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This is a list of places in Japan having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used as well), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also includes villages, cities, districts, and counties with similar links.

The list is arranged by traditional region and then by prefecture. See also the lists of twin towns and sister cities.

Contents

HokkaidoEdit

TōhokuEdit

KantōEdit

IbarakiEdit

Mito
Moriya
Toride
Tsuchiura
  Palo Alto, California, United States[25]
Tsukuba
  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States[26][27]
  Shenzhen, Guangdong, China[28]
Yūki

TochigiEdit

Moka
Nasushiobara
  Linz, Upper Austria, Austria[29]
Nasukarasuyama
  Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States[30]
Nikkō
  Rapid City, South Dakota, United States[31]
Sano
Utsunomiya

GunmaEdit

Isesaki
Minakami
  Canyon, Texas, United States[32]
  Huntsville, Texas, United States[b][33]
Ōta
Hanyū
Higashimatsuyama
  Nijmegen, Netherlands[34]
Kasukabe
Kawagoe
Kumagaya
  Invercargill, New Zealand[35]
Niiza
Ogano
Saitama[36]
  Hamilton, New Zealand
  Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  Richmond, Virginia, United States
  Toluca, Mexico
  Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Sugito
Tokorozawa

ChibaEdit

Chiba (City)
  Houston, Texas, United States[37]
Chiba Prefecture
  Wisconsin, United States[38]
Chikura, Minamibōsō
Funabashi
Ichihara
Ichikawa
Isumi
Kashiwa
Matsudo
  City of Whitehorse, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[39]
Miyoshi, Minamibōsō
Narita
Sodegaura
  Itajaí, Brazil[40]
Tateyama
  Bellingham, Washington, United States[41]
  Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia[42]
Yachiyo

TokyoEdit

Adachi-ku
  Belmont, Western Australia[43]
Edogawa
  Gosford, New South Wales, Australia[44]
Higashimurayama[45]
  Independence, Missouri, United States
  Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
  Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Kōtō
Setagaya
Shinagawa[46]
  Auckland, New Zealand[a]
  Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
  Hayakawa, Yamanashi, Japan
  Portland, Maine, United States
Shinjuku
Tokyo[47]
  New York City, New York, United States (1960)
  Beijing, China (1979)
  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1984)
  Seoul, South Korea (1988)
  Jakarta, Indonesia (1989)
  São Paulo State, Brazil (1990)
  Cairo, Egypt (1990)
  Moscow, Russia (1991)
  Berlin, Germany (1994)
  Rome, Italy (1996)
  London, England, United Kingdom (2015)

KanagawaEdit

Atsugi
Hadano
Kamakura
  Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States[48]
  Nice, France[49]
  Ueda, Nagano, Japan
Kanagawa Prefecture[50]
  Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  City of Gold Coast, Australia
  Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
  Liaoning Province, China
  Maryland, United States
  Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
  Penang, Malaysia
  Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Kawasaki
Yokohama[51][52]
  Beijing, China[c]
  Busan, South Korea[c]
  Constanţa, Romania
  Dalian, Liaoning, China[d]
  Frankfurt, Germany[53]
  Hamburg, Germany
  Hanoi, Vietnam[c]
  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam[c]
  Lyon, France[54]
  Manila, Philippines
  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[d]
  Mumbai, Maharashrta, India
  Oakland, California, United States[d]
  Odessa, Ukraine
  San Diego, Calfifornia, United States
  Shanghai, China[a]
  Taipei, Taiwan[c]
  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[55]
  Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia[56]
Yokosuka

ChūbuEdit

KansaiEdit

MieEdit

Yokkaichi

ShigaEdit

Higashiōmi[69]
  Changde, Hunan, China
  Jangam-myeon, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
  Marquette, Michigan, United States
  Rättvik, Dalarna County, Sweden
  Taber, Alberta, Canada
  Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Hikone
Kōka
  Sturgis, Michigan, United States[f][70]
  Traverse City, Michigan, United States[g][71]
Konan
  DeWitt, Michigan, United States[72]
Kusatsu
Moriyama
Ōmihachiman
Ōtsu
  Lansing, Michigan, United States[73]
RittŌ
Ryūō
Shiga Prefecture[74]
  Hunan, China
  Michigan, United States
  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Takashima
Yasu
  Clinton Charter Township, Michigan, United States[75]

