List of official overseas trips made by Akihito
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As Crown Prince
1950s
| Date | Country | Stopover | Accompanied by | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March – 12 October 1953 |  United Kingdom |  United States Canada France Spain Monaco Italy Vatican City Belgium Netherlands West Germany Denmark Norway Sweden Switzerland | Attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (representing the Emperor). |
1960s
| Date | Country | Stopover | Accompanied by | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September – 7 October 1960 |  United States | Crown Princess | 100th anniversary of Japan–US friendship | |
| 12 November – 9 December 1960 |  Iran Ethiopia India Nepal |  Thailand | International Goodwill (Representative) | |
| 22 January – 10 February 1962 |  Pakistan Indonesia | |||
| 5–10 November 1962 |  Philippines | |||
| 10–17 May 1964 |  Mexico | United States | ||
| 14–21 December 1964 | Thailand | |||
| 9–31 May 1967 |  Peru Argentina Brazil |
1970s
| Date | Country | Stopover | Accompanied by | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–28 February 1970 |  Malaysia (representing the Emperor) Singapore | Crown Princess | International Goodwill | |
| 3–12 June 1971 |  Afghanistan | Iran Thailand | International Goodwill (Representative) | |
| 6–23 May 1973 |  Australia New Zealand | International Goodwill | ||
| 11–22 October 1973 | Spain | United States Belgium | ||
| 20–28 February 1975 | Nepal |  Bangladesh India | Attended the Coronation of the King Birendra of Nepal | |
| 8–25 June 1976 |  Jordan Yugoslavia (representing the Emperor) United Kingdom | Thailand | International Goodwill | |
| 12–27 June 1978 |  Brazil Paraguay | United States | Attendance at the 70th Anniversary Ceremony of Japanese immigration in Brazil | |
| 5–14 October 1979 |  Romania Bulgaria (representing the Emperor) | Netherlands Belgium | International Goodwill |
1980s
| Date | Country | Stopover | Accompanied by | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February – 7 March 1981 |  Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka | Thailand Singapore | Crown Princess | International Goodwill |
| 26 July – 2 August 1981 | United Kingdom | Belgium | Attended the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer | |
| 10–25 March 1983 |  Zambia Tanzania Kenya (representing the Emperor) |  Luxembourg Belgium Thailand | International Goodwill | |
| 25 February – 8 March 1984 |  Zaire Senegal (representing the Emperor) | Belgium United Kingdom | ||
| 23 February – 9 March 1985 |  Spain Ireland (representing the Emperor) |  Poland United Kingdom | ||
| 1–15 June 1985 | Sweden Denmark Norway (representing the Emperor) Finland | |||
| 3–10 October 1987 | United States |
As Emperor
1990s
2000s
| Date | Country | Stopover | Areas visited | Accompanied by | Details | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May – 1 June 2000 (Heisei 12) | Netherlands Sweden | Switzerland Finland | Geneva, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Helsinki and Stockholm | Empress | International goodwill, invited by countries | Queen Beatrix King Carl XVI Gustaf |
| 6–20 July 2002 (Heisei 14) |  Poland Hungary |  Czech Republic Austria | Prague, Warsaw, Kraków, Vienna and Budapest | President Kwaśniewski President Mádl | ||
| 7–14 May 2005 (Heisei 17) | Norway | Ireland | Dublin, Oslo and Trondheim | Regent Crown Prince Haakon (King Harald V) | ||
| 27–28 June 2005 (Heisei 17) | United States | Saipan | Peace Memorial Service for War Dead of World War II | |||
| 8–15 June 2006 (Heisei 18) | Singapore Thailand | Malaysia | Singapore, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok | International Goodwill Invitation from Singapore Attendance at the 60th Anniversary Ceremony of the Accession of the King Bhumibol Adulyadej | President Nathan King Bhumibol Adulyadej | |
| 21–30 May 2007 (Heisei 19) | Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania United Kingdom | Stockholm, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius and London | Visited Sweden and UK on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of Carl Linnaeus's birth International Goodwill Invitations from Baltic states | President Ilves President Vīķe-Freiberga President Adamkus | ||
| 3–17 July 2009 (Heisei 21) |  Canada United States | Ottawa, Pontiac, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Honolulu and Kailua-Kona | International Goodwill Invitation from Canada 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation in Hawaii | Governor General Jean |
2010s
| Date | Country | Stopover | Areas visited | Accompanied by | Details | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–20 May 2012 (Heisei 24) |
United Kingdom | London | Empress | Invitation to the commemorative luncheon for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II | Queen Elizabeth II | |
| 30 November – 6 December 2013 (Heisei 25) | India | Delhi and Chennai | International Goodwill Invitation from the Government of India | President Mukherjee | ||
| 8–9 April 2015 (Heisei 27) |  Palau | Babeldaob, Koror and Peleliu | Memorial Service for War Dead of World War II and Prayer for Peace, Invitation from Palau | President Remengesau Jr. | ||
| 27–30 January 2016 (Heisei 28) | Philippines | Manila, Cavinti and Los Baños | International goodwill, invitation from the Philippine government, memorial for war dead of World War II, prayer for peace | President Aquino III | ||
| 28 February – 6 March 2017 (Heisei 29) |  Vietnam | Thailand | Hanoi, Huế and Bangkok | International goodwill, invitation from the Vietnamese government, memorial for war dead of World War II, prayer for peace Condolences for the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej | President Quang |