Hyogo's Partners around the World

As of the end of December 2020, Hyogo Prefecture has been conducting comprehensive exchange activities with seven country/regions around the globe to promote project-based interaction, international understanding, and development of promotional base in various fields including culture, education, and economy.

Friendly Country/Regions of Hyogo

* Click the name of country/region to see information of each area.

Name of country/region	Commencement of exchange
State of Washington (United States of America)	Oct. 22, 1963
Khabarovsk Krai (Russian Federation)	Apr. 18, 1969
State of Paraná (Federative Republic of Brazil)	May 4, 1970
State of Western Australia (Australia)	Jun. 23, 1981
Guangdong Province (People’s Republic of China)	Mar. 23, 1983
Republic of Palau	Aug. 16, 1983
Hainan Province (People’s Republic of China)	Sep. 28, 1990

In addition to the above, Hyogo Prefecture has been conducting exchange activities in specific fields with the following regions.

Name of region	Commencement of exchange
Seine-et-Marne Department (French Republic)	1991
Indre-et-Loire Department (French Republic)	1991
State of Schleswig-Holstein (Federal Republic of Germany)	1997
Aveyron Department (French Republic)	2000
Jiangsu Province (People’s Republic of China)	2006
Ho Chi Minh City (Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)	2007
Gyeongsangnam-do (Republic of Korea)	2012
Nord Department (French Republic)	2013
Dong Nai Province (Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)	2013
State of Gujarat (India)	2016
Ha Nam Province (Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)	2016
Long An Province (Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)	2017
Can Tho City (Socialist Republic of Viet Nam)	2017
State of Nebraska (United States of America)	2018

Sister Relationships of Cities and Towns

Among the 68 partnerships involving 31 cities and towns in Hyogo, 12 are from the State of Washington, one is from the State of Western Australia, four are from the State of Paraná, and one is from Guangdong Province. The total number of countries is 18.

Regarding cities and towns that merged in and after 2004, the partnerships made before the merger are described.

Sister Relationships of Cities

Name of city in Hyogo	Name of affiliated region	Commencement of exchange
Kobe	Seattle (Washington, U.S.A.)	Oct. 21, 1957
	Marseille (France)	Jul. 2, 1961
	Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)	May 19, 1969
	Tianjin (China)	Jun. 24, 1973
	Riga (Latvia)	Jun. 18, 1974 Oct. 24, 1991^*1
	Brisbane (Queensland, Australia)	Jul. 16, 1985
	Barcelona (Spain)	Apr. 6, 1993
	Incheon (Korea)	Apr. 6, 2010
Himeji	Charleroi (Belgium)	Jul. 13, 1965
	Phoenix (Arizona, U.S.A.)	Nov. 3, 1976
	Adelaide (South Australia, Australia)	Apr. 19, 1982
	Curitiba (Paraná, Brazil)	May 14, 1984
	Taiyuan (Shanxi, China)	May 20, 1987
	Changwon (Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea)	Apr. 18, 2000
Amagasaki	Augsburg (Germany)	Apr. 7, 1959
Amagasaki	Anshan (Liaoning, China)	Feb. 2, 1983
Akashi	Vallejo (California, U.S.A.)	Dec. 9, 1968
Akashi	Wuxi (Jiangsu, China)	Aug. 29, 1981
Nishinomiya	Spokane (Washington, U.S.A.)	Sep. 13, 1961
	Londrina (Paraná, Brazil)	May 11, 1977
	Shaoxing (Zhejiang, China)	Jul. 23, 1985
	Lot-et-Garonne Province & Agen (France)	Apr. 17. 1992
Sumoto	Hawaii County (Hawaii, U.S.A.)	Nov. 21, 2000
	Van Wert (Ohio, U.S.A.)	Feb. 14, 1996
	Kronstadt (St. Petersburg, Russia)	Jul. 6, 2001
Ashiya	Montebello (California, U.S.A.)	May 24, 1961
Itami	Hasselt (Belgium)	Apr. 5, 1985
Itami	Foshan (Guangdong, China)	May 8, 1985
Toyooka	Alicante (Spain)	Jun. 25, 1996
	Ruapehu District (New Zealand)	Jul. 11, 2000
	Gyeongju (Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea)	Nov. 7, 1991
	Bogd County (Bayankhongor, Mongolia)	Oct. 9, 1994
Kakogawa	Maringá (Paraná, Brazil)	Jul. 2, 1973
Kakogawa	Auckland (New Zealand)	May 14, 2012 May 4, 1992^*2
Tatsuno	Covington (Washington, U.S.A.)	Oct. 4, 2015
Ako	Rockingham (Western Australia, Australia)	Apr. 15, 1997
Nishiwaki	Renton (Washington, U.S.A.)	Jul. 11, 1969
Takarazuka	Augusta-Richmond County (Georgia, U.S.A.)	Apr. 3, 1989
Takarazuka	Vienna City 9th Ward (Austria)	Oct. 18, 1994
Miki	Visalia (California, U.S.A.)	May 18, 1966
Miki	Federation Council (New South Wales, Australia)	Apr. 11, 1997 Oct. 5, 2017^*3
Takasago	Latrobe (Victoria, Australia)	Oct. 12, 2000
Kawanishi	Bowling Green (Kentucky, U.S.A.)	Oct. 16, 1992
Ono	Lindsay (California, U.S.A.)	Feb. 17, 1973
Sanda	Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia)	Aug. 30, 1988
	Kittitas County (Washington, U.S.A.)	Apr. 6, 1992
	Jeju (Jeju-do, Korea)	Jul. 31, 1997
Kasai	Pullman (Washington, U.S.A.)	Nov. 27, 1989
Tamba-Sasayama	Walla Walla (Washington, U.S.A.)	Aug. 15, 1972
Tamba-Sasayama	Epidaurus (Greece)	May 26, 1988
Tamba	Auburn (Washington, U.S.A.)	Jul. 29, 1968
Tamba	Kent (Washington, U.S.A.)	Nov. 24, 1968 Aug. 10, 2018^*4
Minamiawaji	Celina (Ohio, U.S.A.)	Apr. 13, 1996
Minamiawaji	Bodø (Nordland, Norway)	Dec. 15, 2020
Shiso	Sequim (Washington, U.S.A.)	Jun. 5, 1993
Asago	Newberg (Oregon, U.S.A.)	Jul. 30, 2000
Asago	Perth (Ontario, Canada)	Jul. 5, 2000
Awaji	Paranaguá (Paraná, Brazil)	May 29, 1986
	St. Marys (Ohio, U.S.A.)	Apr. 17, 1986
	Yiwu (Zhejiang, China)	Jul. 11, 2014
Kato	Olympia (Washington, U.S.A.)	Apr. 22, 1981
	Hollister (California, U.S.A.)	Nov. 3, 1989
	Chelan (Washington, U.S.A.)	Nov. 15, 1996

*1 Re-signing date due to the independence of Latvia from the Soviet Union
*2 Date of signing with former Waitakere City
*3 Re-signing date due to the merger of Corowa and Urana
*4 Re-signing date by Kent, Auburn and Tamba

Sister Relationships of Towns

Name of town in Hyogo	Name of affiliated region	Commencement of exchange
Inagawa	Ballarat (Victoria, Australia)	Aug. 1, 1988
Harima	Heping District (Tianjin, China)	Mar. 25, 1993
Harima	Lima (Ohio, U.S.A.)	Mar. 16, 1999
Ichikawa	Port Townsend (Washington, U.S.A.)	Oct. 24, 2002
Kamikawa	Digos (The Philippines)	Jul. 5, 2018

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