Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture A delegation of citizens from sister city Denver, United States pays a courtesy visit to the mayor

[Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture] A delegation of citizens from sister city Denver, USA pays a courtesy visit to the mayor ​
Takayama City Press release: November 14, 2024 [Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture] A delegation of citizens from sister city Denver, United States pays a courtesy visit to the mayor Further strengthening ties between sister cities. A delegation of citizens from Denver, USA visits Takayama City to deepen exchanges.
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Denver citizen visiting group, Mayor Takayama (back row, second from right), Takayama-Denver Friendship Association Chairman Hirakawa (back row, far left) A delegation of citizens visited from Denver, Colorado, USA, which is a sister city of Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture. Denver is located at an altitude of approximately 1,600 meters and is a city that combines beautiful nature, a modern cityscape, and Western culture. Since forming a sister city relationship with Takayama City in 1960, more than 2,000 citizens have come and gone and interacted with each other. The people who visited Takayama this time were members of the Denver-Takayama Sister City Committee and seven Denver residents ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s who were selected through an open recruitment process. They stayed in Takayama City from November 7th (Thursday) to November 11th (Monday), interacting with the Takayama-Denver Friendship Association, touring a Hida furniture manufacturing company, and experiencing kimono and tea ceremony experiences. On Friday, November 8th, we visited Takayama City Hall and paid a courtesy visit to Takayama Mayor Akira Tanaka. The mayor, who has had a deep connection with Denver since his days as a city employee and has visited Denver many times, said, “Mr. Hancock, the former mayor of Denver, came to Takayama as a member of the first high school student dispatch.” My most moving memories were the kindness of the people and the wonderful nature.Next summer, I would like to visit Denver and plan a civic tour to commemorate the 65th anniversary of our sister city relationship. “I’m working on it,” he said. In addition, Frieda Levine, representative of the Denver Citizens’ Visitor Group, said, “Takayama is a beautiful place that I love, and I was moved by its beauty when I visited two years ago, so I am happy to be able to visit again.” I hope that our exchanges will continue for a long time.” Next year will mark the 65th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Denver and Takayama. I look forward to continued mutual exchange in the future.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/124925/170/124925-170-28a96ea42d9fbc556b6e0d71d3bea451-1512×2016.jpg Citizen visiting group listening to explanation of “Hida Furniture” Denver, Colorado, United States Located at an altitude of 1 mile (approximately 1,600 meters), Denver, Colorado is known as the Mile High City. It’s a wonderful city, a perfect blend of the Old West and the New West. Although Denver is one of the newest and most modern cities in the United States, it is also a historic city with a rich Western cultural heritage. Beautiful Victorian buildings, gas lamps, horse-drawn carriages, a unique Western History Museum, and a Western-era mansion are all part of the atmosphere and excitement of the past. Denver is the gateway to America’s Rocky Mountains. Colorado is home to 30 ski resorts and one of the world’s largest recreational centers for whitewater rafting, camping, hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding, and more. Furthermore, Colorado is home to 8 national parks, 13 national forests, and more than 1,000 mountains over 3,000 meters, making it one of the largest and most beautiful mountainous states in the United States. Sister city partnership with Takayama City was established in 1966 In April 1960, a representative from the city of Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., who attended the Universal Postal Conference, wanted to become a sister city with a city in Japan and asked for an introduction to a suitable city, and the Nagoya Post Office recommended Takayama City. there was. Denver, Colorado’s capital city, is a commercial and industrial city boasting excellent facilities and is a young city with promise of future development, with its location and character most similar to Takayama. The consensus was that Denver was the most suitable candidate for Takayama’s sister city, and on June 27 of the same year, the Takayama City Council decided to discuss the sister city partnership
application, and the original proposal was approved on the same day. [Inquiries regarding this matter] Takayama City Hall Secretarial Exchange Division Address: 2-18 Hanaokacho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture 506-8555 Phone: 0577-35-3130 FAX: 0577-36-2060 Email address: mayors.office@city.takayama.lg.jp