Sister and Friendship Cities of Chiba City

　The concept of sister cities began after World War II, with the goal of preventing future wars by creating better international relationships through deeper mutual understanding and friendship on a citizen level.

　The first sister city agreement in Japan was created between Nagasaki and St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) in 1955. Currently, many local governments have sister city agreements with cities in countries all over the world, with citizen-based exchanges taking place in fields such as economics, culture, and sports.

Flag	Sister & Friendship Cities	Date of Agreement
	アスンシオン市（パラグアイ） Asuncion (Republic of Paraguay)	1970 (S45). 1. 1
	ノースバンクーバー市（カナダ） North Vancouver (Canada)	1970 (S45). 1. 1
	ヒューストン市（アメリカ合衆国・テキサス州） Houston,Texas (United States of America)	1972 (S47).10.24
	ケソン市（フィリピン） Quezon City (Republic of the Philippines)	1972 (S47).11.9
	天津市（中国） Tianjin (People's Republic of China)	1986 (S61). 5. 7
	モントルー市（スイス） Montreux (Swiss Confederation)	1996 (H8). 5.28
	蘇州市呉江区（中国） Wujiang District, Suzhou (People's Republic of China)	1996 (H8).10.10

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