Handshake Between Korean and Japanese Historical and Cultural Cities... Andong City Signs 'Letter of Intent to Promote Friendly Exchange' with Takayama City, Japan
Expanding Exchanges Toward Establishing Sister City Agreement
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] Andong City is promoting the establishment of a sister city relationship with Takayama City (岐阜? 高山市), Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
On the 30th, Andong City will hold a virtual signing ceremony for the "Letter of Intent to Promote Friendly Exchange" with Takayama City.
The signing ceremony was arranged to expand exchange areas and build a broad cooperative relationship, aiming for a sister city agreement between the two cities that have maintained continuous exchanges since Takayama City's proposal for exchange in 2016.
Takayama City is a historic city known as the "Little Kyoto of Japan," possessing many tangible and intangible cultural assets including the Takayama Festival, which is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and is recognized worldwide as an international tourist city featured in the Michelin Green Guide.
Since starting exchanges in 2016, Takayama City has actively participated in Andong City events such as the "Overseas Sister and Friendly Cities Photo Exhibition" in 2020 and 2021, and the "Korea-China-Japan Traditional Crafts International Exchange Exhibition" in 2021.
Since April 2021, Andong Jungang High School and Takayama Nishi High School have also started online youth exchanges to strengthen the international capabilities of young people.
At this signing ceremony, Maruyama Kohei, Consul General of Japan in Busan, and Park Seon-cheol, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Nagoya, will deliver video messages celebrating the new beginning of the two cities.
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Mayor Kwon Young-se of Andong said, "We will work together to further promote exchange and cooperation between the two cities and to enable broad exchanges based on this precious relationship in areas such as cultural heritage preservation, tourism promotion, education, arts, and sports exchanges."
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