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News Release
Itinerary of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan’s Visit To Canada and the United States of America
PR-4 June 12, 2009
With regard to the decision at the Cabinet meeting of March 13, 2009, on the Official Visit by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, the Chief Cabinet Secretary announced at today’s Cabinet meeting that Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress will leave Tokyo on July 3 and return on July 17.
The outline of the itinerary is as follows:
July 3 (Fri) |
Leave Tokyo
Arrive in Ottawa
(Ontario, Canada)
Arrive in Pontiac (Quebec, Canada) |
July 4 (Sat) |
Stay in Pontiac |
July 5 (Sun) |
Arrive in Ottawa |
July 6 (Mon) |
Stay in Ottawa |
July 7 (Tue) |
As above |
July 8 (Wed) |
Leave Ottawa
Arrive in Toronto
(Ontario, Canada) |
July 9 (Thurs) |
Stay in Toronto |
July 10 (Fri) |
Leave Toronto
Arrive in Vancouver
(British Columbia, Canada)
Leave Vancouver
Arrive in Victoria
(British Columbia, Canada) |
July 11 (Sat) |
Stay in Victoria |
July 12 (Sun) |
Leave Victoria
Arrive in Vancouver |
July 13 (Mon) |
Stay in Vancouver |
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July 14 (Tue) |
Leave Vancouver
Arrive in Honolulu
(the Island of Oahu, the State of Hawaii, the United States of America) |
July 15 (Wed) |
Stay in Honolulu |
July 16 (Thurs) |
Leave Honolulu
Arrive in Kona (the Island of Hawaii)
Leave Kona |
July 17 (Fri) |
Arrive in Tokyo |
Major Events Scheduled during the Visit to Canada and the United States of America of Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan
Ottawa , Canada
・ Welcoming Ceremony (Rideau Hall)
・ Meeting with Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Daniel Lafond (Rideau Hall)
- State Dinner hosted by Their Excellencies The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean and Jean-Daniel Lafond (Rideau Hall)
- Granting audience to The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. Laureen Harper (Rideau Hall)
- Luncheon hosted by the The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate and Mrs. Ann Kinsella (Parliament Hill)
- Special Events of Japan-Canada 80th Anniversary (Lester B. Pearson Building)
- Luncheon hosted by the The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Christine Donoghue (Lester B. Pearson Building)
- Return Reception hosted by His Excellency Tsuneo Nishida, Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Keiko Nishida (National Gallery of Canada)
- Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Peacekeeping Monument
- Luncheon hosted by University of Ottawa and Carleton University (Carleton University)
Toronto
- Granting audience to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Mrs. David C. Onley (Queen’s Park)
- Luncheon hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Mrs. David C. Onley (Queen’s Park)
- Granting audience to the Premier of Ontario, Mr. Dalton McGuinty (Queen’s Park)
- Visit to the Hospital for Sick Children
- Visit to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
- Visit to the Momiji Seniors’ Centre
Victoria
- Granting audience to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and Mrs. Steven L. Point (Government House)
- Luncheon hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and Mrs. Steven L. Point (Government House)
- Granting audience to the Premier of British Columbia, Mr. Gordon Campbell (Parliament Buildings)
- Meeting with Canadian people
- Visit to the Institute of Ocean Sciences
Vancouver
- Reception co-hosted by the Ambassador of Japan and the Consul-General of Japan in Vancouver (Convention Centre)
- Visit to University of British Columbia
- Visit to Richmond Olympic Oval
- Visit to the Nikkei Place
Island of Oahu, State of Hawaii, the United States of America
・ Banquet in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
・ Luncheon hosted by the Governor of the State of Hawaii, Ms. Linda Lingle (Washington Place)
・ Wreath Laying Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
・ Visit to the Kapiolani Park
Island of Hawaii
・ Reception co-hosted by the Ambassador of Japan and the Consul General of Japan in Honolulu (Parker Ranch)
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