Naruhito and Masako greet Belgium from the Japanese Tower

Naruhito and Masako of Japan spent two weeks of official visits between the Netherlands and Belgium

Greetings to all of Europe, it is almost a home for Naruhito and Masako from Japan, already ahead of the official visit to the Netherlands and Belgium. Final stop of the tour and stop at the Japanese Tower in Laeken, a genuine host and the delicacy of Philippe and Matilda of Belgium. The trip accommodated the empress’s slow pace, reduced by years of depression.

A Japanese tower in the Park

The official visit of the emperors of Japan in Belgium ended in Laeken Park, which surrounds the residence of the sovereigns. Together with Philippe and Mathilde, Naruhito and Masako visited the splendid nineteenth-century glass and steel greenhouses. Then they climbed up to the Japanese Tower, built at the beginning of the twentieth century by order of Leopold II. During this period you will be able to visit the entire Parisian Expo. «The entrance pavilion comes directly from the Universal Exhibition and was subsequently reassembled in Brussels. The current state structure is designed according to Laeken, using materials and decorative elements imported from Japan” explained the Belgian Royal House on social media. Currently the structure, a sort of pagoda in the middle of the Royal Park, is part of the Far Eastern Museums of Laeken. A highly symbolic one for the final greeting to the emperors, testifying to the long friendship between the two countries.

Naruhito and Masako of Japan greet Belgium from the beautiful pagoda in Laeken park, Brussels, accompanied by Mathilde and Philippe (Ipa)

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For the walk, the two couples chose comfortable and informal clothing. Naruhito and Philippe even in shirt sleeves. Masako didn’t abandon pastel colors on this occasion either, choosing white trousers and an aqua green blouse. Mathilde, in a freshly seen butter-colored dress, all of the Elisabeth Prize winner’s recent visits to Harvard. I’m really happy to be able to follow suit given the formalities of Amsterdam and Brussels, with all the results of Masako. The empress, who has suffered from depression for years, is seen very little abroad, but is particularly close to all the royal families of Belgium and the Netherlands. Lots of rest and few appointments for her during the tour, but all very special. She witnessed debuts in the official scenes of princesAriane And of the four children by Philippe and Mathilde.