Friendship Exchange City

Tanagura Town, located in the southern part of Fukushima Prefecture, has a long history, and traces of living more than 10,000 years ago have been found from stone tools found at archeological sites. In the Edo period, it prospered as a castle town of 100,000 stones of the Tanakura Domain, as a political, economic and cultural center of this area, and a key point of transportation.
Blessed with beautiful nature and old history, the specialty products of the town include Tanakura Koshihikari, Tanakura Strawberry, Blueberry, konjac, and seasonal vegetables.
※An agreement was concluded on April 1, 2012, triggered by personnel exchange (PDF: 49KB)

Nishiaizu-cho, located in the northwestern part of Fukushima Prefecture, is said to be the western gateway to Aizu, and is a town rich in humanity blessed with old history and beautiful nature as a village of worship of Aizu.
Aiming to coexist with beautiful nature and rich human beings, we are working to create a sightseeing town with a focus on “tourism” that meets history, “tourism to see with eyes” in contact with scenic nature, “tourism to eat” such as wild plants, handmade soba, mountain stream fish, and locally brewed sake.
※An agreement was concluded on April 18, 2012, triggered by personnel exchanges (PDF: 51KB)

Wajima City, located northwest of the Noto Peninsula, is a town with a population of about 30,000, surrounded by rich greenery and the sea. In the Middle Ages, Soto sect's Motoyama "Sojiji Temple" was opened, and in the kitamae-bune century it was called "Minato of Parents" and prospered as a key point of maritime traffic.
At present, the appeal of the town is being transmitted with the three village (township) concept of "Urushi no Sato", "Zen no Sato", and "Heike no Sato".
※Since both are cities related to Sojiji Temple, an agreement was concluded on February 28, 2013 (PDF: 66KB)

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