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Egypt and Morocco |
July 28 - August 8 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko | United States | Visit (While in her third year at the Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School) |
September 6 - September 14 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Malaysia, Singapore |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Malaysia and Singapore |
October 4 - October 16 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Slovakia, Slovenia, Ireland |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Slovakia, Slovenia and Ireland |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
April 17 - April 27 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Panama | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Panama (Visit to the United States) |
May 17 - May 20 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | The Netherlands | Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands at the invitation of the Netherlands |
May 18 - May 25 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | United Kingdom | Visit to attend the opening events of Japan 2001 at the invitation of the United Kingdom |
June 21 - June 28 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Cambodia | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Cambodia |
July 15 - July 22 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | United States (Hawaii) | Visit to attend commemorative events related to the tea ceremony |
August 2 - August 5 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Thailand | Visit to attend the conferment ceremony of honorary doctorates from Srinakharinwirot University and Chulalongkorn University |
August 5 - August 16 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Laos | Visit for research on ornithology |
September 1 - August 17, 2002 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko | United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Czech Republic, Greece |
Study abroad (Merton College, University of Oxford, England)(While in her second year in the Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University) |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
January 30 - February 4 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | The Netherlands | Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange at the invitation of the Netherlands |
May 29 - June 3 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado | Korea | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan at the invitation of Korea |
June 19 - June 28 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Mongolia | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Mongolia |
July 6 - July 20 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Poland, Hungary |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Poland and Hungary (Visit to the Czech Republic and Austria) |
August 8 - August 21 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Noriko | United Kingdom | Visit (While in her second year at the Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School) |
September 28 - October 3 | Her Majesty the Empress | Switzerland | Visit to attend as patron of the Jubilee Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) at the invitation of IBBY and the city of Basel |
October 1 - October 11 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to observe archeological monuments |
October 6 - October 18 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Romania, Croatia |
Visit to foster friendly relations to celebrate a century of relations between Japan and Romania at the invitation of Romania Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Croatia (Visit to Italy) |
October 14 - October 17 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | The Netherlands | Visit to attend the funeral of His Royal Highness Prince Consort Claus of the Netherlands |
December 11 - December 19 | Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess | New Zealand, Australia |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of New Zealand and Australia |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
April 2 - April 7 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko |
Norway | Visit to attend the 40th Anniversary of Ridderrennet, World Cross Country Ski Championships for the Visually Disabled at the invitation of Norway |
June 18 - June 29 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko |
Turkey | Visit to observe archeological monuments |
June 26 - July 3 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Ireland, United Kingdom |
Visit to attend events related to the 2003 11th Special Olympics World Summer Games in Ireland Visit to attend memorial events in honor of His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado by the Japan Society in the United Kingdom |
June 29 - July 9 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | France, Italy |
Visits to attend events related to the Praemium Imperiale in Italy and to observe the state of overseas nations |
July 13 - July 26 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | United Kingdom | Visit to attend events related to the World Rose Convention and to observe the state of overseas nations |
July 21 - August 4 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko | United Kingdom | Visit (While in her fourth year in the Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University) |
August 7 - August 21 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino, Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako, Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako |
Thailand | Visit to express a congratulatory message to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit on her 72nd birthday Visit to attend the conferment ceremony of an honorary doctorate from Ubon Ratchathani University and for joint research on domesticated fowls |
September 27 - October 7 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Fiji Islands, Tonga, Samoa |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Fiji Islands, Tonga and Samoa (Visit to New Zealand) |
October 1 - October 12 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to observe archeological monuments |
November 14 - November 28 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Sayako | Uruguay, Honduras |
Visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Uruguay and Honduras (Visit to France, Argentina and the United States) |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
January 22 - January 28 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | United States (Hawaii) | Visit to attend events related to the Joint Conference of the Japanese Cancer Association and the American Association for Cancer Research and to observe the state of overseas nations |
March 25 - March 29 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | United Kingdom | Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of a classmate of Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko during her studies in the United Kingdom |
March 25 - March 31 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko | United Kingdom | As above |
March 29 - March 31 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | The Netherlands | Visit to attend the funeral of Her Royal Highness Princess Juliana of the Netherlands |
April 13, 2004 - July 1, 2008 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko | United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, Germany, Luxembourg, Canada, Croatia, Spain, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovenia, Romania, Jordan, Egypt |
Study abroad (University of Edinburgh, Scotland) |
May 12 - May 24 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Denmark, Portugal, Spain |
Visits to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at the invitation of Denmark and to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Portugal Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Felipe, Prince of Asturias at the invitation of Spain |
June 7 - June 27 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Canada | Visit to foster friendly relations to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada at the invitation of Canada (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
July 13 - July 16 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to attend the ground-breaking ceremony for the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology of the Middle Eastern Culture Center |
August 23 - August 30 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Greece | Visit to observe the 28th Olympic Games and to observe the state of overseas nation |
