President George W. Bush and Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a huge Elvis Presley fan, will visit Graceland Mansion on June 30 to pay homage to the king of rock and roll.
Presley moved into the 13-acre estate in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1950s and died there in 1977, aged 42. Graceland draws Elvis fans from all over the world and ranks officially as a U.S. historic landmark.
Koizumi, 64, and Presley were both born on January 8.
Elvis fan websites say the Japanese leader is an enthusiastic member of his country's Elvis Presley fan club and even sang along to an Elvis number played at a banquet during a visit to Australia last year.
Koizumi is due to leave office in September and his U.S. visit for talks with Bush at the White House on June 29 is likely to be his last as prime minister.
Bush often talks about his warm friendship with Koizumi and uses it as an example of how relationships between countries can change over time. The United States and Japan fought each other during World War Two.
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