Overview
- On November 20, Princess Aiko traveled from Vientiane to Luang Prabang on a temporary Laos–China Railway train, a journey of about two hours.
- She visited the Lao Friends Children’s Hospital, a Japan-supported facility that operates a 24-hour pediatric emergency system.
- Her program in the UNESCO-listed city included Kuang Si Falls, the National Museum housed in the former royal palace, and Xieng Thong Temple.
- The Laos–China Railway opened in 2021 as Laos’s first long‑distance line, connecting Vientiane to Boten and onward to Kunming, China.
- Luang Prabang is recognized for its riverside Buddhist architecture and French colonial buildings, and the Emperor toured the same sites as Crown Prince roughly 12 years ago.