Which Country Does Not Have a Sister or Friendship City Relationship with Nishinomiya?【Nishinomiya Quiz】

Here’s the “Nishinomiya Quiz” section, where knowing the answer proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.
This time’s quiz is here↓

If you haven’t seen the answer yet, give it a try♪

The correct answer is b, New Zealand.

Locations of Sister and Friendship Cities

★Spokane, Washington, U.S.A.

【On the Nishinomiya City website it’s written as “Supōken”, but on Google Maps it’s written as “Supōkan”. This is a mystery…we have to ask City Hall!

“Hello…” “The version Nishinomiya uses is the Japanese pronunciation written in kana, while Google’s kana spelling ‘Supōkan’ is based on the English pronunciation. The spelling is Spokane. The katakana spelling is different, but the location is correct.”

That’s what they told us.】

Here’s the location↓

It became a sister city in Showa 36.

★Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Here’s the location↓（It wasn’t included in the quiz, but this is also a friendship city.）

It became a friendship city in Showa 52.

★Aquitaine, France　（The prefectural capital of Lot-et-Garonne is the city of Agen）　

Here’s the location↓

It became a friendship city in Heisei 4.

★Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China

Here’s the location↓

It became a friendship city in Showa 60.

About Sister and Friendship Cities

Sister cities are relationships between local governments intended for cultural exchange and goodwill. They’re also called friendship cities or goodwill cities, so it seems “sister city” and “friendship city” basically mean the same thing, just with different names.

If you’d like to learn more, please check Nishinomiya City’s Sister and Friendship Cities page!(^^)!