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Yokosuka City International Relations Division

, , Japan • 2 Employees
Government Administration

Yokosuka is a lovely seaside city in southeastern Kanagawa Prefecture, population approximately 430,000. One of the most international cities in the country for its moderate size, Yokosuka hosts a U.S. Navy base, has an extensive diplomatic history, and has four international sister cities. The International Relations Division strives to keep the city's international ties strong and to provide everyday support for our many foreign residents. Below is a little information related to our most visible projects.Sister cities: United States - Corpus ChristiUnited Kingdom - MedwayFrance - BrestAustralia - FremantleMajor annual international ceremonies:- William Adams Cherry Blossom Party (commemorating the remarkable life of the first Englishman to arrive in Japan in 1600, the beginning of English-Japanese relations. Adams became a naturalized Japanese citizen and samurai and lived in Hemi, Yokosuka. His letters are thought to be the basis for the story of the Lilliputians in Gulliver's Travels)- Kanrin Maru Festival (commemorating the first crossing of the Pacific by a Japanese warship in 1860, the first official Japanese diplomatic mission to the U.S. The Kanrin Maru sailed from Uraga, Yokosuka)- Perry Festival (commemorating the landing of Commodore Matthew Perry in Kurihama, Yokosuka in 1853, the beginning of U.S.-Japanese relations)- Verny-Oguri Festival (commemorating the cooperation between Japanese Lord Oguri and French engineer Leonce Verny in the 19th-century building of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, an early and foundational cooperation in French-Japanese relations)