Japaneses Emperor Akihito, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, Japanese Empress Michiko and Swedish Queen Silvia attend a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 26, 2007. The Swedish king and queen are on a week-long trip to Japan.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden offers flowers for the victims of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945 during the World War II. He placed the wreath at Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki on March 30, 2007.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia stand in front of a miniature of the old town of Dejima on March 30, 2007 in Nagasaki, Japan.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf speaks during a luncheon hosted by members of Japanese business organizations at a Tokyo hotel on March 26, 2007. The Swedish king and his wife, Queen Silvia, are on a week-long state visit to Japan.
Swedish Queen Silvia, right, tours 21_21 Design Sight, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, left, at Tokyo Midtown on March 26, 2007. The Swedish king and queen are on a week-long visit to Japan.
Queen Silvia of Sweden visits the National Art Center in Tokyo on March 27, 2007.
Swedish Queen Silvia, left, is greeted by Japanese Empress Michiko prior to their dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 26, 2007.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf is greeted by Japanese Empress Michiko prior to their dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 26, 2007. Behind the king is Queen Silvia of Sweden.
In this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japanese Emperor Akihito, right, and Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf toast at the start of the state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 26, 2007.
Sweden's Queen Silvia, left, walks with Japanese Empress Michiko to the return banquet, hosted by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, at a Tokyo hotel on March 27, 2007. The Swedish king and queen are on a week-long visit to Japan.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, front right, and Queen Silvia, back left, walk with Japanese Emperor Akihito, front left, and Empress Michiko, to the return banquet, hosted by the Swedish king at a Tokyo hotel on March 27, 2007.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, Queen Silvia, second from right, Japan's Emperor Akihito, third from right, and Empress Michiko look at cherry blossoms during a visit to the Kitain Temple in Kawagoe, northwest of Tokyo, on March 28, 2007.
In this handout image released from the Saitama Prefectural Office, Japanese Emperor Akihito, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, Japanese Empress Michiko and Swedish Queen Silvia visit Kitain Temple in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on March 28, 2007.
Queen Silvia of Sweden and animated-film director Hayao Miyazaki pose at the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo on March 29, 2007.
Japanese Emperor Akihito, center, escorts Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, second from left, onto the train, accompanied by Japanese Empress Michiko, left, and Swedish Queen Silvia, not pictured, at Seibu Railway Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on March 28, 2007.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden visit the garden of Happoen after attending a luncheon organized by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan on March 27, 2007 in Tokyo.
In this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japanese Emperor Akihito, standing at the table, gives a speech welcoming Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, second from left, and Queen Silvia, right, as Empress Michiko, left, looks on at the start of the state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 26, 2007.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf, second from left, and Queen Silvia, second from right, chat with Japanese Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko during a farewell call by Japan's royal couple at the Tokyo hotel where the Swedish king and queen are staying, March 29, 2007.