Japan’s Princess Akiko has departed on a trip to Britain and France. She is the daughter of the late Prince Tomohito.
The princess left for Britain from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Thursday. She spoke with Imperial Household Agency officials before boarding a commercial flight.
The agency says her nine-day trip includes attending a conference in London where she will present her own research on Japanese art. The event is on Saturday, local time, and is organized by an institute for the study of Japanese art and culture.
Princess Akiko will then travel to France. She will attend a rugby match between Japan and France near Paris in her capacity as Honorary President of the Japan Rugby Football Union.
Afterward, she will return to Britain and visit the University of Oxford, where she studied and earned her doctorate. She is expected to deliver a lecture on cultural exchanges between Japan and Britain.
Princess Akiko will return to Japan on November 15.
