Consulate Activities
2022/6/13
Signing ceremony commemorating the new sister city affiliation between Tokyo's Edogawa-Ku and Honolulu
On June 9, 2022, a sister city affiliation signing ceremony was held at Kapolei Hale City Hall between the City and County of Honolulu and Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. .
The City and County of Honolulu and Edogawa-ku have been coordinating a sister city affiliation since efforts to establish a parliamentary exchange relationship began in 2016, and continued to do so during coronavirus pandemic. At the ceremony, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Mayor Takeshi Saito signed the agreement in the presence of Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters and senior city government officials from Honolulu, with Edogawa-ku City Council Chairman Mitsuhiro Fukumoto and City Council Vice Chairman Souichi Horie also in attendance.
<Edogawa-ku, Tokyo＞
Edogawa-ku is located in the east of Tokyo's 23 wards and is the fourth largest ward in Tokyo. It is a city rich in natural beauty, surrounded by water on three sides, with the Arakawa River to the west, the Edogawa River to the east, and Tokyo Bay to the south. In addition, there are many unique waterfront parks, including Furukawa Shinsui Park, the first waterfront park in Japan, and Kasai Seaside Park, which is the only Ramsar wetland site in Tokyo.
Edogawa-ku is also known as the birthplace of komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach), and even today accounts for approximately 40% of the total production of komatsuna in Tokyo, making it the largest agricultural producer in the 23 wards. It is also known as one of the three major goldfish producing areas, (together with Yatomi City in Aichi Prefecture and Yamato Koriyama City in Nara Prefecture, where goldfish farming is flourishing).
The City and County of Honolulu and Edogawa-ku have been coordinating a sister city affiliation since efforts to establish a parliamentary exchange relationship began in 2016, and continued to do so during coronavirus pandemic. At the ceremony, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Mayor Takeshi Saito signed the agreement in the presence of Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters and senior city government officials from Honolulu, with Edogawa-ku City Council Chairman Mitsuhiro Fukumoto and City Council Vice Chairman Souichi Horie also in attendance.
<Edogawa-ku, Tokyo＞
Edogawa-ku is located in the east of Tokyo's 23 wards and is the fourth largest ward in Tokyo. It is a city rich in natural beauty, surrounded by water on three sides, with the Arakawa River to the west, the Edogawa River to the east, and Tokyo Bay to the south. In addition, there are many unique waterfront parks, including Furukawa Shinsui Park, the first waterfront park in Japan, and Kasai Seaside Park, which is the only Ramsar wetland site in Tokyo.
Edogawa-ku is also known as the birthplace of komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach), and even today accounts for approximately 40% of the total production of komatsuna in Tokyo, making it the largest agricultural producer in the 23 wards. It is also known as one of the three major goldfish producing areas, (together with Yatomi City in Aichi Prefecture and Yamato Koriyama City in Nara Prefecture, where goldfish farming is flourishing).