Outline of Musashino City 2012 page 29/58

このページは Outline of Musashino City 2012 の電子ブックに掲載されている29ページの概要です。
秒後に電子ブックの対象ページへ移動します。
「電子ブックを開く」をクリックすると今すぐ対象ページへ移動します。

概要：
Outline of Musashino City 2012

Sakata City, Yamagata PrefectureLocated in northwestern YamagataPrefecture, this port town developedat the mouth of Mogami River whichflows through the rice growing areaof the Shonai Plain. Musashino Cityand Sakata City concluded a friendshipcompact of fire departments in1989.Tono City, Iwate PrefectureLocated in southeastern Iwate Prefecture,this city is known as the cityof folklore, including Zashikiwarashiand Kappa, due to the Tales of Tonoby Kunio Yanagita. Exchangesstarted in 1988.International Exchangeswith 6 Overseas CitiesUnited States of AmericaLubbock, TexasLocated in northwestern Texas, this is a city ofapprox. 200,000 people in an agricultural area thatproduces cotton, wheat, and corn. Exchanges havecontinued since 1986.People’s Republic of ChinaBeijing, etc.Beijing, China’s capital, is located in the northwesterntip of the North China Plain. Mutual exchangeshave been conducted since 1988.Russian FederationKhabarovskLocated at the confluence of the Amur and UssuriRivers, this city is the capital of Khabarovsk Krai. In1996, the Musashino-Tama-Khabarovsk Associationwas established.Minamiboso City, Chiba PrefectureSituated in the southern tip of BosoPeninsula, this city is famous for theNojimazaki Lighthouse at the southerntip, as well as for flower productionand having Japan’s largestcatch of Ise shrimp. Exchangesstarted in 1987.Kawakami Village, Nagano PrefectureSituated in the far eastern tip ofNagano Prefecture, this village islocated in the most upstream pointof Chikuma River. It is known forgrowing one of Japan’s leadingbrands of lettuces. Exchangesstarted in 1982.Republic of KoreaSeoul Metropolitan(Gangdong-gu District)Gangdong District is located in the southeastern tipof Korea’s capital city of Seoul and overlooks theHan River.Republic of KoreaChungju, NorthChungcheong ProvinceChungju is located in the northern area of NorthChungcheong Province, which is near the center ofKorea. The city is known as a historical city and isfamous for its apples.RomaniaBrasovA central city in the Transylvania region locatednear central Romania. Exchanges started in 1992.The Musashino Association, Japan located inBrasov functions as the base of cultural exchanges.Friendship cities pledge to support each other during disastersAzumino City Summit DeclarationMusashino City and the nine municipalities with which the City has friendshipcity relationships collaborated with each other in the wake of the Great EastJapan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. Through Tono City, the municipalities providedprompt supports to the disaster area. In July of the same year, the mayorsand officials of ten municipalities met and adopted the Azumino City SummitDeclaration whose lynchpin is mutual support in times of disasters.Mayors and officials of 10 cities forming a scrum27