
First Lady Melania Trump visited a Tokyo elementary on Monday afternoon, where she learned about Japanese calligraphy, and learned to write the word 'peace'.

Mrs Trump visited Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School with Japan's First Lady, Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

About 300 children welcomed them with a school song before Mrs Trump posed for photos, shook hands and slapped high fives with kids.

US First Lady Melania Trump poses with more than a dozen fourth graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo on Monday

Mrs Trump visited the Tokyo school on Monday with Japan's First Lady, Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

About 300 children welcomed them with a school song before Mrs Trump posed for photos, shook hands and slapped high fives with kids

Melania Trump and Akie Abe beamed as they spoke to the hundreds of school children in the elementary school's gymnasium

Melania Trump and Akie Abe held up peace signs as they posed with dozens of fourth graders at Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school

In a calligraphy class, Mrs Trump wrote the first kanji character for the Japanese word for 'peace', as Akie Abe wrote the second letter.

Mrs Trump is accompanying her husband, President Donald Trump, on her first Asian tour, which kicked off in Japan.

On Sunday, the US and Japanese first ladies learned about the history of pearls at the historic jewelry shop, as part of her cultural program during the trip.

At Mikimoto's flagship pearl shop, they went upstairs to a 'hidden floor' of the building, reserved for VIPs, to talk over tea and coffee. No details of their discussions were released.

Mikimoto brought in two 'ama' divers who traditionally harvest pearls, clad in typical white costumes with big goggles and wooden buckets, to explain pearl farming to the US First Lady.

Melania Trump uses a brush to write Japanese word 'Peace' helped by a schoolgirl while attending a calligraphy class of the 4th grader at Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School

In a calligraphy class, Mrs Abe looks on as Mrs Trump write the first character for the word 'peace' in Japanses kanji

Mrs Trump is accompanying her husband, President Donald Trump, on her first Asian tour, which kicked off in Japan

Melania Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie show off calligraphy they wrote as they attend a calligraphy class of the 4th grader at Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School

Fourth graders Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School posed for a photo during the calligraphy class after the first ladies wrote the word 'peace'

Melania Trump, third from left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie, left, watch schoolchildren as they attend a calligraphy class

Japan is known for producing especially high-quality pearls.

'Wonderful visit w/ Mrs. Abe today! Enjoyed conversation over tea & the cultural presentation on the history of pearls,' Melania tweeted after the meeting.

The first ladies then had a private dinner with their husbands at a Japanese steak house.

Meanwhile, Presidents Trump and Abe spoke at a joint press conference about their efforts to combat the North Korean nuclear missile program on Monday.

Abe announced plans to take additional sanctions measures against North Korea over its escalating missile and nuclear development.

He said on Monday he will announce Tuesday a freezing of the assets of 35 North Korean groups and individuals as Japan's own sanctions measure.

Before attending the school on Monday, the US and Japanese first ladies learned about the history of pearls at the historic jewelry shop, as part of her cultural program during the trip

Melania Trump and Akie Abe listen to teacher Yasunori Ichihara, left, as they attend a calligraphy class at the elementary school on Monday

While the first ladies only attended the calligraphy class, they took time to meet with hundreds of children in the school's gymnasium

After leaving Japan, the Trump swill head to South Korea for one day. President Trump is expected to participate in a bilateral meeting with Korean President Moon Jae-in

After traveling to South Korea, the Trumps will visit China, Vietnam and the Philippines for a number of engagements before returning to Washington, DC

Abe said that North Korea dominated their talks, and that they are completely on the same page on the issue. Abe reiterated that it's not time for dialogue but to maximize pressure on North Korea.

Trump said that he expects Japan to purchase 'massive amounts' of military equipment from the United States so the country will be able to shoot missiles from North Korea 'out of the sky'. Abe said Japan shoots down missiles only when it's necessary.

He said that the plan would mean more jobs in the United States and more security for Japan.

Abe says Japan is already buying a lot of defense equipment from the U.S. and that it plans to upgrade due to the rising tensions with North Korea.

Trump stressed a strong relationship with Japan. He said the United State is 'committed to improving our economic relationship' and that he wants a 'free, fair and reciprocal trading relationship'.

The president kicked off his Asian tour in Japan Sunday. He held a working lunch and a bilateral meeting with Abe and paid a formal state call on Japan's Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, at the Imperial Palace.

First lady Melania Trump waves to childrean and staff as she leaves after visiting Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School in Tokyo

As Melania Trump left the school, children waved American and Japanese flags while a band performed music near an outdoor track

Much of Melania Trump's time in Tokyo has been spent with First Lady Akie Abe. They're pictured together above before a lunch at the Akasaka Palace on Monday