Written by Our city will be sending a delegation of about fifteen to our Sister City of Nishiwaki Japan in April (the delegates will pay their own expenses). Cathy and I had to juggle our schedules a bit, but we are super-excited to be attending. We’ve been to Japan before, but never to Nishiwaki, so this will be new to us.
We’ve enjoyed visiting with citizens of Nishiwaki on their visits here. Above, the 2001 delegation from Nishiwaki poses below the “Nishiwaki Lane” street sign, after we renamed the street near the river in the City’s honor.
Nishiwaki Science Center, photo by Sleepytako
My wife Cathy affirms the trip is a go!
How exciting! I’m looking forward to hearing about it!
Who pays?
Randy,
Not to be a stick in the mud, but does the Renton taxpayer pay for the trip, or do you as an individual pay for the trip.
I can see how visiting would be a lot of fun on a personal level, but I fail to see how the trip would benefit the typical Renton citizen.
Re: Who pays?
You are not a stick in the mud…this is an important question.
The travelers all pay their own expenses. Cathy and I will pay our way.
We’ll get a little break on our costs thanks to the generosity of citizens in our sister city…they will put us up in their homes and feed us. When they come here, individuals in Renton do the same for them…as private donations.
Re: Who pays?
Cool! Thanks for answering!
I hope you enjoy your trip! If you learn a bit of Japanese they will *love* you!
http://www.cnfj.navy.mil/phrases.html
is a good start!
status of China sister city?
During the KK term of office, I believed there was a city in China being courted for a sister city partnership. What’s the status of that?
Re: status of China sister city?
Our Chamber of Commerce has formed an Economic Partnership with Linyi City, China. It’s a vibrant, growing city of about 10 million people. I have met their delegation when they visited Renton a year or so ago.
To date, our cities have not formed an official sister-city relationship. I think we are likely to in the future.