Sister State and Sister City Relations Between the U.S. and Northern Japan

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Japanese Prefectures & Cities	U.S. Counterparts	Date Signed
Hokkaido	State of Massachusetts	February 7, 1990
Sapporo City	Portland, Oregon	November 17, 1959
Asahikawa City	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	October 11, 1962
Muroran City	Knoxville, Tennessee	January 16, 1991
Obihiro City	Seward, Alaska	March 27, 1968
Kitami City	Elizabeth, New Jersey	June 12, 1969
Iwamizawa City	Pocatello, Idaho	May 20, 1985
Ebetsu City	Gresham, Oregon	May 20, 1977
Mombetsu City	Newport, Oregon	April 8, 1966
	Fairbanks, Alaska	February 8, 1991
Nemuro City	Sitka, Alaska	December 19, 1975
Chitose City	Anchorage, Alaska	April 21, 1969
Takikawa City	Springfield, Massachusetts	August 7, 1993
Setana Town	Hanford, California	August 11, 1991
Shakotan Town	Seaside, Oregon	June 10, 1968
Kurisawa Town	Canby, Oregon	July 19, 1989
Shimukappu Town	Aspen, Colorado	August 29, 1991
Teshio Town	Homer, Alaska	April 7, 1984
Saroma Town	Palmer, Alaska	October 28, 1980
Shizunai Town	Lexington, Kentucky	July 21, 1988
Memuro Town	Tracy, California	August 5, 1989
Nanae Town	Concord, Massachusetts	November 15, 1999
Takinoue Town	Mountain Village, Alaska	December 2, 1988
Aomori Prefecture	State of Maine	May 25, 1994
Hachinoge City	Federal Way, Washington	August 1, 1993
Kuroishi City	Wenatchee, Washington	October 5, 1971
Misawa City	Wenatchee, Washington	October 4, 1981
Mutsu City	Port Angels, Washington	August 13, 1995
Hirosaki City	Martin, Tennessee	June 13, 1998
Shariki Town	Bath, Maine	September 7, 1993
Iwaki Town (Hirosaki City)	Milwaukee, Oregon	June 4, 1993
Owani Town	Novi, Michigan	February 3, 1972
Itayanagi Town	Yakima, Washington	February 3, 1972
Tsuruta Town	Hood River, Oregon	July 27, 1977
Takko Town	Gilroy, California	April 18, 1988
Iwate Prefecture
Hanamaki City	Hot Springs, Arkansas	January 15, 1993
Kitakami City	Concord, California	October 25, 1974
Kuji City	Franklin, Indiana	October 5, 1960
Yahagi Town	Fremont, Michigan	July 22, 1995
Ishidoriya Town	Rutland, Vermont	October 8, 1986
Kanegasaki Town	Amherst, Massachusetts	August 18, 1993
Iwaizumi Town	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin	August 6, 1992
Miyagi Prefecture	State of Delaware	September 10, 1997
Sendai City	Riverside, California	March 9, 1957
Ishinomaki City	Everett, Washington	August 23, 1993
Furukawa City	Middletown, Ohio	October 18, 1990
Kakuda City	Greenfield, Indiana	September 12, 1990
Iwanuma City	Napa, California	February 15, 1973
Marumori Town	Hemet, California	May 12, 1990
Shichigahama Town	Plymouth, Massachusetts	October 3, 1990
Akita Prefecture
Akita City (Yuwa Town)	St. Cloud, Minnesota	September 28, 1990
Noshiro City	Wrangell, Alaska	December 16, 1965
Wakami Town	Livingston, California	August 18, 1994
Nikaho Town	Shawnee, Oklahoma	September 27, 1990