Frederik, currently on a three-day visit to Japan, became the first foreign royal figure to visit the northeastern Japan, badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Nobiru Elementary School children wave national flags of Denmark as they bid farewell to Danish Crown Prince Frederik during his visit to Nobiru area in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik, right, takes a photo of children during his visit to Akai Minami Nursery School in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik, left, listens to a story of local resident Masaru Ogata who lost his house by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during his visit to Nobiru area in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik, left, smiles as he hands over a donation certificate of "2,430 pairs of shoes" to Higashimatsushima Mayor Hideo Abe during his visit to Disaster Management headquarters at Higashimatsushima City Hall in Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik smiles on a sightseeing boat during a cruise around pine tree-covered islands in Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Matsushima survived the March 11 earthquake and tsunami with some 260 islands in the bay which are said to have worked as buffers against tsunami waves for the scenic spot, praised as one of the Three Views of Japan.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik, center, smiles after playing a soccer game with Nobiru Elementary School children during his visit to Nobiru area of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Danish Crown Prince Frederik puts on an origami, or folded paper, helmet made and presented by children during his visit to Akai Minami Nursery School in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
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