Mitsuko Coudenhove-Kalergi (born Aoyama in Tokyo, 1874; died in Mödling, Austria, 1941) was one of the first Japanese women to live in Europe. At 17, she married Count Heinrich Coudenhove, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Japan. The Coudenhove family had roots in Belgium, France, Germany, Norway, Russia, Greece and Austria. In the 1890s, Mitsuko moved with Heinrich and their sons Johannes and Richard to western Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), where she had five more children. Widowed at 32, Mitsuko’s life was marked by love, perseverance, sacrifice and the challenge of adapting to new cultures. Her story, well-known in Japan, is gaining recognition in Europe through books, films, a musical and mangas. An Austrian TV documentary about her is due in autumn 2026. Her great-grandson Clemens Coudenhove-Kalergi will present Mitsuko’s life and those of her children, including Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, founder of the Pan-European Union, with facts, anecdotes and photos. Thereafter participants will work on specific cultural challenges and resulting expectations relevant to the work of a tourist guide.