Registered Host Towns (as of June, 28, 2019) Host Town *Host Town of a Harmonious and Inclusive Prefecture Target Country/Region to be hosted Society Kushiro City Hokkaido Vietnam Abashiri City Hokkaido Australia, South Korea Shibetsu City Hokkaido Taiwan Nayoro City Hokkaido Taiwan Noboribetsu City Hokkaido Denmark Higashikawa Town Hokkaido Latvia Aomori City Aomori Tajikistan Hirosaki City Aomori Taiwan, Brazil Misawa City* Aomori Canada Imabetsu Town Aomori Mongolia Nishimeya Village Aomori Italy Morioka City,Shiwa Town Iwate Canada Miyako City Iwate Namibia Tono City* Iwate Brazil Hachimantai City Iwate Rwanda Sendai City Miyagi Italy Shiroishi City, Shibata Town Miyagi Belarus Tome City Miyagi Poland Zao Town Miyagi Palau Marumori Town Miyagi Zambia Akita Pref., Odate City, Senboku City, Akita Thailand Misato Town Akita City, Akita Pref. Akita Fiji Yokote City, Akita Pref. Akita Indonesia Kazuno City Akita Hungary Ogata Village, Akita Pref. Akita Denmark Yamagata City Yamagata Samoa, Taiwan, Thailand Yonezawa City Yamagata Hong Kong Tsuruoka City ,Nishikawa Town Yamagata Germany, Moldova Sakata City Yamagata New Zealand Shinjo City Yamagata Taiwan Sagae City, Yamagata Pref. Yamagata South Korea Kaminoyama City Yamagata Poland Murayama City Yamagata Bulgaria Nagai City Yamagata Tanzania,Liechtenstein Tendo City, Yamagata Pref. Yamagata Turkmenistan Higashine City Yamagata Germany Nanyo City Yamagata Barbados Shirataka Town Yamagata China Fukushima City Fukushima Switzerland,Vietnam Aizuwakamatsu City Fukushima Thailand Koriyama City Fukushima Netherlands, Hungary Iwaki City Fukushima Samoa 1 Tamura City Fukushima Nepal Otama Village Fukushima Peru Inawashiro Town Fukushima Ghana Ibaraki Pref. Ibaraki Belgium Ibaraki Pref., Hokota City Ibaraki Vietnam Yuki City Ibaraki Kazakhstan Ryugasaki City Ibaraki Cuba, Thailand, Guam, Fiji Kasama City Ibaraki Thailand, Ethiopia, Taiwan Tsukuba City Ibaraki Switzerland Itako City Ibaraki Taiwan Hitachiomiya City Ibaraki Palau Bando City Ibaraki Lithuania Sakuragawa City Ibaraki Bulgaria, Mongolia Namegata City Ibaraki Mongol Kamisu City Ibaraki Tunisia Shirosato Town Ibaraki Mongolia Sakai Town Ibaraki Argentina Tochigi Pref., Tochigi City, Oyama City Tochigi Hungary Nasushiobara City Tochigi Austria Hungary, SriLanka, Colombia, Belarus, Maebashi City Gunma South Sudan Takasaki City Gunma Poland, Uzbekistan Oota City Gunma Australia,Malawi Numata City Gunma Germany Tomioka City Gunma France,Micronesia Kanra Town Gunma Nicaragua Katashina Village Gunma Honduras Kawaba Village Gunma United States of America Saitama Pref., Tokorozawa City Saitama Italy Saitama Pref., Kazo City Saitama Colombia Saitama Pref., Ageo City, Ina Town Saitama Australia Saitama Pref., Niiza City Saitama Brazil Saitama City Saitama Netherlands Kawagoe City Saitama Thailand Chichibu City Saitama Columbia Honzyou City Saitama Turkey Soka City Saitama Colombia Fujimi City Saitama Serbia Misato City Saitama Greece Satte City Saitama Benin Tsurugashima City Saitama Myanmar Miyoshi Town Saitama Netherlands Yorii Town Saitama Bhutan Chiba Pref. Chiba Netherlands choshi City Chiba Taiwan Ichikawa City Chiba Bulgaria Funabashi City Chiba United States of America Tateyama City Chiba Netherlands Matsudo