List of state visits received by Hirohito
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After acceding to the throne of Japan in December 1926, Emperor Hirohito received a total of 72 state visits.[1][2] The state banquets were given by the Emperor at Tokyo Imperial Palace.
List of visits
| No. | Date | Country | Regime | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | ||||
| 1 | 6–24 April 1935 |  Manchukuo |
Monarchy | Emperor Puyi |
| 1940s | ||||
| 2 | 26 June – 6 July 1940 | Manchukuo |
Monarchy | Emperor Puyi |
| 1950s | ||||
| 3 | 19–28 November 1956 |  Ethiopia |
Monarchy | Emperor Haile Selassie |
| 4 | 19 May – 1 June 1958 |  Iran |
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | |
| 5 | 27 September – 4 October 1958 |  India |
Republic | President Rajendra Prasad |
| 6 | 1–6 December 1958 |  Philippines |
President Carlos P. Garcia First Lady Leonila Garcia | |
| 7 | 6–10 June 1959 |  Indonesia |
President Sukarno | |
| 1960s | ||||
| 8 | 18–25 April 1960 |  Nepal |
Monarchy | King Mahendra Queen Ratna |
| 9 | 12–19 December 1960 |  Pakistan |
Republic | President Ayub Khan |
| 10 | 10–16 May 1961 |  Peru |
President Manuel Prado Ugarteche First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado | |
| 11 | 13–21 December 1961 |  Argentina |
President Arturo Frondizi First Lady Elena Luisa María Faggionato | |
| 12 | 11–14 October 1962 |  Mexico |
President Adolfo López Mateos First Lady Eva Sámano | |
| 13 | 27 May – 5 June 1963 |  Thailand |
Monarchy | King Bhumibol Adulyadej Queen Sirikit |
| 14 | 6–15 November 1963 |  West Germany |
Republic | President Heinrich Lübke Mme Wilhelmine Lübke |
| 15 | 20–30 January 1964 |  Belgium |
Monarchy | King Baudouin Queen Fabiola |
| 16 | 16–25 June 1964 |  Malaysia |
Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) Putra of Perlis Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen) Raja Perempuan Budriah | |
| 17 | 15–23 November 1965 |  Madagascar |
Republic | President Philibert Tsiranana First Lady Justine Tsiranana |
| 18 | 19–26 September 1966 |  Burma |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Ne Win First Lady Khin May Than | |
| 19 | 28 September – 3 October 1966 | Philippines |
President Ferdinand Marcos First Lady Imelda Marcos | |
| 20 | 28 March – 1 April 1968 | India |
President Suharto First Lady Siti Hartinah | |
| 21 | 8–15 April 1968 |  Yugoslavia |
President Josip Broz Tito First Lady Jovanka Broz | |
| 22 | 9–15 April 1969 |  Afghanistan |
Monarchy | King Mohammad Zahir Shah Queen Humaira Begum |
| 1970s | ||||
| 23 | 6–15 April 1971 |  Zaire |
Republic | President Mobutu Sese Seko First Lady Marie-Antoinette Mobutu |
| 24 | 20–25 May 1971 |  Saudi Arabia |
Monarchy | King Faisal |
| 25 | 9–14 March 1972 | Mexico |
Republic | President Luis Echeverría First Lady María Esther Zuno |
| 26 | 14–20 April 1972 |  Paraguay |
President Alfredo Stroessner | |
| 27 | 18–22 November 1974 |  United States |
President Gerald Ford First Lady Betty Ford | |
| 28 | 4–9 April 1975 |  Romania |
President Nicolae Ceaușescu First Lady Elena Ceaușescu | |
| 29 | 7–12 May 1975 |  United Kingdom |
Monarchy | Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| 30 | 10–16 March 1976 |  Jordan |
King Hussein of Jordan Queen Alia Toukan | |
| 31 | 15–20 September 1976 |  Brazil |
Republic | President Ernesto Geisel First Lady Lucy Markus Geisel |
| 32 | 25–28 April 1977 | Philippines |
President Ferdinand Marcos First Lady Imelda Marcos | |
| 33 | 13–18 March 1978 |  Bulgaria |
Chairman of the State Council Todor Zhivkov | |
| 34 | 5–9 April 1978 |  Bangladesh |
President Ziaur Rahman First Lady Khaleda Zia | |
| 35 | 16–21 April 1978 | West Germany |
President Mildred Scheel Mme Mildred Scheel | |
| 36 | 15–21 May 1978 | Nepal |
Monarchy | King Birendra Queen Aishwarya of Nepal |
| 37 | 30 October – 4 November 1978 | Mexico |
Republic | President José López Portillo First Lady Carmen Romano |
| 38 | 16–22 April 1979 |  Senegal |
President Léopold Sédar Senghor First Lady Colette Senghor | |
| 39 | 24–27 June 1979 | United States |
President Jimmy Carter First Lady Rosalynn Carter | |
| 40 | 10–15 September 1979 |  Sri Lanka |
