As Crown Prince and later as Emperor, Akihito had been one of the Japan's most important ambassadors. He traveled overseas as a representative of Japan. He was accompanied by his wife, Empress Michiko."The Imperial Family: A Modern History of the Imperial Household" by Yuji Odabe, Chuko Shinsho, 2011
As Crown Prince 1950s +DateCountryStopoverAccompanied byDetails30 March – 12 October 1953Attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (representing the Emperor).
1960s +DateCountryStopoverAccompanied byDetails22 September – 7 October 1960Crown Princess100th anniversary of Japan–US friendship12 November – 9 December 1960International Goodwill (Representative)22 January – 10 February 19625–10 November 196210–17 May 196414–21 December 19649–31 May 1967
1970s +DateCountryStopoverAccompanied byDetails19–28 February 1970 (representing the Emperor)Crown Princess International Goodwill3–12 June 1971International Goodwill (Representative)6–23 May 1973International Goodwill11–22 October 197320–28 February 1975Attended the Coronation of the King Birendra of Nepal8–25 June 1976 (representing the Emperor)International Goodwill12–27 June 1978Attendance at the 70th Anniversary Ceremony of Japanese immigration in Brazil5–14 October 1979 (representing the Emperor)International Goodwill
1980s +DateCountryStopoverAccompanied byDetails27 February – 7 March 1981Crown PrincessInternational Goodwill26 July – 2 August 1981Attended the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer10–25 March 1983 (representing the Emperor)International Goodwill25 February – 8 March 1984 (representing the Emperor)23 February – 9 March 1985 (representing the Emperor)1–15 June 1985 (representing the Emperor)3–10 October 1987
As Emperor 1990s +DateCountryStopoverAreas visitedAccompanied byDetailsHost26 September – 6 October 1991(Heisei 3)Bangkok, Sukhothai Thani, Chiang Mai, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Kangsar, Jakarta and YogyakartaEmpressInternational goodwill, invited by countriesKing Bhumibol AdulyadejKing Azlan Shah of PerakPresident Suharto23–28 October 1992(Heisei 4)Beijing, Xi'an and ShanghaiPresident Yang6–9 August 1993(Heisei 5)BrusselsAttended the state funeral of King Baudouin of BelgiumKing Albert II3–19 September 1993(Heisei 5)Rome, Florence, Milan, Brussels, Mons, Antwerp, Ciergnon, Bonn, Bielefeld, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Weimar and MunichInternational goodwill, invited by countriesPresident ScalfaroKing Albert IIPresident Weizsäcker10–26 June 1994(Heisei 6)Atlanta, Charleston, Washington, D.C., Charlottesville, New York City, St. Louis, Longmont, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and HonoluluPresident Clinton2–14 October 1994(Heisei 6)Frankfurt, Paris, Toulouse, Palma de Mallorca, Madrid, Salamanca and BarcelonaPresident MitterrandKing Juan Carlos I30 May – 13 June 1997(Heisei 9)Luxembourg City, Belém, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Los AngelesPresident CardosoPresident Menem23 May – 5 June 1998(Heisei 10)Lisbon, London, Cardiff, Billund and CopenhagenQueen Elizabeth IIQueen Margrethe II
2000s +DateCountryStopoverAreas visitedAccompanied byDetailsHost20 May – 1 June 2000(Heisei 12)Geneva, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Helsinki and StockholmEmpressInternational goodwill, invited by countriesQueen BeatrixKing Carl XVI Gustaf6–20 July 2002(Heisei 14)Prague, Warsaw, Kraków, Vienna and BudapestPresident KwaśniewskiPresident Mádl7–14 May 2005(Heisei 17)Dublin, Oslo and TrondheimRegent Crown Prince Haakon(King Harald V)27–28 June 2005(Heisei 17)SaipanPeace Memorial Service for War Dead of World War II8–15 June 2006(Heisei 18)Singapore, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and BangkokInternational Goodwill Invitation from SingaporeAttendance at the 60th Anniversary Ceremony of the Accession of the King Bhumibol AdulyadejPresident NathanKing Bhumibol Adulyadej21–30 May 2007(Heisei 19)Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius and LondonVisited Sweden and UK on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Carl Linnaeus's birthInternational Goodwill Invitations from Baltic statesPresident IlvesPresident Vīķe-FreibergaPresident Adamkus3–17 July 2009(Heisei 21)Ottawa, Pontiac, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Honolulu and Kailua-KonaInternational Goodwill Invitation from Canada50th Anniversary Celebration of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation in HawaiiGovernor General Jean
2010s +DateCountryStopoverAreas visitedAccompanied byDetailsHost16–20 May 2012(Heisei 24)LondonEmpressInvitation to the commemorative luncheonfor the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II30 November – 6 December 2013(Heisei 25)Delhi and ChennaiInternational Goodwill Invitation from the Government of IndiaPresident Mukherjee8–9 April 2015(Heisei 27)Babeldaob, Koror and PeleliuMemorial Service for War Dead of World War II and Prayer for Peace,Invitation from PalauPresident Remengesau Jr.27–30 January 2016(Heisei 28)Manila, Cavinti and Los BañosInternational goodwill, invitation from the Philippine government,memorial for war dead of World War II, prayer for peacePresident Aquino III28 February – 6 March 2017(Heisei 29)Hanoi, Huế and BangkokInternational goodwill, invitation from the Vietnamese government,memorial for war dead of World War II, prayer for peaceCondolences for the Late King Bhumibol AdulyadejPresident Quang <noinclude>
See also List of official overseas trips made by Naruhito List of state visits received by Akihito List of state visits received by Hirohito List of state visits received by Naruhito
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