Comprehensive List of Sister Cities of Japan from Around the World

Sister State and Sister City Relations Between the U.S. and Northern Japan

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Japanese Prefectures & Cities	U.S. Counterparts	Date Signed
Hokkaido	State of Massachusetts	February 7, 1990
Sapporo City	Portland, Oregon	November 17, 1959
Asahikawa City	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	October 11, 1962
Muroran City	Knoxville, Tennessee	January 16, 1991
Obihiro City	Seward, Alaska	March 27, 1968
Kitami City	Elizabeth, New Jersey	June 12, 1969
Iwamizawa City	Pocatello, Idaho	May 20, 1985
Ebetsu City	Gresham, Oregon	May 20, 1977
Mombetsu City	Newport, Oregon	April 8, 1966
	Fairbanks, Alaska	February 8, 1991
Nemuro City	Sitka, Alaska	December 19, 1975
Chitose City	Anchorage, Alaska	April 21, 1969
Takikawa City	Springfield, Massachusetts	August 7, 1993
Setana Town	Hanford, California	August 11, 1991
Shakotan Town	Seaside, Oregon	June 10, 1968
Kurisawa Town	Canby, Oregon	July 19, 1989
Shimukappu Town	Aspen, Colorado	August 29, 1991
Teshio Town	Homer, Alaska	April 7, 1984
Saroma Town	Palmer, Alaska	October 28, 1980
Shizunai Town	Lexington, Kentucky	July 21, 1988
Memuro Town	Tracy, California	August 5, 1989
Nanae Town	Concord, Massachusetts	November 15, 1999
Takinoue Town	Mountain Village, Alaska	December 2, 1988
Aomori Prefecture	State of Maine	May 25, 1994
Hachinoge City	Federal Way, Washington	August 1, 1993
Kuroishi City	Wenatchee, Washington	October 5, 1971
Misawa City	Wenatchee, Washington	October 4, 1981
Mutsu City	Port Angels, Washington	August 13, 1995
Hirosaki City	Martin, Tennessee	June 13, 1998
Shariki Town	Bath, Maine	September 7, 1993
Iwaki Town (Hirosaki City)	Milwaukee, Oregon	June 4, 1993
Owani Town	Novi, Michigan	February 3, 1972
Itayanagi Town	Yakima, Washington	February 3, 1972
Tsuruta Town	Hood River, Oregon	July 27, 1977
Takko Town	Gilroy, California	April 18, 1988
Iwate Prefecture
Hanamaki City	Hot Springs, Arkansas	January 15, 1993
Kitakami City	Concord, California	October 25, 1974
Kuji City	Franklin, Indiana	October 5, 1960
Yahagi Town	Fremont, Michigan	July 22, 1995
Ishidoriya Town	Rutland, Vermont	October 8, 1986
Kanegasaki Town	Amherst, Massachusetts	August 18, 1993
Iwaizumi Town	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin	August 6, 1992
Miyagi Prefecture	State of Delaware	September 10, 1997
Sendai City	Riverside, California	March 9, 1957
Ishinomaki City	Everett, Washington	August 23, 1993
Furukawa City	Middletown, Ohio	October 18, 1990
Kakuda City	Greenfield, Indiana	September 12, 1990
Iwanuma City	Napa, California	February 15, 1973
Marumori Town	Hemet, California	May 12, 1990
Shichigahama Town	Plymouth, Massachusetts	October 3, 1990
Akita Prefecture
Akita City (Yuwa Town)	St. Cloud, Minnesota	September 28, 1990
Noshiro City	Wrangell, Alaska	December 16, 1965
Wakami Town	Livingston, California	August 18, 1994
Nikaho Town	Shawnee, Oklahoma	September 27, 1990

