On Air: Fukuoka City Information/2012.11.09(Fri)/11:00～

Fukuoka city has built-up sister city relationships with seven cities around the world, and participates with them in culture, sport and other types of exchange activities.

Fukuoka became sister cities with Oakland in California, in the USA, in 1962. Oakland is similar to Fukuoka in terms of its airports, seaports, and universities, as well as in regard to its geographical makeup. Since the start of the relationship, our cities have been active in holding youth group and sports exchanges, as well as donating and sharing our different animals together.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fukuoka-Oakland sister city relationship, and to celebrate, this past May, Fukuoka City paraded with members of Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Association in the Dontaku festival. Then, in August, members of city council accompanied a 50^th anniversary exchange group to Oakland, where they participated in commemorative events. The fire fighting forces of both cities also held a joint fire safety and prevention seminar.

In addition, this year marks the 30^th anniversary of Fukuoka City’s sister city relationship with Bordeaux, France. Our cities have engaged in the Bordeaux International Fair, as well as have cooperated economically and culturally through exchanges of things such as selections of wines, art and musical performance.

There are plenty of celebratory events marking this year’s 30^th anniversary of our relationship. For example, this past September, musicians from Bordeaux participated in Music City Tenjin. And, this November, a group led by the Mayor of Bordeaux, visited Fukuoka for the first time.

The Fukuoka City Public Library is currently featuring an exhibit entitled Writers of Bordeaux, which will be open until the 29^th of November. Then, an exhibit entitled, Bordeaux: A Civilization Born from Wine will be held through the 9^th of December. And, from November 10^th through the 17^th, at the Institut Francais du Japon-Kyushu 5^th floor gallery, the works of Bordeaux’s comic artists will be the foundation of the institute’s comic display. Come see Bordeaux through pictures!

Fukuoka is looking to enrich itself even more, and to find ideas for further improvements, through sister city exchange!

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