September 8 - September 11 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Brunei Darussalam | Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Billah of Brunei Darussalam at the invitation of Brunei Darussalam |
September 25, 2004 - January 31, 2010 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko | United Kingdom, Italy, France, United States, Turkey, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany |
Study abroad (Merton College, Oxford University, England) |
November 14 -November 19 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Thailand | Visit to attend events related to the Third IUCN World Conservation Congress and to observe the state of overseas nations |
December 24, 2004 - January 4, 2005 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Noriko | United Kingdom | Visit (While in her first year at the Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School) |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
January 14 - January 16 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Luxembourg | Visit to attend the funeral of Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg |
March 8 - March 22 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Yohko | Germany, France |
Visits to participate in the second Japanese-European goodwill tournament of the Kanto Student Kendo Association |
April 13 - April 17 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Monaco | Visit to attend, as a dispatch, the funeral of His Royal Highness Prince Rainier III of Monaco (Visit to France) |
May 7 - May 14 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Norway | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Norway (Visit to Ireland) |
June 21 - June 28 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Germany, Jordan |
Visits to observe the FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 and to attend the wedding ceremony of Princess Badiya of Jordan (Visit to the United Kingdom) |
June 27 - June 28 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | United States (Saipan) | Visit to mourn and pay tribute to those who died in the war and to pray for world peace in the 60th year after the end of the war |
July 4 - July 9 | His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura | France | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of an exhibition of Ukiyoe artworks and to observe the state of overseas nations |
August 3 - August 4 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Saudi Arabia | Visit to pay condolences on the demise of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
August 17 - August 24 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Thailand | Visit for joint Japanese-Thai research on domesticated fowls |
September 29 - October 6 | His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito of Mikasa | Turkey | Visit to attend the dedication ceremony for the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology of the Middle Eastern Culture Center Visit to observe archaeological monuments |
September 30 - October 10 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | Nicaragua, El Salvador |
Visits to foster friendly relations to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the invitation of Nicaragua and El Salvador (Visit to the United States) |
November 3 - November 8 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | United Kingdom | Visit to attend events related to the Global Council Meeting of BirdLife International and to observe the state of overseas nations |
December 23, 2005 - January 4, 2006 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Noriko | United Kingdom | Visit (While in her second year at the Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School) |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
January 22 - January 28 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Canada | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japan and to observe the state of overseas nations |
March 15 - March 21 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Mexico | Visit to attend the 4th World Water Forum at the invitation of Mexico (Visit to Canada) |
June 8 - June 15 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Singapore, Thailand |
Visits to foster friendly relations to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the invitation of Singapore and to attend celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of His Majesty the King of Thailand (Visit to Malaysia) |
June 17 - June 25 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Germany | Visit to observe the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany and to observe the state of overseas nations |
August 3 - August 16 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako | Austria | Visit (While in her third year at the Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School) |
August 17 - August 31 | Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko |
The Netherlands | Visit and stay for recuperation at the invitation of the Her Majesty Queen of the Netherlands |
September 18 - September 20 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Tonga | Visit to attend the funeral of His Majesty Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (Visit to New Zealand) |
October 30 - November 7 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Paraguay | Visit to foster friendly relations to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Japanese emigration to Paraguay at the invitation of Paraguay (Visit to France, Chile and New Zealand) |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
March 14 - March 23 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino | Thailand | Visit to attend the conference on joint Japanese-Thai research on domesticated fowls and to conduct field studies, and for conferment ceremony of an honorary doctorate from King Mongkut's University of Technology |
May 21 - May 30 | Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress | Sweden, Estonia,Latvia, Lithuania, United Kingdom |
Visits following request for the presence of His Majesty, as a honorary member of the Linnean Society, and Her Majesty at the invitation of Sweden and the United Kingdom to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl von Linne and visits to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania |
July 10 - July 17 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Mongolia | Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of Mongolia |
August 8 - August 22 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Ayako | New Zealand | Visit (While in her second year at the Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School) |
August 13 - August 25 | His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako |
Madagascar | Visit to observe the diversity of living creatures and forest reconstruction in Madagascar and to conduct research on farm animals, domesticated fowls and extinct birds |
August 18 - August 25 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Noriko | Korea | Visit (While in her first year in the Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University) |
September 12 - September 23 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi | France | Visit to attend events related to the Praemium Imperiale in France and to observe the state of overseas nations |
Date | Name | Country | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
January 18 - January 25 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino | Indonesia | Visit to attend the opening ceremony of the Indonesia-Japan Golden Year of Friendship 2008 marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the invitation of Indonesia |
June 16 - June 27 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Brazil | Visit to foster friendly relations on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of Japanese emigration to Brazil at the invitation of Brazil (Visit to the United States) |
July 16 - July 23 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Spain | Visit to foster friendly relations on the occasion of the International Exposition of Zaragoza, Spain 2008 at the invitation of Spain |
July 30 - August 3 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince | Tonga | Visit to attend the Coronation of His Majesty the King of Tonga at the invitation of Tonga (Visit to Australia) |
September 16 - October 3 | Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado | Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay |
Visits to attend the Birdlife International World Conference in Argentina and to observe the state of overseas nations |