Sister cities, towns and villages of Kyoto Prefecture

Name of city, town and village	City Name	Nation name	Tie-up date
Kyoto City	Paris	French Republic	June 15, 1958
	Boston	United States of America (Massachusetts)	June 24, 1959
	Cologne	Federal Republic of Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)	May 29, 1963
	Firenze	Republic of Italy (Tuscany)	September 22, 1965
	Kiev	Ukraine	September 7, 1971
	Xi’an	People’s Republic of China (Shaanxi)	May 10, 1974
	Guadalajara	United Mexican States (Jalisco)	October 20, 1980
	Zagreb	Republic of Croatia	October 22, 1981
	Prague	Czech Republic	April 15, 1996
Maizuru City	Nakhodka	Russian Federation (Primorsky Krai)	June 21, 1961
	Dalian	People’s Republic of China (Liaoning)	May 8, 1982
	Portsmouth	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	May 27, 1998
Ayabe City	Jyojyuku	People’s Republic of China (Jiangsu)	May 12, 1989
	Jerusalem	State of Israel	February 9, 2000
Uji City	Nuwara Eliya	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	April 12, 1986
	XianYang	People’s Republic of China (Shaanxi)	July 24, 1986
	Kamloops	Canada (British Columbia)	July 1, 1990
Miyazu City	Nelson	New Zealand	May 7, 1976
	Del Rey Beach	United States of America (Florida)	September 29, 1977
	Qin Huang Dao	People’s Republic of China (Hebei)	July 6, 1987
Kameoka City	Knittelfeld	Republic of  Austria (Steiermark)	April 14, 1964
	Jandira	Federative Republic of Brazil (Sao Paulo)	November 3, 1985
	Stillwater	United States of America (Oklahoma)	November 3, 1985
	Suzhou	People’s Republic of China (Jiangsu)	December 31, 1996
Joyo City	Kyongsan	Republic of  Korea (North Gyeongsang)	January 22, 1991
	Vancouver	United States of America (Washington)	October 30, 1995
Muko City	Saratoga	United States of America (California)	November 16, 1984
	Hangzhou	People’s Republic of China (Zhejiang)	September 27, 1985
Nagaokakyo City	Ningbo	People’s Republic of China (Zhejiang)	April 21, 1983
	Arlington	United States of America (Massachusetts)	September 21, 1984
Yawata City	Milan	United States of America (Ohio)	August 12, 1986
	Baoji	People’s Republic of China (Shaanxi)	November 11, 1992
Nantan City	Manila	Republic of the Philippines (Luzon)	August 21, 1985
	Clutha District	New Zealand	November 7, 2002
Kyotango City	Bozhou City	Peoole’s Republic of China (Anhui Province)	October 6, 2006
Seika Town	Norman	United States of America (Oklahoma State)	September 1, 2005
Kyotanba Town	Hawksbury	Australia (New South Wales State)	June 7, 1988

 Wikepedia List of Towns and Sister Cities in Japan from Around the World

Akashi

• Vallejo, United States

[edit] Akita

• Vladivostok, Russia

[edit] Anjō

• Huntington Beach, United States

[edit] Asago

Newberg, Oregon, United States

Perth, Ontario, Canada

Barbizon, France

[edit] Asahikawa

• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

[edit] Ashiya

• Montebello, United States (1961)

[edit] Atsugi

• New Britain, United States

[edit] Beppu

• Beaumont, United States

[edit] Chiba

Houston, United States

North Vancouver, Canada (1969)

[edit] Chikura

• Blankenberge, Belgium (1995)

[edit] Chitose

Anchorage, United States (1969)

Ibusuki, Japan (1994)

[edit] Daisen

• Temecula, United States (1994)

[edit] Ebino

• Belton, United States

[edit] Echizen

• Montevallo, United States

[edit] Edogawa

• Gosford, Australia

[edit] Fukuoka

Atlanta, United States Auckland, New Zealand

Ipoh, Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia

Oakland, United States

[edit] Funabashi

• Odense, Denmark

[edit] Gifu

Florence, Italy Hangzhou, China

Campinas, Brazil Cincinnati, United States

Meidling District, Austria Thunder Bay, Canada

[edit] Goshiki

• Kronstadt, Russia

[edit] Hachinohe

• Federal Way, United States

[edit] Hadana

• Pasadena, United States

[edit] Hakata-ku

• Auckland, New Zealand

[edit] Hakodate

• Halifax, Canada
• Vladivostok, Russia
• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

