Canada-Japan
News Release
ITINERARY OF THEIR MAJESTIES THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF JAPAN’S VISIT TO CANADA

 

PR-5                                                                                                                   June 23, 2009           

 

The outline of the itinerary is as follows:

 

July 3 (Fri) AM

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Departure from Tokyo (Haneda Airport).

Arrive in Ottawa (Macdonald-Cartier International Airport).

Stay at Harrington Lake (Quebec).

 

July 4 (Sat) AM

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Visit Mackenzie King Estates (Quebec).

Visit Central Experimental Farm (Ontario).

Stay at Harrington Lake (Quebec).

 

July 5 (Sun) AM

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Visit Mer Bleue Conservation area (Ontario).

Meeting with Japanese-Canadian Community and Japanese Nationals (Japanese Ambassador’s Official Residence).

Stay at Rideau Hall (Ottawa).

 

July 6 (Mon) AM

 

 

                  




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Official Welcoming Ceremony (Rideau Hall).

Meeting with Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada and His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond (Rideau Hall).

Tree Planting Ceremony (Rideau Hall).


Visit to Carleton University, luncheon and meetings.

Audience with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada and Mrs. Laureen Harper (Rideau Hall).

State Dinner hosted by Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada and Jean-Daniel Lafond (Rideau Hall).

Stay at Rideau Hall (Ottawa).

 

July 7 (Tue) AM

 



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Wreath Laying Ceremony at Peacekeeping Monument.

Visit the Chamber of the House of Commons and Senate


Luncheon hosted by The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate and Mrs. Ann Kinsella (Parliament Hill).

Return Reception hosted by His Excellency Tsuneo Nishida
Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. Keiko Nishida (National Gallery).


Dinner with Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaélle Jean, Governor General of Canada and Jean-Daniel Lafond (Japanese Ambassador’s Official Residence).

Stay at Rideau Hall (Ottawa).

 

July 8 (Wed) AM

 

 





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Farewell Greeting with Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada and Jean-Daniel Lafond (Rideau Hall).

Special Event of 80th Anniversary of Canada-Japan diplomatic relations (Lester B. Pearson Building).

Luncheon hosted by The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Christine Donoghue (Lester B. Pearson Building).

Departure from Ottawa (Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
Arrive in Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International Airport).

Meeting with the distinguished persons concerned with Canada-Japan relations (Residence of the Consul-General of Japan in Toronto).

Stay at Royal York Hotel (Toronto).

 

July 9 (Thu) AM

 




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Visit  the Hospital for Sick Children.

Audience with Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Mrs. David C. Onley (Queen’s Park).

Luncheon hosted by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Mrs. David C. Onley (Queen’s Park).

Audience with The Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario.

His Majesty the Emperor: Meeting with residents of Ontario (Queen’s Park).

Her Majesty the Empress: Visit Osborne Collection (Toronto Public Library).

Meeting with the Japanese-Canadian community and Japanese nationals in Canada (Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre).

Stay at Royal York Hotel (Toronto).

 

July 10 (Fri) AM


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Visit Momiji Senior Centre.


Departure from Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International Airport).

Arrive in Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport).

Visit to Richmond Olympic Oval (Vancouver Olympic Site).

Departure from Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport).

Arrive in Victoria (Victoria International Airport).

Audience with the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and Mrs. Steven L. Point (Government House).


Dinner with the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and Mrs. Steven L. Point (Government House).

Stay at Government House.

 

July 11 (Sat) AM

 




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Audience with the Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia (Parliament Buildings).

Converse with the public (Parliament Buildings).


Welcoming Luncheon co-hosted by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia and Premier of British Columbia (Government House).

Meeting with Japanese-Canadian community and Japanese Nationals in Canada (Government House).

Stay at Government House (Victoria).

 

July 12 (Sun) AM

 




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Farewell greeting with Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Steven L. Point (Government House).

Visit to the Institute of Ocean Sciences (IOS).


Luncheon with representatives of IOS.

Departure from Victoria (Victoria International Airport).

Arrival in Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport).

Stay at Pan Pacific Hotel (Vancouver).

 

July 13 (Mon) AM


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Visit to the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Luncheon with professors of UBC (Mackenzie House, President’s Residence).

Visit to the Nikkei Place.

Stay at Pan Pacific Hotel (Vancouver).

 

July 14 (Tue) AM

 




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Reception co-hosted by His Excellency Tsuneo Nishida, Ambassador of Japan and Mr. Seiichi Otsuka, Consul-General of

Japan in Vancouver (Convention Centre)


Departure from Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport).

 

 

 

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