Sister Cities and Partner Cities of Osaka

For the past fifty years, Osaka has established eight Sister City relationships and has also been active in various other partnerships with cities around the world.

San Francisco (USA) since October 7th, 1957 (Sister Port since 1967)
San Paulo (Brazil) since October 27th, 1969
Chicago (USA) since November 9th, 1973
Shanghai (China) since April 18th, 1974 (Friendship Port 1981 & Business Partner City 1995)
Melbourne (Australia) since April 24, 1978 (Sister Port 1974 & Business Partner City 1999)
St. Petersburg (Russia) since August 16, 1979
Milan (Italy) since June 8th, 1981
Hamburg (Germany) since May 11th, 1989

City of Osaka developed these important relationships worldwide in order to promote international cultural exchange among young people and in society at large in an array of areas ranging from sports to research and business. In 2007, join us for a year of events in both San Francisco and Osaka as we celebrate the 50th year of our Sister City relationship with San Francisco, our oldest Sister City. In 2008 we will be celebrating our 35th anniversary with Chicago. Our City of Osaka, Chicago Office will continue to build on the strong ties with our North American Sister Cities and will work to develop even more creative and meaningful exchanges.

About Osaka's North American Sister Cities: The City of San Francisco & The City of Chicago

About Osaka's International Relationships: Osaka and the World

About Osaka's Business Partner Cities: IBPC Network Center