Campbelltown and Koshigaya celebrate their 40th anniversary as sister cities

Have you visited the Koshigaya Park and its Japanese tea house at Campbelltown in New South Wales? Do you know that Japan's Koshigaya City has emu and other Australian animals gifted by Campbelltown?

The sigining ceremony for Campbelltown-Koshigaya sister city relationship, held in Campbelltown NSW in 1984. Campbelltown Mayor Bryce Regan (left) and Koshigaya Mayor Shinichiro Shimamura. Inset photo - the 40th anniversary visit (from left), Koshigaya Mayor Akira Fukuda, Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss, Koshigaya City Assembly Speaker Reiko Shimada, and Campbelltown General Manager Lindy Deitz. Credit: Koshigaya City in Japan

The mission from Koshigaya City in Japan visited Sydney to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their sister city relationship with Campbelltown NSW. Yusuke Morishita (left) talks about the sister-city relationship with Campbelltown in the audio interview. Credit: Koshigaya City in Japana

Campbelltown and Koshigaya started their sister city relationship in 1984. They have an annual student exchange program which marked the 36th last year. They hold adult exchange program in every 5 years, and the two cities send their staff to each other for two months alternately.

How can the two cities keep the relationship so strong and steady?

In the audio, we ask two staff from the Koshigaya City, Mr Masanori Onoda and Mr Yusuke Morishita for answers.

People from Koshigaya city in Japan visited the tea house built in the Koshigaya park in Campbelltown to serve Japanese tea for the cities' 40th anniversary as sister cities. Credit: Koshigaya City, Japan

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