Taoyuan, Japan’s Tsukubamirai are sister cities, deepen exchanges

Taoyuan, Japan’s Tsukubamirai are sister cities, deepen exchanges

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On Wednesday, Taoyuan City established a sister city relationship with Tsukubamirai in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The agreement was signed by Taoyuan Mayor Chang San-cheng and Tsukubamirai Mayor Odagawa Hiroshi. Tsukubamirai is Taoyuan’s 37th sister city, and both sides will engage in in-depth exchanges in areas such as agriculture, youth baseball, sports, and economics.

The wooden sculpture engraved with plums, cherry blossoms and rice was a “sister city gift” presented by Taoyuan Mayor Chang San-cheng to Tsukubamirai Mayor Odagawa Hiroshi. Chang attended the sister city agreement signing ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, formalizing the friendly relationship with Tsukubamirai.

Chang San-cheng
Taoyuan Mayor
I am very honored to sign today’s sister city agreement with Tsukubamirai. In the future, we believe we will actively promote exchanges in sports, culture, education, economics, and agriculture, fostering a deep friendship between our two cities.

Tsukubamirai is Taoyuan’s 37th sister city, and both sides will engage in in-depth exchanges in agriculture, youth baseball, sports, and economics. Additionally, Chang revealed that the city’s Agricultural Bureau plans to visit Tsukubamirai next year to participate in the 27th “Rice Flavor Analysis and Tasting Competition,” strengthening agricultural exchanges between the two cities.

Odagawa Hiroshi
Tsukubamirai Mayor
Regarding this, we are about to engage in agricultural exchanges. Since Tsukubamirai hosts rice-related competitions, we hope that Taoyuan City will participate. We believe that through these exchanges, the friendship between our two cities can be further deepened.

Chang San-cheng
Taoyuan Mayor
As Mayor Otagawa mentioned regarding the rice competition, we will bring our best rice from Taoyuan to participate. Additionally, we have discovered that beyond agriculture, there are many areas for exchange in education, sports, culture, and economics. These are all areas where we can expand our collaboration in the future.

Establishing sister city relationships not only promotes Taiwan on the international stage but also showcases the deep ties of friendship between Taiwan and Japan.

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桃園與日本筑波未來市簽定友好城市深化各領域交流

2024-10-24

桃園市23日與日本茨城縣筑波未來市，締結為友好城市，由桃園市長張善政、筑波未來市長小田川浩，代表簽署。筑波未來市是桃園市第37個締盟城市，未來雙方將針對農業、青少年棒球、體育及經濟等領域，深入交流。

刻有桃子、櫻花、稻米的木雕，是桃園市長張善政，送給日本筑波未來市長小田川浩的「締盟禮」。張善政周三下午出席，友好城市協定簽署儀式，與筑波未來市締結友好城市。

[[桃園市長張善政]]
“非常榮幸能夠跟筑波未來市，簽署今天的友好城市協約，將來我們相信體育、文化、教育，經濟跟農業，我們都會積極的推展交流，讓兩個城市有非常深的情誼。”

筑波未來市是桃園第37個締盟城市，未來雙方將在農業、青少年棒球、體育及經濟等領域深入交流。另外，張善政透露，市府農業局預計於明年，前往筑波未來市，參加第27屆「米食味分析鑑定大賽」，強化雙方在農業領域的交流。

[[日本茨城縣筑波未來市長小田川浩]]
“關於這一點，我們即將會進行農業相關的交流，那因為我們筑波未來，有舉辦米稻米相關的比賽，所以我們也希望桃園市能夠參加，希望能夠透過這樣子的交流，讓我們兩個市之間的友情能夠更加深化。”

[[桃園市長張善政]]
“小田川市長提到的米的比賽，我們也會拿我們桃園最好的米去參賽，另外一方面我們也發現除了農業以外，在教育體育文化經濟方面，我們也有很多項目可以交流，這個未來都是我們拓展的空間。”

簽訂友好城市，不僅將台灣推向國際，更展現深厚的台日情誼。

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