Royally Scandinavian: Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary's official visit to Japan.

From Thursday, March 26 to Saturday, March 28th, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary made an official visit to Japan to promote Greenland.

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On their first day, the couple began their visit attending a seminar and speaking to children who have experienced bullying at the Kyu Asakura House in Tokyo. Crown Princess Mary has worked for many years against bullying with the Mary Foundation, creating programs like Fri For Mobberi.
Unfortunately, bullying, or Ijime as it’s called in Japanese, is a big problem in Japan — Princess Aiko, the daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, has experienced it first hand.

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afterwards, the Couple attended a seminar on Greenland's fishing industry at the Hillside Plaza. Greenland is very keen on expanding their fishing exports to Japan. At the event, the guests were presented with pictures from the gorgeous Greenland nature and got to taste some of the country’s delicacies such as prawns and crab.

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On the evening, the Couple were part of a demonstration of local music.

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On Friday, March 27, the couple were on a boat trip around Tokyo Bay. During the sail, the Crown Prince Couple was presented with the preparations for the Olympic Games in 2020 and the places where the sporting events will take place. The couple sailed with Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe and president of the organizing committee of the Olympic Games in Tokyo Yoshiro Mori.

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After the boat trip, the couple had breakfast with representatives of the Maersk groupe and met with Princess Takamado and Princess Tsuguko at the inauguration of an exhibition about Greenland.

Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi, Scanpix

On the last day of visit, the Royal Couple visited on Saturday, March 28 the fashion and design school Mode Gakuen, which collaborated with Great Greenland and Kopenhagen Fur to introduce sealskin to new Japanese designers. During the visit, the couple was welcomed by students working with sealskin.

Photo: Jesper Sunesen, Billed-Bladet

The Royal Couple also attended a Great Greenland fashion show in department store Tokyu Honten, where a collection designed by Danish designer Jesper Høvring was showcased.

Photo: Jesper Sunesen, Billed-Bladet

The couple also visited zebra crossing Shibuya Crossing at Shibuya station. The station is the world's second largest in terms of passengers. Thousands of people pass daily Shibuya Crossing, and the surrounding area is home to Japanese youth and popular culture.