[edit] Hamamatsu

• Rochester, United States (1996)

[edit] Hanamaki

• Rutland, United States

[edit] Hanyū

• Durbuy, Belgium (1994)

[edit] Hida

• Libin, Belgium (1996)

[edit] Higashimurayama

• Independence, United States

[edit] Hikone

• Ann Arbor, United States

[edit] Himeji

Adelaide, Australia (1982)

Curitiba, Brazil

Charleroi, Belgium (1965)

[edit] Hiroshima

Chongqing, China Daegu, South Korea

Hanover, Germany Honolulu, United States

Montreal, Canada Volgograd, Russia

[edit] Hokuto

• Madison County, United States

[edit] Hokkaidō

• Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

[edit] Hyogo Prefecture

• Khabarovsk Krai

[edit] Ibusuki

• Chitose, Japan (1994)

[edit] Ichibara

Mobile, United States (1993)

Port Townsend, United States

[edit] Ikata

• Red Wing, United States (1995)

[edit] Imabari

• Lakeland, United States (1993)

[edit] Isesaki

• Springfield, Missouri, United States

[edit] Ishikari

• Campbell River, Canada (1983)
• Vanino, Russia

[edit] Itami

• Hasselt, Belgium (1985)

[edit] Iwakuni

• Everett, United States
• Jundiaí, Brazil

[edit] Izumi

• Bloomington, United States

[edit] Izumo

• Santa Clara, United States

[edit] Joyo

• Vancouver, United States

[edit] Kadoma

• São José dos Campos, Brazil

[edit] Kaga

• Dundas, Canada (1967)
• Usolye-Sibirskoye, Russia

[edit] Kagoshima

• Miami, Florida, United States^{[citation needed]}
• Naples, Italy^{[citation needed]}
• Perth, Australia

[edit] Kakegawa

• Eugene, United States

[edit] Kakogawa

• Waitakere, New Zealand

[edit] Kakuda

• Greenfield, United States

[edit] Kamakura

• Nice, France

[edit] Kamo

• Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia

[edit] Kanazawa

Buffalo, United States Irkutsk, Russia

Ghent, Belgium (1971)

[edit] Kanegasaki

• Amherst, United States (1993)

[edit] Kariya

• Mississauga, Canada (1981)

[edit] Kasugai

• Kelowna, Canada (1981)

[edit] Kawanishi

• Bowling Green, United States

[edit] Kawai

• Majuro, Marshall Islands

[edit] Kawasaki

• Sheffield, England
• Baltimore, United States

[edit] Kitami

• Poronaysk, Russia

[edit] Kiyosato

• Berea, United States

[edit] Kobe

Barcelona, Spain Brisbane, Australia Incheon, South Korea

Marseille, France Riga, Latvia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Seattle, United States Tianjin, China

[edit] Kochi

Fresno, United States

Surabaya, Indonesia

Wuhu, China

[edit] Komaki

• Wyandotte, United States

[edit] Konan

• DeWitt, United States

[edit] Kōka

• Marshall, United States

[edit] Komatsu

• Vilvoorde, Belgium (1974)

