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HIGH SCHOOL, Shinohara 380, Maebaru, Fukuoka, 819-1131 JAPAN
Partner Cities of Maebaru
Toshishige Yamasaki
Curriculum Coordinator
at
Itoshima High School
Maebaru city, in which Itoshima High School is located, has made
friendly city partnership affiliation with three big cities in the world
under the leadership of present city mayor, Mr. Yoshihide Haruta: with
Escondido California in the US in July 1996, with Kimhae City in Korea in
October 1997, and Qingpu Shanghai in August 1998. Escondido, Kimhae,
Qingpu and Maebaru enjoy four distinctive cultures with four different
languages in four different regions of the world, but they have something
in common: They are located near a big cosmopolitan city. Escondido is
north of San Diego, Kimhae is west of Pusan, Qingpu is west of Shanghai,
and Maebaru is west of Fukuoka. They provide the workers in the cities
with food and residence, and all of them are growing fast from rural towns
into industrial residential areas. In the process of their growing
up, the four cities may find benefits of development and face similar
problems such as the city planning with new roads, water supply, trash, or
some social conflicts between the people who were born there and the
people who moved in, especially problems in the area of educating young
people who will be the mainstay in the society of this globalization age,
and it is worth while to exchange ideas of how the other cities recognize
and actually deal with those problems from different perspectives.
I visited Escondido in the summer of 1998, Quingpu in October of
1999. I'd like to describe my visits to those cities. There must be a lot
of misunderstandings in the following pages about those cities. I
appreciate your comments and opinions: Toshishige
Yamasaki.
1) Escondido in California
- Homepage of Escondido City
Government in California
- Trip to
Escondido in 1998
- Ms. Kawata's Report from Escondido to Maebaru
City Journal (Japanese
only)
- Itoshima HS visited LR Green in 2000
- Eight Students from Maebaru City Visited
Escondido in 2001
- Related Sites
2) Qingpu in China
- Homepage of Qingpu City
Government in Shanghai
- Trip
to Qingpu in 1999(Revised soon)
- Seiichi who saved Lu Xun(coming soon)
- Related Sites
3) Kimhae in Korea
- Homepage of
Kimhae City
- Trip
to Korea in 2000
- Information
Center in Seoul City Hall
4) The development of
partnership with three cities
| With Escondido in US |
Year |
With Qingpu in China |
Year |
With Kimhae in Korea |
| In October, nine Council members visited
Escondido. |
1991 |
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1991 |
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1992 |
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1992 |
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| In September, another nine Council members
visited Escondido. |
1993 |
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1993 |
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| In November, 5 JC members visited
Escondido. |
1994 |
In May, 5 city government staff members visited
Qingpu. In August, the first Japanese homestay group
of 12 middle school students were dispatched to Qingpu.
In
September, a friendly mission group arrived and took part in the
City Festival. |
1994 |
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In march the first letters arrived from a
middle school in Escondido and they were replied.
In September
the city mayor of Escondido, Mr. Hollins, took part in the City
Festival.
In October, the second letters arrived and they were
replied.
In November, some art works were sent to an elementary
school in Escondido. |
1995 |
In August, the first Chinese homestay group
of 10 middle school students came to Maebaru for a homestay
program. |
1995 |
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| In July, our city manager visited
Escondido and the Sister City Affiliation
Agreement was signed. |
1996 |
In April, 6 teachers visited Maebaru.
In
August, the second Japanese homestay group of 12 middle
school students were dispatched to Qingpu. |
1996 |
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| In October business representatives
visited Escondido. |
1997 |
In May six representatives of farming committee
arrived in Maebaru.
In August, the second Chinese homestay
group of 12 middle schools students arrived in Maebaru. |
1997 |
In July, Kimhae Cultural Mission paid a
visit to City Mayor and Superintendent. |
In July, two Itoshima High School students paid a
visit to Mr. Hollins.
In December, Keiko Kawata started writing
an article about Escondido for a monthly city government
pamphlet. |
1998 |
In August 16 representatives including city mayor
visited Qingpu and signed a partnership
agreement. In August the third Japanese homestay
group of 12 middle school students experienced homestay in Quingpu.
|
1998 |
In April, 18 members of the Maebaru
International Association visited Korea and signed a partnership agreement with Kimhae Cultural
Association. |
| In July Brian Furgason from Escondido was
employed in Maebaru City. |
1999 |
In May, 7 council members visited Maebaru's city mayor.
In
August, the third Chinese homestay group of 12 middle school
students came to Maebaru.
In August, another 7 people of
vocational education visited schools in Maebaru.
In October,
another 7 representatives visited and took part in the city
festival.
In October, 24 members of the Maebaru International
Association visited Qingpu. |
1999 |
In August, the first Japanese
homestay group of 12 middle school students was dispatched to
Korea for a homestay program. |
| In August 12 Itoshima High School students
visited San Pascal and LR Green. |
2000 |
In August, the fourth Japanese homestay group
of 12 middle school students will visit Qingpu |
2000 |
In August, the first Korean
homestay group of 13 middle school students will arrive in
Maebaru. |
| In August, 8 students from Maebaru city
will visit City Hall. |
2001 |
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