President J. R. Jayewardene First Lady Elina Jayewardene | |
| 41 | 8–12 October 1979 | Argentina |
President Jorge Rafael Videla First Lady Alicia Raquel Hartridge | |
| 1980s | ||||
| 42 | 23–28 March 1980 |  Panama |
Republic | President Arístides Royo First Lady Adela Ruiz de Royo |
| 43 | 13–19 April 1980 |  Sweden |
Monarchy | King Carl XVI Gustaf Queen Silvia |
| 44 | 27 May – 1 June 1980 |  China |
Republic | Premier Hua Guofeng |
| 45 | 17–20 September 1980 |  Zambia |
President Kenneth Kaunda First Lady Betty Kaunda | |
| 46 | 27–31 October 1980 |  Spain |
Monarchy | King Juan Carlos I Queen Sofía |
| 47 | 17–22 March 1981 |  Tanzania |
Republic | President Julius Nyerere First Lady Maria Nyerere |
| 48 | 21–26 April 1981 |  Denmark |
Monarchy | Queen Margrethe II Prince Henrik |
| 49 | 26–31 May 1981 |  East Germany |
Republic | Chairman of the State Council Erich Honecker |
| 50 | 9–15 March 1982 |  Italy |
President Sandro Pertini | |
| 51 | 5–9 April 1982 |  Kenya |
President Daniel arap Moi | |
| 52 | 14–18 April 1982 |  France |
President François Mitterrand Mme Danielle Mitterrand | |
| 53 | 5–9 April 1983 |  Egypt |
President Hosni Mubarak First Lady Suzanne Mubarak | |
| 54 | 17–22 July 1983 | Pakistan |
President Zia-ul-Haq First Lady Shafiq Zia | |
| 55 | 11–17 September 1983 |  Ireland |
President Patrick Hillery First Lady Maeve Hillery | |
| 56 | 18–23 October 1983 |  Norway |
Monarchy | King Olav V |
| 57 | 9–12 November 1983 | United States |
Republic | President Ronald Reagan First Lady Nancy Reagan |
| 58 | 5–7 April 1984 |  Brunei |
Monarchy | King Hassanal Bolkiah Queen Saleha |
| 59 | 22–29 April 1984 |  Qatar |
Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani | |
| 60 | 23–27 May 1984 | Brazil |
Republic | President João Figueiredo First Lady Dulce Figueiredo |
| 61 | 1–11 July 1984 | Burma |
President San Yu First Lady Than Shein | |
| 62 | 6–8 September 1984 |  South Korea |
President Chun Doo-hwan First Lady Lee Soon-ja | |
| 63 | 18–21 September 1984 |  Gabon |
President Omar Bongo First Lady Patience Dabany | |
| 64 | 19–22 June 1985 | Bangladesh |
President Hussain Muhammad Ershad First Lady Rowshan Ershad | |
| 65 | 13–17 July 1986 | Argentina |
President Raúl Alfonsín First Lady María Lorenza Barreneche | |
| 66 | 16–19 September 1986 |  Niger |
President Seyni Kountché | |
| 67 | 30 September – 5 October 1986 |  Finland |
President Mauno Koivisto First Lady Tellervo Koivisto | |
| 68 | 10–13 November 1986 | Philippines |
President Corazon Aquino | |
| 69 | 30 November – 4 December 1986 | Mexico |
President Miguel de la Madrid First Lady Paloma Cordero | |
| 70 | 28 June – 2 July 1987 |  Poland |
Chairman of the Council of State Wojciech Jaruzelski First Lady Barbara Jaruzelska | |
| 71 | 5–9 April 1988 |  Venezuela |
President Jaime Lusinchi | |
| 72 | 28 June – 2 July 1988 | Senegal |
President Abdou Diouf First Lady Elizabeth Diouf | |
Countries that made state visits
| Countries | State visits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1973. |
| Argentina |
3 | |
| Bangladesh |
2 | |
| Belgium |
1 | |
| Brazil |
2 | |
| Brunei |
1 | |
| Bulgaria |
1 | |
| Burma |
2 | |
| China |
1 | |
| Denmark |
1 | |
| East Germany |
1 | |
| Egypt |
1 | |
| Ethiopia |
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1975. |
| Finland |
1 | |
| France |
1 | |
| Gabon |
1 | |
| India |
1 | |
| Indonesia |
2 | |
| Iran |
1 | Monarchy abolished in 1979. |
| Ireland |
1 | |
| Italy |
1 | |
| Jordan |
1 | |
| Kenya |
1 | |
| Madagascar |
1 | |
| Malaysia |
1 | |
 Manchukuo |
2 | |
| Mexico |
4 | |
| Nepal |
2 | Monarchy abolished in 2008. |
| Niger |
1 | |
| Norway |
1 | |
| Pakistan |
2 | |
| Panama |
1 | |
| Paraguay |
1 | |
| Peru |
1 | |
| Philippines |
4 | |
| Poland |
1 | |
| Qatar |
1 | |
| Romania |
1 | |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | |
| Senegal |
2 | |
| South Korea |
1 | |
| Spain |
1 | |
| Sri Lanka |
1 | |
| Sweden |
1 | |
| Tanzania |
1 | |
| Thailand |
1 | |
| United Kingdom |
1 | |
 United States |
3 | |
| Venezuela |
1 | |
| West Germany |
2 | |
| Yugoslavia |
1 | |
| Zaire |
1 | Now called Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Zambia |
1 | |