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Scanned from the President's Daily Diary Collection (Box 72A) at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
A military aide's log of the President's visit to the Pacific
Basin, November 17 - 25, 1974 was not available for compilation
of the President's diary. Attached is a proposed schedule of
the President's activities.
See the file copy of the President's diary for movement logs,
telephone logs, and passenger manifests for the trip. Confirmed
information on attendees at Presidential meetings may be available
in the National Security Council MEMCON files.
THE WHITE HOUSE
washington
ARRIVAL CEREMONY AT TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MONDAY - NOVEMBER 18, 1974
3:30 P.M.
SEQUENCE:
3:30 p.m.
Air Force One arrives Tokyo International
(local time)
Airport.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CROWD SITUATION (Approximately
3,000 on observation decks)
Prior to deplaning, you will be met on
board by:
Ambassador James Hodgson, U.S.
Ambassador to Japan
Ambassador Nobuhiko Ushiba, Head of
the Suite of Honour
3:35 p.m.
Escorted by Ambassadors Hodgson and
Ushiba, you deplane via the front ramp,
pausing at the top of the stairs just long
enough to allow the 21 -gun salute to
get under way.
You will be met by:
Amb. Takeshi Yasukawa, Japanese Ambassador
to the United States
Amb. Hiroshi Uchida, Chief of Protocol
Mr. Toshio Yamazaki, Director General of
the American Affairs Bureau
Mr. Yoshiro Yasui, Vice Grand Master of
Ceremonies of the Imperial Household
(More)
Arrival Ceremony-Tokyo Airport
2.
Monday - November 18, 1974
Mr. Susumu Yamaji, Cabinet Counsellor
Mr. Chusaku Nomura, Deputy Chief of
Protocol
Mr. Koichi Ueda, Master of Ceremonies of
the Imperial Household
Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, Director of First
American Division of American Affairs
Bureau
NOTE:
Ambassador Ushiba, a former
Ambassador to the United States,
speaks English and is head of the
Suite of Honor. He has been
assigned as your official host
whenever you are not in the presence
of the Emperor or the Prime Minister.
In addition, each Member of the
U.S. Official Party has 2 member of
the Suite of Honor assigned to him in
similar fashion.
Escorted by Ambassador Ushiba, you proceed
to helicopter, board, and depart en route
Akasaka Palace courtyard.
PRESIDENTIAL GUEST
Ambassador Ushiba
3:55 p.m.
Arrive Akasaka Palace courtyard.
OPEN PRESS COVERAGE
CLOSED ARRIVAL
You will be met by Mr. Hisanaga Shimazu,
Superintendent of Akasaka Palace. Escorted
by Mr. Shimazu and Ambassador Ushiba, you
proceed inside Akasaka Palace to your suite.
Arrival Ceremony - Tokyo Airport
3.
Monday - November 18, 1974
4:00 p.m.
Arrive Main Suite East.
NOTE:
Dinner will be available in the
private dining room on the
second floor near your Suite. You
might want to invite Members of
the U.S. Official Party staying in
the Palace to join you for dinner.
Also, there is a staff dining room
on the first floor of the Palace.
PERSONAL/STAFF TIME/
OVERNIGHT
Goshu - Imperial Palace
Kyoto
The Palace was originally built in 794 but destroyed by repeated
fires. Although the buildings have been rebuilt several times,
most recently in 1855, the style has been impeccably preserved.
There are few works of art and little or no elaborate decoration;
none is needed since the simplicity of the architecture and of
the carefully and beautifully landscaped gardens is in keeping
with the dignity of the whole.
Shishinden and Seiryoden buildings are representatives of the
Heian period; the rest of the buildings represent the Kamakura
period. The garden facing the Kogosho (small palace used by
the Prince) is a traditional landscape garden.
This is where the Emperor lived until the seat of government
was moved to Tokyo in 1868. All coronations of the Emperor
have taken place at the Gosho.
Nijo Castle
Kyoto
The Castle was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of the
Tokugawa Military Regents. It is only semi-fortified, known
more for its beauty than its defensibility. The park (including
ramparts, moats, gardens and the Castle itself) is extensive
and of a large and varied scale unusual in Japan.
The Castle proper, in the elaborate style of the Monoyama
period, contains many rooms decorated with painted screens.
Life-like figures (of the Shogun and the Shogun with his Court
ladies) add to the sense of history as does the nightingale floor
which makes a melodious sound when walked on. The purpose
of this floor was to warn against potential assassins and/or
intruders.
Kinkaku - Ji - The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Kyoto
The Golden Pavilion, one of the most famous and photogenic
spots in Japan, was originally built in the 14th Century as
the retirement home of the military dictator, Ashikaga
Yoshimitsu.
After his death, it became a Buddhist Temple. The original
Pavilion was burned down in 1950 by a disturbed Zen student;
thus, the present Pavilion was reproduced from the original
in 1955.
The Pavilion itself is three stories, two of which are covered
in 22 - carat gold foil and is topped by a bronze phoenix. The Pavilion
is complemented by a beautiful garden and stands on the edge of a
large reflecting pond which adds to the beauty of the entire scene.