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Overview of Nord Department, the French Republic
Exchange activities with Hyogo Prefecture
In the wake of staging a performance of Awaji Ningyo Joruri (puppet theater) in Nord in 2004 as a commemorative event for the 10th anniversary of the opening of the European Representative Office of Hyogo Prefecture, the two regions started exchange and the “Joint statement between Hyogo Prefecture and Nord” was signed on September 19, 2013. In 2016, an economic seminar from Nord was held in Hyogo Prefecture.
In addition, student exchange between Suma Gakuen and Montebello High Schools and academic exchanges between Kobe University and the University of Lille III are being conducted.
The Tulips of Shangri-La” by Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese avant-garde artist, installed in front of Lille Europe railway station in 2004 in commemoration of the selection of Lille as an European Capital of Culture
Links
- Nord Department (in French)
Website (External link) / Facebook (External link) - Le Bureau de Représentation du Département du Hyogo en Europe (in Japanese/French)
Website (External link) / Facebook (External link) - Map of Nord Department (External link)