Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko in Malaysia, 1970

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Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan are hosted by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and Raja Permaisuri Agong Sultanah Bahiyah during their Official Visit to Malaysia on this day in 1970, which began with an Official Welcome at the Airport in Kuala Lumpur, a State Banquet hosted by the King and Queen (in the Gandik Diraja Tiara) in honour of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess (wearing the Diamond Scroll Tiara), and the planting of a tree that has been visited on subsequent visits to Malaysia.

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