City Chiba Dominican Republic, Romania Narita City Chiba Ireland Sakura City, Narita City, Inzai City Chiba United States of America Sakura City Chiba Belize, Botswana, Peru 2 Asahi City Chiba Germany Kashiwa City Chiba United Kingdom Ichihara City Chiba New Zealand Nagareyama City Chiba Netherlands Urayasu City Chiba United Kingdom,Slovakia Sanmu City Chiba Sri Lanka Yokoshibahikari Town Chiba Belize Bunkyo Ward Tokyo Germany Meguro Ward Tokyo Kenya Ota Ward Tokyo Brazil Setagaya Ward Tokyo United States of America Toshima Ward Tokyo Bangladesh, Saint Lucia Itabashi Ward Tokyo Italy Edogawa Ward Tokyo Netherlands Hachioji City Tokyo United States of America Tachikawa City Tokyo Belarus Musashino City Tokyo Romania Oume City Tokyo Germany Fuchu City Tokyo Austria, Australia Chofu City Tokyo Saudi Arabia Machida City Tokyo South Africa, Indonesia Hino City Tokyo Ukraine Higashimurayama City Tokyo China Kokubunji City Tokyo Vietnam Musashimurayama City Tokyo Mongolia Hamura City Tokyo Kyrgyzstan Nishitokyo City Tokyo Netherlands Kanagawa Pref., Odawara City, Oiso Kanagawa Eritrea, Bhutan, Myanmar Town, Hakone Town United Kingdom, Tunisia, Israel, Benin, Yokohama City Kanagawa Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire Kawasaki City* Kanagawa United Kingdom Sagamihara City Kanagawa Brazil, Canada Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Pref. Kanagawa Lithuania Kamakura City Kanagawa France Odawara City Kanagawa Maldives, Australia Chigasaki City Kanagawa North Macedonia Zushi City Kanagawa Spain Atsugi City Kanagawa New Zealand Hayama Town Kanagawa United Kingdom Niigata Pref., Niigata City, Nagaoka City,Tsubame City,Gosen City,Yahiko Niigata Mongolia Village Niigata City Niigata France,Russia Nagaoka City Niigata Australia Sanjo City Niigata Republic of Kosovo Kashiwazaki City Niigata Montenegro, Serbia Kamo City Niigata Russia Tokamachi City Niigata Croatia Myoko City Niigata Slovakia 3 Joetsu City Niigata Germany Takaoka City Toyama Poland New Zealand, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ishikawa Pref., Komatsu City Ishikawa France, Canada, Mozambique Ishikawa Pref., Shika Town Ishikawa Azerbaijan, Georgia Kanazawa City Ishikawa France Kaga City Ishikawa Portugal,Taiwan Fukui City Fukui Slovenia Ono City Fukui Timor Leste Sabae City Fukui China Kofu City Yamanashi France Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Pref. Yamanashi France Yamanashi City Yamanashi Germany Hokuto City Yamanashi France Fuefuki City Yamanashi Thailand Koshu City Yamanashi France NishiKatsura Town Yamanashi France Oshino Village Yamanashi France Yamanakako Village Yamanashi France Fujikawaguchiko Town, Narusawa Yamanashi France Village Nagano Pref., Nagano City, Ueda City, Suzaka City, Iiyama City, Shimosuwa Nagano China Town, Yamanouchi Town Nagano City Nagano Denmark Okaya City Nagano Canada Ina City Nagano Timor Leste Komagane City Nagano Venezuela, Nepal Saku City Nagano Estonia Chikuma City Nagano Hungary Tomi City Nagano Moldova Azumino City Nagano Austria Tateshina Town Nagano Uganda Matsukawa Town Nagano Costa Rica United Kingdom, France, United States of Gifu Pref., Takayama City, Gero City Gifu America Gifu City Gifu Slovakia Gifu City,Gifu Pref Gifu Canada Gifu