2017 Musashino City Overview

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6 cities worldwide where various values and cultures can be encounteredMusashino has built friendly relations through overseas exchange based on a long-term goal and through cooperation with one another both cities mutually deepen their level of international understanding. Located in Northwestern Texas, Lubbock is in an agricultural area that produces cotton, wheat and corn. Exchanges began in 1986 with a friendship delegation and have continued ever since.Lubbock, Texas,United States of AmericaChungju is located at a riverhead in North Chungcheong Province, which is near the center of Korea. In addition to an agreement to dispatch staff, youth exchange is also being carried out.Chungju, NorthChungcheong Province, South KoreaGangdong District is located in the Southeastern tip of Korea's capital city of Seoul and overlooks the Han River. Youth exchange and traditional cultural experiences are being implemented.GangdongDistrict,Seoul, South KoreaA central city located in the Easternmost region on the east bank of Amur River, exchange is being carried out through nature observation.Khabarovsk,RussiaMusashino CitySakata is a port town and commercial city that sits at the mouth of the Mogami River. It is blessed with history and a natural landscape that includes Mt. Chokai. An exchange began after Musashino’s re brigade held vigilance over Sakata’s reworks festival and a citizen exchange has continued ever since.Sakata City, Yamagata PrefectureLocated in the Kitakami mountains, this city is known as the city of folklore due to the Tales of Tono by Kunio Yanagita. Exchanges started in 1988.Tono City, Iwate PrefectureSituated in the Southern tip of Boso Peninsula, this city is famous for loquat, calendula, ear shells, turban shells and others. Exchanges started in 1987.Minamiboso City, ChibaPrefectureA central city in a valley of the Transylvania region located near central Romania. In 1998, the Romania Center was jointly opened as a base of cultural operations and continues to deepen ties of friendship.Brasov,RomaniaBeijing is China's capital. The exchange began in 1988 with the dispatch of a youth friendship delegation with the cooperation of BMPFFA and mutual exchanges have been conducted ever since.Beijing,The People’s Republic of ChinaInternational Exchanges21