[edit] Kori

• Elizabethtown, United States

[edit] Kōtō

• Surrey, Canada

[edit] Kumagaya

• Invercargill, New Zealand

[edit] Kumamoto

• San Antonio, United States
• Missoula, Montana, United States

[edit] Kurashiki

• Christchurch, New Zealand

[edit] Kusatsu

• Pontiac, United States

[edit] Kushiro City

• Kholmsk, Russia
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

[edit] Kyoto

Boston, United States Cologne, Germany Florence, Italy

Guadalajara, Mexico Kiev, Ukraine Paris, France

Prague, Czech Republic Xi'an, China Zagreb, Croatia

[edit] Kyoto Prefecture

• Leningrad Oblast, Russia

[edit] Maebaru

• Escondido, United States

[edit] Maizuru

• Nakhodka, Russia

[edit] Makino

• Petoskey, United States

[edit] Matsudo

• Whitehorse, Australia

[edit] Matsumoto

Grindelwald, Canton of Bern, Switzerland[citation needed] Kathmandu, Nepal[citation needed]

Langfang, Hebei, China[citation needed] Salt Lake City, Utah, United States[citation needed]

[edit] Matsuyama

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (1989)

Sacramento, United States (1981)

[edit] Memuro

• Tracy, United States

[edit] Miharu

• Rice Lake, United States

[edit] Minakami

• Canyon, United States

[edit] Misato

• Winona, United States

[edit] Misawa

• Wenatchee, United States

[edit] Mito

• Anaheim, United States

[edit] Miyazaki

• Virginia Beach, United States

[edit] Moka

• Glendora, United States

[edit] Mombetsu

• Korsakov, Russia

[edit] Moriguchi

• New Westminster, Canada (1963)

[edit] Moriya

• Greeley, United States (1990)

[edit] Moriyama

• Adrian, United States

[edit] Muko

• Saratoga, United States (1983)

[edit] Muryama

• Yakutsk, Russia

[edit] Myōkō

• Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia

[edit] Nagaizumi

• Wanganui, New Zealand (1988)

[edit] Nagakute

• Waterloo, Belgium (1992)

[edit] Nagano

• Clearwater, United States

[edit] Nagaoka

• Fort Worth, United States (1987)

[edit] Nagasaki

Fuzhou, Fujian, China[citation needed] Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands[citation needed]

Porto, Portugal[citation needed] Saint Paul, United States (1955)

Santos, States of Sao Paulo, Brazil[citation needed]

[edit] Nagoya

Los Angeles, California, United States[citation needed] Mexico City, Mexico[citation needed]

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China[citation needed] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[citation needed]

Turin, Italy

[edit] Naero

• Bratsk, Russia

[edit] Nara

• Canberra, Australia
• Vladimir, Russia
• São Paulo, Brazil

[edit] Narita

• San Bruno, United States

[edit] Nayoro

• Dolinsk, Russia
• Lindsay, Canada (1967)

[edit] Naze

• Nacogdoches, United States

[edit] Nemuro

• Sitka, USA
• Severo-Kurilsk, Russia

[edit] Neyagawa

• Newport News, United States

[edit] Niiharu

• Huntsville, United States

[edit] Niigata

Birobidzhan, Russia (2005) Galveston, United States (1965)

Harbin, China (1979) Khabarovsk, Russia (1965)

Vladivostok, Russia (1991)

[edit] Niiza

• Jyväskylä, Finland (1997)

[edit] Nikko

• Rapid City, United States (1993)

[edit] Nishinomiya

• Spokane, United States (1961)

[edit] Nishio

• Porirua, New Zealand

[edit] Nomi

• Shelekhov, Russia

[edit] Ogano

• Pushkin, Russia

[edit] Ohara

• Petrozavodsk, Russia

[edit] Ōita

• Austin, United States

[edit] Okayama

• San Jose, United States (1957)

