Japan's Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko to visit Hawaii

The Japanese government has announced Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko will visit Hawaii for the first time next month.

Prince Fumihito, the second son of Japan’s Emperor Akihito, and his wife, Princess Kiko, are expected to visit Oahu from June 4 to June 8 for a total of four nights and five days to build connections with Japanese abroad, according to Takayuki Shinozawa, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu. The couple will visit sites on Oahu but will not travel to neighbor isles.

“It’s approved by the cabinet,” said Shinozawa. “We’re all so excited.”

The news came shortly after a media briefing this afternoon of the upcoming commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Gannenmono, or the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i with two special events in June.

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