Sister & Friendship Cities

Sister & Friendship Cities

Sapporo has five sister / friendship cities.
*For detailed information on each city, please see the Sapporo city webpage.Sapporo has five sister/friendship cities.

Portland, USA（since November 1959）

Munich, Germany（since August 1972）

Shenyang, China（since November 1980）

Novosibirsk, Russia（since June 1990）

Daejeon, South Korea（since October 2010）

Sapporo Sister Cities Association

The Sapporo Sister Cities Association was established in April 1986 to promote exchange between Sapporo and it's sister cities/friendship cities and to contribute to friendship and goodwill. 

Sapporo Sister Cities Association Terms

Sapporo Sister Cities Association List of Members

Sapporo Sister Cities Association Facebook Page

Latest information from the Sapporo Sister Cities Association, including event information, interaction with sister cities and friendship cities, etc., is uploaded online. Please have a look.

Sapporo Sister City Association Facebook

About Sister Cities Introductory Panel Rentals

The Sapporo Sister Cities Association lends panels introducing the five sister cities/friendship cities in an easy-to-understand manner, geared towards the general public and children, respectively. Feel free to make use of them at places of learning and events which deepen understanding about sister cities! Details are as follows.

Specifications

【General】
A1 size · Frame included (length 85 cm × width 60 cm) × 5 to 6 panels on all cities
(1 panel per city: Portland, Munich, Shenyang, Novosibirsk, Daejeon)
Panels cover the content of each city's history, townscape, events, arts, culture, industry and so on.

【For children】
A1 size · Frame included (length 85 cm × width 60 cm) × 1 each
(All cities: Sapporo, Portland, Munich, Shenyang, Novosibirsk, Daejeon)
In addition to the basic information of each city, it covers topics that are interested in children such as words of thanks, popular sports, cuisine, and the school system. Samples can be found here.

How to Apply

Rentals are free, but the organizations applying are responsible for any costs relating to pick-up/drop-off of the panels. In principal, panels may be loaned for a period of two weeks. Those who wish to borrow the panels, please contact SICPF International Community Bureau (011-211-2105).

Panel Sample

Lending Criteria

Application for Use

Report on Use

※Events panels have been used for

Sapporo International Exchange Center (Rifure Sapporo) "Sister Cities Panel Exhibition in Sapporo"

JICA Hokkaido (Sapporo) "JICA Sekai Fureai Hiroba"

and more.

Panel Sample　　Lending Criteria　　Application for Use　　Report on Use