On his second day in Germany H.I.H. Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan met with various local dignitaries as well as German VIPs. This afternoon he had a meeting with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, as well as with the mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit. There was also a reception at the Japanese Embassy in his honor.

But, it wasn’t all boring meetings and mindless reception chit-chit for the heir to the Imperial throne in Japan.  The mayor of Berlin gave the crown prince a fantastic tour of the Japanese Garden in Marzahn (it’s in Berlin) where the crown prince was beyond happy and smiled ear to ear.  Yeah, it was a great day.

In case you were wondering, the purpose of the official visit to Germany is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity between Japan and Germany.

To view photos from today please click the link here.

Source and photo courtesy of: Daylife via Reuters/Johannes Eisele/Pool