KyotoEdit

Jōyō
Kyoto (City)
Kyoto Prefecture
  Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom[76]
  Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia[77]
Maizuru
Mukō
  Saratoga, California, United States[78]
  Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Uji

OsakaEdit

Izumi
Kadoma
Kashiwara
Kawachinagano
  Carmel, Indiana, United States[79]
Moriguchi
Neyagawa
  Oakville, Ontario, Canada[80]
Osaka (City)
  São Paulo, Brazil[81]
  San Francisco, United States (until 2017)[82]

  Chicago, United States[83]

Osaka Prefecture[84]
Sakai
Suita

HyōgoEdit

Akashi
  Vallejo, California, United States[85]
Akō
Asago
Ashiya
  Montebello, California, United States[86]
Goshiki, Sumoto
  Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, Russia[87]
Himeji
Hyōgo Prefecture
Ichikawa
Itami
Kakogawa
Kawanishi
Kobe[88]
  Barcelona, Spain
  Brisbane, Australia
  Daegu, South Korea[h]
  Faisalabad, Pakistan
  Haifa, Israel
  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  Incheon, South Korea
  Marseille, France
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[i]
  Riga, Latvia[89]
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Rotterdam, Netherlands[d]
  Seattle, Washington, United States[d]
  Terni, Italy[i]
  Tianjin, China[a]
Nishinomiya
Sanda
Sasayama

  Walla Walla, Washington, United States[90][91]

NaraEdit

Kawai
Nara (City)
  Canberra, Australia[92]
  Vladimir, Russia[j]
Tenri

WakayamaEdit

Ito
Taiji
  Broome, Western Australia, Australia[94]
Wakayama (City)[95]
  Bakersfield, California, United States
  Jeju-do, South Korea
  Jinan, Shandong, China
  Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Wakayama Prefecture[96][better source needed]
  Florida, United States
  Galicia, Spain
  Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
  Shandong, China
  Sinaloa, Mexico
Yuasa, Wakayama

ChūgokuEdit

ShikokuEdit

KyushuEdit

FukuokaEdit

Fukuoka[106][better source needed]
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  Auckland, New Zealand
  Bordeaux, France[107][108]
  Busan, South Korea
  Guangzhou, Guangdong, China[109]
  Ipoh, Malaysia
  Oakland, California, United States
Hakata-ku
Kitakyushu[110][better source needed]
  Dalian, Liaoning, China
  Incheon, South Korea
  Minamikyushu, Kagoshima, Japan
  Norfolk, Virginia, United States
  Tacoma, Washington, United States
Maebaru

SagaEdit

Saga (City)
Takeo

NagasakiEdit

Nagasaki[111]
  Fuzhou, Fujian, China
  Hiroshima, Japan
  Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands
  Porto, Portugal
  Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States[112]
  Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
  Vaux-sur-Aure, France
Sasebo[113]
  Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
  Kokonoe, Ōita, Japan
  Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  San Diego, California, United States
  Shenyang, Liaoning, China
  Xiamen, Fujian, China

KumamotoEdit

Kumamoto
Tamana

ŌitaEdit

Beppu[114]
  Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
  Bath, England, United Kingdom[115][116]
Ōita

MiyazakiEdit

Ebino
Miyazaki (City)
  Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States[117]
Nobeoka

KagoshimaEdit

Ibusuki
Kagoshima[118][better source needed]
  Changsha, Hunan, China
  Miami, Florida, United States
  Naples, Italy
  Perth, Australia
  Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
Naze
Ōsaki
  Depok, West Java, Indonesia[119]

OkinawaEdit

Naha[120]
  Fuzhou, Fujian, China
  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
  Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
  Nichinan, Miyazaki, Japan
  São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil
  São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil[81][121]

NotesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d e Friendship city
  2. ^ Sister city of Niiharu which merged into Minakami in 2005
  3. ^ a b c d e Partner city
  4. ^ a b c d e Sister port
  5. ^ With Azumi, Nagano, which merged with Matsumoto in 2005
  6. ^ With Shigaraki, merged into Kōka in 2004
  7. ^ With Tsuchiyama, merged into Kōka in 2004
  8. ^ Cooperation city
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference friend_coop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Vladimir, Russia recognizes Nara as one of its sister cities, while Nara does not.[93]

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