The Queen spent a part of her afternoon without her husband King Carl XVI Gustaf at Studio Ghibli, where she had coffee with Miyazaki, whose hits include ”Princess Mononoke” and the Oscar-winning ”Spirited Away.”
According to a Studio Ghibli spokeswoman.”The Queen took a tour of the museum and watched a short presentation on Miyazaki’s latest movie, ’Ponyo on a Cliff’.” ”Ponyo,” about a goldfish who wants to be a human, is due out next year.
The Swedish King and Queen are on a weeklong visit to Japan that included audiences with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, tours of art museums and a stop in the countryside. In an unusual move,
Japan’s emperor and empress went to the Swedish Royals’ hotel Thursday to farewell them before they left Tokyo.
Silvia, who has worked in Sweden to improve care for the elderly and people with disabilities, also took part in a forum Monday in Tokyo where she called for broader support for people with dementia.
The Royal Couple end their visit to Japan with a trip to the southern city of Nagasaki Friday, the site of the world’s second and last nuclear attack in 1945, before leaving Saturday.
