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Friendly/Sister-City Affiliations

Friendly/Sister Affiliations of Kanagawa Prefecture and the Municipalities
Local government Partner Country/Region Date ties established
Kanagawa Prefecture  State of Maryland  United States of America April 23, 1981
 Liaoning Province  People's Republic of China May 12, 1983
 Odessa Region  Ukraine Oct. 14, 1986
 State of Baden-Württemberg  Federal Republic of Germany Nov. 24, 1989
 Gyeonggi Province  Republic of Korea April 24, 1990
 City of the Gold Coast*  Australia Aug. 14, 1990
 State of Penang  Malaysia Oct. 3, 1991
 The County of Västra Götaland (Province of Göteborg och Bohus)  Kingdom of Sweden Aug. 27, 1998
(Oct. 21, 1993)
Yokohama City  San Diego  United States of America Oct. 29, 1957
 Lyon  French Republic April 7, 1959
 Mumbai  India June 26, 1965
 Vancouver  Canada July 1, 1965
 Odessa  Ukraine July 1, 1965
 Manila  Republic of the Philippines July 1, 1965
 Shanghai  People's Republic of China Nov. 30, 1973
 Constantsa  Romania Oct. 12, 1977
Kawasaki City  Rijeka  Croatia June 23, 1977
 Baltimore  United States of America June 14, 1979
 Shenyang  People's Republic of China Aug. 18, 1981
 Wollongong  Australia May 18, 1988
 Sheffield  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland July 30, 1990
 Salzburg  Austria April 17, 1992
 Lübech  Federal Republic of Germany May 12, 1992
 Puch'on  Republic of Korea Oct. 21, 1996
Yokosuka City  Corpus Christi  United States of America Oct. 18, 1962
 Bresst  French Republic Nov. 26, 1970
 Fremantle  Australia April 25, 1979
 Medway

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Aug. 26, 1998

 

Sagamihara City

 

 Wuxi  People's Republic of China Oct. 6, 1985
 Toronto  Canada May 31, 1991
Hiratsuka City  Lawrence  United States of America Sep. 21, 1990
Kamakura City  Nice  French Republic Nov. 9, 1966
 Dung Huang  People's Republic of China Sep. 28, 1998
Fujisawa City  Miami Beach  United States of America Mar. 5, 1959
 Kunming  People's Republic of China Nov. 5, 1981
 Windsor  Canada Dec. 2, 1987
 Boryeong  Republic of Korea Nov. 15, 2002
Odawara City  Chula Vista  United States of America Nov. 8, 1981
Chigasaki City  Honolulu  United States of America Oct. 24, 2014
Miura City  Warrnambool  Australia July 6, 1992
Hadano City  Passadena  United States of America Sep. 29, 1964
 Paju  Republic of Korea Oct. 20, 2005
Atsugi City  New Britain  United States of America May 31, 1983
 Yangzhou  People's Republic of China Oct. 23, 1984
 Gunpo  Republic of Korea Feb. 5, 2005
Yamato City  Gwang Myeong  Republic of Korea Nov. 24, 2009
Isehara City  La Mirada  United States of America Sep. 21, 1981
Zama City  Smyrnna  United States of America Nov. 1, 1991
Minami-Ashigara City  Tilburg  Kingdom of the Neterlands June 4, 1989
Hayama Town  Holdfast Bay  Australia Dec. 15, 1997
Oiso Town  Dayton  United States of America Sep. 19, 1968
 Racine  United States of America July 1, 1982
Hakone Town  Jasper  Canada July 4, 1972
 Taupo  New Zealand Oct. 7, 1987
Yugawara Town  Ch'ungju  Republic of Korea Nov. 28, 1994
 Port Stephens  Australia Nov. 13, 1998
   Tivoli    Italy Sep. 16, 2016
 

* Friendship Agreement was concluded on August 14, 1990 between the City of the Gold Coast, Australia and Kanagawa Prefecture with the approval of the 13 municipalities along the Sagami Bay, including Yokosuka, Hiratsuka, Kamakura, Fujisawa, Odawara, Chigasaki, Zushi, Miura, Hayama, Oiso, Ninomiya, Manazuru and Yugawara.