Japan and the Holy See have a long history on November 24th at 05:02
There is a long history between Japan and the Holy See. Exchange with the imperial family is also thriving. I summarized the process.
Since the introduction of Christianity in the 16th century, various exchanges have taken place between Japan and the Holy See.
During the Sengoku period, four boys including Ito Mansho were dispatched to Rome as “Tensho-shonen European Boys' Mission”, and they caught up with Gregory XIII. The four attended the new pope's coronation.
Later, Mr. Tsunecho Hasekura et al.'S “European Mission to Keicho” was dispatched for diplomatic negotiations with Spain and was interviewed by Paul V.
Exchange with the imperial family is also thriving. Emperor Showa visited the Vatican during the time of the Crown Prince and met Benedict XV.
The Emperor visited the Vatican twice in 1953 and 1993 and met Pius XII and John Paul II.
His emperor also paid a courtesy visit to John Paul II in the Vatican in 1984 when he was studying at Oxford University in the UK.
Recently, in 2016, Akishinomiya and his wife paid a courtesy visit to Pope Francisco.
On the other hand, the first time Pope visited Japan for 38 years ago, John Paul II visited Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and urged the misery of nuclear weapons and the abandonment of war.