City,Seki City Gifu Cote d'lvoire Nakatsugawa City Gifu United States of America Hashima City Gifu Sri Lanka Kagamihara City, Gifu Pref. Gifu United Kingdom Gujo City Gifu Colombia, Madagascar Yaotsu Town Gifu Israel Shizuoka City Shizuoka Spain, Taiwan Hamamatsu city* Shizuoka Brazil Mishima City Shizuoka United States of America Fujinomiya City Shizuoka Spain Shimada City Shizuoka Mongolia、Singapore 4 Fuji City Shizuoka Switzerland Yaizu City Shizuoka Mongolia Kakegawa City Shizuoka Taiwan Fujieda City Shizuoka Italy Gotenba City Shizuoka Taiwan、South Korea, Italy Fukuroi City Shizuoka Ireland Shimoda City Shizuoka United States of America Izunokuni City Shizuoka Mongolia Makinohara City Shizuoka China, United States of America Oyama Town Shizuoka Taiwan Nagoya City Aichi France, Canada, Uzbekistan Toyohashi City Aichi Germany, Lithuania Okazaki City Aichi China, Mongolia Handa City Aichi China Toyota City Aichi United Kingdom Inazawa City Aichi Greece Mihama Town Aichi Singapore Mie Pref,Tsu City Mie Canada Mie Pref,suzuka City Mie Canada, United Kingdom Yokkaichi City Mie Canada Ise City Mie Laos Kumano City Mie Taiwan Shima City Mie Spain Shiga Pref., Otsu City Shiga Denmark Shiga Pref., Hikone City Shiga Spain Shiga Pref., Koka City Shiga Singapore Moriyama City, Shiga Pref. Shiga Turkey Maibara City, Shiga Pref. Shiga New Zealand Maizuru City Kyoto Uzbekistan Kameoka City Kyoto Austria Kyotango City Kyoto South Korea, Australia Oyamazaki Town Kyoto Switzerland Kyotanba Town Kyoto New Zealand Osaka City Osaka Australia Ikeda City Osaka Russia, France Takatsuki Osaka Australia Kaizuka City Osaka Taiwan Ibaraki City Osaka Australia Izumisano City Osaka Uganda, Mongolia Minoh City Osaka New Zealand Hyogo Pref., Himeji City Hyogo France Hyogo Pref., Miki City Hyogo France United Kingdom, Australia, Croatia, Kobe City* Hyogo Canada, Nepal, New Zealand Akashi City* Hyogo South Korea, Taiwan Toyooka City Hyogo Mongolia, France, 5 Kakogawa City Hyogo Brazil, Tuvalu Nishiwaki City Hyogo Australia Miki City Hyogo Nepal Kami Town Hyogo France Nara City,Nara Pref Nara Australia Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Pref. Nara Singapore, Hong Kong Tenri City,Nara Pref Nara France, Egypt Kashihara City, Nara Pref. Nara Kazakhstan,Ukraine Wakayama Pref., Wakayama City Wakayama Australia, Canada Wakayama Pref., Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Turkey Kushimoto Town Tottori Pref.*, Tottori City* Tottori Jamaica Matsue City Shimane Ireland Masuda City Shimane Ireland Okuizumo Town Shimane India Ohnan Town Shimane Finland Okayama City Okayama Bulgaria Kurashiki City Okayama New Zealand Akaiwa City Okayama New Zealand Maniwa City Okayama Germany Mimasaka City Okayama Vietnam Hiroshima Pref., Hiroshima City, Kure City, Takehara City, Mihara City, Onomichi City, Fukuyama City, Fuchu City, Miyoshi City, Shobara City, Otake City, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Mexico Hatsukaichi City, Akitakata City, Etajima City, Fuchu Town, Kaita Town, Kumano Town, Saka Town, Akiota Town, Kitahiroshima Town, Sera Town, Jinsekikougen Town Hiroshima City Hiroshima Australia,Cuba Fukuyama City, Onomichi City, Fuchu Hiroshima Paraguay City, Jinsekikougen Town Kitahiroshima Town Hiroshima