List of Overseas Visits by the Emperor, Empress and Imperial Family (2019 - )

2019

Date Name Country Comments
February 13 - February 18 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado United Kingdom Visit to deliver Girton 150 Founder’s Memorial Lecture at Girton College, University of Cambridge.
May 13 - May 17 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado Sweden Visit to attend “Dementia Forum X” at the invitation of Sweden.
June 27 - July 6 Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino Poland,
Finland
Visit to foster friendly relations on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the invitation of Poland and Finland.
July 9 - July 22 Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako Peru,
Bolivia
Visit to foster friendly relations on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Peru and Bolivia, at the invitation of Peru and Bolivia (Visit to the United States).
August 16 - August 25 Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito Bhutan Visit to meet with Their Majesties the King and Queen of Bhutan and other members of the Royal Family, and to observe the culture and customs of Bhutan, as well as its ecosystems, including wildlife and natural environments (Visit to Thailand).
August 23 - September 2 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado Canada Visit to attend commemorative event for the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and to attend the official opening ceremony for the Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Park and other related events.
September 15 - September 25 Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako Austria,
Hungary
Visit to foster friendly relations on the 150th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations at the invitation of Austria and Hungary (Visit to Germany).
September 25 - September 29 Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko Switzerland Business trip (Japan committee for UNICEF)
October 2 - October 7 Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko United Kingdom Visit to attend the opening reception and academic symposium for exhibition at the British Museum, “Nara: Sacred Images from Early Japan.”
December 11 - December 17 Her Imperial Highness Princess Yohko Myanmar Visit to observe the state of overseas nations, at the invitation of Myanmar.

2020

Date Name Country Comments
February 6 - February 14 Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa France Visit to attend the 2020 Judo Grand Slam Paris at the invitation of the International Judo Federation.

2022

Date Name Country Comments
September 17 - September 20 Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress United Kingdom Visit to attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
November 26 - December 3 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado Qatar Visit to observe the FIFA WORLD CUP Qatar 2022 and to observe the state of overseas nations

2023

Date Name Country Comments
May 4 - May 7 Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino United Kingdom Visit to attend the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III at the invitation of the United Kingdom
May 28 - June 3 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado
Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko
Jordan Visit to attend the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at the invitation Jordan
(Her Imperial Highness Princess Tsuguko leaves Japan on 5.29)
June 17 - June 23 Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Indonesia Visit to foster friendly relations at the invitation of the Republic of Indonesia
June 19 - June 27 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado Finland
United Kingdom
Visit to attend the opening ceremony of “Bird Photographs by Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado” at the Mikkeli branch of the National Archives of Finland, and to attend the Birdlife International 100th Anniversary Celebration in the United Kingdom
August 2 - August 8 Her Imperial Highness Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Hungary Visit to attend World Judo Masters Hungary 2023 at the invitation of the International Judo Federation
September 9 - September 19 Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko France
Switzerland
Visit to observe the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France and give a keynote lecture on Japanese art at the University of Zurich, Switzerland (Visit to Monaco)
September 20 - September 25 Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino Vietnam Visit to foster friendly relations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnam
November 1 - November 10 Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako Peru Visit to foster friendly relations on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Peru at the invitation of Peru