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Tsuchiura, is located on the shores of Lake Kasumigaura in eastern Japan. The city is well known for its dramatic lakeside setting, popular water activities, and its "Kijo" castle built in the 17th century.
Palo Alto and Tsuchiura City officially entered into a sister city relationship in March 2009. In 2019, our Mayor and delegation from Neighbors Abroad visited to celebrate 10 years as sister cities. However, Palo Alto’s relationship with that part of Japan started as early as 1993 when local parents started a student exchange program. This exchange program has seen over 242 Japanese students and chaperones visit Palo Alto and over 201 Palo Alto residents visit Japan. Tsuchiura reminds us that of their appreciation of Palo Alto as a community that supports her children through strong families and community engagement. The 2020 middle school student exchange program has already recruited 32 applications for the 16 spots. The dates for the exchange to Japan will be approximately from June 23 through July 5, 2020. It is an exciting year as Tokyo and all of Japan is getting ready for the 2020 Olympics. If interested, please email info@neighborsabroad.org. 
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