San Jose, Costa Rica [edit] Okazaki Huhhot, China Newport Beach, United States Uddevalla, Sweden [edit] Omihachiman Grand Rapids, United States [edit] Osaka Chicago, United States Melbourne, Australia Milan, Italy Saint Petersburg, Russia San Francisco, United States Kanpur, India São Paulo, Brazil Shanghai, China [edit] Osaka Prefecture Primorsky Krai [edit] Ota Burbank, United States [edit] Otaru Dunedin, New Zealand Nakhodka, Russia [edit] Otsu Lansing, United States [edit] Ritto Birmingham, United States [edit] Rumoi Ulan Ude, Russia [edit] Ryuou Sault Sainte Marie, United States [edit] Saga Busan, South Korea Cussac-Fort-Médoc, France Glens Falls, United States Lianyungang, China Warren County, United States Limeira, Brazil [edit] Saitama Hamilton, New Zealand [edit] Sakai Wellington, New Zealand [edit] Sakata Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Russia [edit] Sanda Blue Mountains, Australia [edit] Sannohe Tamworth, Australia [edit] Sapporo Novosibirsk, Russia Portland, United States [edit] Sasebo Albuquerque, United States Coffs Harbour, Australia [edit] Sendai, Miyagi Acapulco, Mexico Changchun, China Dallas, United States Gwangju, South Korea Minsk, Belarus Rennes, Brittany Riverside, United States [edit] Setagaya Winnipeg, Canada (1970) [edit] Seto Jingdezhen, China Limoges, France Nabeul, Tunisia [edit] Shigaraki Sturgis, United States [edit] Shimada Richmond, United States [edit] Shimonoseki Istanbul, Turkey [edit] Shinagawa Auckland, New Zealand [edit] Shirojiri Mishawaka, United States [edit] Shizunai Lexington, United States [edit] Shizuoka Omaha, United States [edit] Tahara Georgetown, United States [edit] Takarazuka Augusta, United States [edit] Takikawa Springfield, Massachusetts, United States (1993) [edit] Tateyama Bellingham, United States (1958) [edit] Tenri La Serena, Chile (1966) [edit] Teshio Tomari, Russia [edit] Tōbetsu Leksand, Sweden [edit] Tokoro Barrhead, Canada [edit] Tokyo Beijing, China Berlin, Germany Cairo, Egypt Jakarta, Indonesia Moscow, Russia New South Wales, Australia New York City, United States (1960) Paris, France Rome, Italy São Paulo, Brazil Seoul, South Korea [edit] Tomakomai Napier, New Zealand [edit] Tomi Madras, United States (1994) [edit] Toyohashi Toledo, United States (2000) [edit] Toyama Southlake, United States [edit] Toyama Prefecture Primorsky krai, Russia [edit] Toyota Detroit, United States Derby, United Kingdom [edit] Tsuchiyama Traverse City, United States [edit] Tsukuba Science City Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States[1][2] [edit] Tsuruga Nakhodka, Russia [edit] Ube Newcastle, Australia [edit] Uji Kamloops, Canada [edit] Utsunomiya Manukau, New Zealand [edit] Wakanai Korsakov Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia [edit] Wakayama Bakersfield, United States Jeju-do, South Korea Richmond, Canada (1972) [edit] Yachiyo Tyler, United States [edit] Yamagata Boulder, United States Ulan Ude, Russia Kitzbühel, Austria (1963) Swan Hill, Australia (1980) [edit] Yamaguchi Pamplona, Spain [edit] Yamauchi Sebastopol, United States [edit] Yasu Clinton Charter Township, United States (1993) [edit] Yokohama Constanţa, Romania Lyon, France Manila, Philippines Mumbai, India Odessa, Ukraine San Diego, United States Shanghai, China Vancouver, Canada [edit] Yokosuka Corpus Christi, United States [edit] Yokaichi Long Beach, United States Marquette, United States [edit] Yuasa Kerikeri, New Zealand [edit] Yūki Mechelen, Belgium (1996)

I hope that this list will assist you in discovering your own cities Sister or Twin in Japan and that you will reach out to the authorities in your city to get a message to the people of Japan to Save the Dolphins...the citizens of Japan have been kept in a News Blackout about what is happening at #TheCove, #Taiji and it is time that they are given the truth.

If your city has a twin that is not listed here please post it in the comments section...as always thank you for taking the time to visit my space and share your love of our friends the dolphins.

Jackie Bigford
@JackiesBuzz