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Sister/Friendship Cities Between Michigan and Japan

Michigan and Japan share 27 Sister Cities, 2 Friendship Cities and 1 Sister Library.
In 1968, Michigan and Shiga Prefecture established Sister State relations.

* This information is gathered by the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit.
* Please find their list HERE, which includes links and other information.

Sister/Friendship Cities (Michigan)

Sister/Friendship Cities (Japan)

Sister Cities:
Adrian - Moriyama, Shiga
Ann Arbor - Hikone, Shiga
Battle Creek - Takasaki, Gunma
Birmingham - Titto, Shiga
Clinton Charter Township - Yasu, Shiga
Detroit - Toyota, Aichi
DeWitt - Konan, Shiga
Dundee - Tsubame, Niigata
Fremont - Yahaba, Iwate
Grand Rapids - Omihachiman, Shiga
Kalamazoo - Numazu, Shizuoka
Lansing - Otsu, Shiga
Marquette - Higashiomi, Shiga
Marshall - Koka, Shiga
Midland - Handa, Aichi
Monroe - Hofu, Yamaguchi
Muskegon - Omuta, Fukuoka
Mount Pleasant - Okaya, Nagano
Novi - Owani, Aomori
Petosky - Takashima, Shiga
Pontiac - Kusatsu, Shiga
Saginaw - Tokushima, Tokushima
Sault Ste. Marie - Ryuo, Shiga
Traverse City - Tsuchiyama, Shiga
Wyandotte - Komaki, Aichi

Friendship Cities:
Chelsea - Shimuzu, Hokkaido


Sister Library:
West Bloomfield Library - Higashiura Library, Awaji

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