Sister (Friendship) City Affiliations
United Kingdom
Updated April 2024
| Municipality | Prefecture | UK Partner | UK Area | Partnership Date | Details of the link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murata Town | Miyagi | Buckley Town Council | Flintshire | 21 April 1989 | Flintshire and North Wales’ links with Japan |
| Kawasaki City | Kanagawa | Sheffield City Council | South Yorkshire | 30 July 1990 | Sheffield and Kawasaki - Celebrating 20 years of friendship |
| Komatsu City | Ishikawa | Gateshead Council | Tyne and Wear | 2 August 1991 | Gateshead Council webpage on links with Komatsu City |
| Otari Village | Nagano | Ottery St Mary Town Council | Devon | 4 May 1992 | Article on 25th anniversary of twinning link |
| Beppu City | Oita | Bath and North East Somerset Council | Somerset | 31 October 1994 | Bath and Beppu Friendship Association |
| Kyoto Prefectural Government | Kyoto | City of Edinburgh Council | Scotland | 29 August 1997 | Details of the Japanese Friendship garden, gifted by the prefecture of Kyoto to Edinburgh |
| Maizuru City | Kyoto | Portsmouth City Council | Hampshire | 27 May 1998 | Portsmouth City Council twinning page |
| Yokosuka City | Kanagawa | Medway Council | Kent | 26 August 1998 | Yokosuka – Medway links renewed |
| Yoichi Town | Hokkaido | East Dunbartonshire Council | Scotland | 12 October 1998 | Article about Rita Cowen, on whom the link is based |
| Toyota City | Aichi | Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council, South Derbyshire District Council | Derbyshire | 16 November 1998 | Derbyshire CC information on the link with Toyota |
| Ito City | Shizuoka | Medway Council | Kent | 9 April 1999 | Annual Gillingham 'Will Adams Festival', celebrating Japan links and the 'Blue Eyed Samurai' |
| Hakusan City | Ishikawa | Boston Borough Council | Lincolnshire | 24 May 2002 | Hakusan City Exchange on local news |
| Nagasaki City | Nagasaki | Aberdeen City Council | Scotland | 2010 | Visit to Aberdeen by Mayor of Nagasaki in 2016 |
| Mashiko Town | Tochigi | St Ives Town Council | Cornwall | 20 September 2012 | St Ives and Mashiko sign declaration of friendship |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Tokyo | Greater London Authority | Greater London | 14 October 2015 | Sister Cities Agreement |
| Kagoshima Prefectural Government | Kagoshima | London Borough of Camden | Greater London | 18 July 2018 | Friendship Agreement ceremony and exchange |
| Kagoshima Prefectural Government | Kagoshima | Manchester City Council | Greater Manchester | 19 July 2018 | Friendship Agreement ceremony and exchange |
| Motomiya City | Fukushima | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Greater London | 4 April 2024 | Friendship Declaration ceremony and exchange |
