King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Emperor Naruhito of Japan will watch the Netherlands-Japan World Cup match together tonight.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are staying at the Oude Loo Castle in Apeldoorn ahead of the start of their state visit on Wednesday. King Willem-Alexander revealed to reporters that they will be watching the match together. The Government Information Service also reported that Queen Máxima will take Emperor Naruhito to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Apart from this, it is not known how Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will spend their days in Apeldoorn. This will be the Emperor’s second visit to the Rijksmuseum. He also visited in 2013.
Photo by Moniek Bloks
Empress Masako and Emperor Naruhito have stayed at the Oude Loo Castle before during then-Crown Princess Masako’s recovery in the early 2000s.
There is an official photo moment for the media at the Loo Palace on Monday.
The state visit is intended to be a “confirmation of the close and historic relationship between Japan and the Netherlands.” The two countries have had relations for 426 years, and Japan is the Netherlands’ fourth-largest trading partner in Asia.
After the state visit to the Netherlands, the Imperial couple will travel on to Belgium.
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