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| In order to treasure friendship with with people around the world, Hakone has kept sister city relations with various cities inside and outside Japan, sending goodwill missions and exchanging students. |
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 Toyako-cho, Hokkaido, Japan |
Toyako-cho, situated in the southern part of Hokkaido, is a town full of nature surrounded by a lake, mountains and the sea.
We have a sister relationship with Abuta-cho from July 4, 1964. On March 27, 2006 Abuta-cho merged with Toya-mura and become Toyako-cho.
Toyako-cho attracts over 4 million tourists, being the warmest region in Hokkaido and abundant in hot springs.
In the northern part of Toyako is a national park and a lake. Many hot springs are located in a town by the lake and from the end of April to October 31 the Long-run Firework Festival is held. The Volcano Science Museum is also situated here, treasuring various materials on Mt.Usu which erupted in 1977. Visitors can also experience the eruption here. |
 Jasper, Canada |
| The town of Jasper, Alberta is located in Jasper National Park, Canadafs largest Rocky Mountain national park, spanning 10,878 square kilometres. Jasper originally was a mountain outpost for fur traders and explorers travelling the Athabasca Trail to the Pacific Ocean. Although the resident population is less than 5000, in the summer months the population swells as millions of international tourists visit the town. Tourism is its main industry, but the town also supports a large railway sector and a government sector. In 2001, the Municipality of Jasper was founded. Together the municipality and Parks Canada share the management of the town. In 2002, Jasper and Hakone celebrated the 30th anniversary of being sister cities. |
 Taupo, New Zealand |
Taupo, located by Lake Taupo, the biggest lake in New Zealand, in the center of the north island 300km south of Oakland, is bestowed with beautiful nature and attracts over 500 thousand tourists a year. We have a lake and hot springs, so we have a sister relationship from October 7, 1987.
Taupo's geothermal activity has been an attraction for tourists as it produces hot springs and holes from which water gushes out. Wairakei, the first geothermal power station in the world, is located in Taupo. |
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