It has been 40 years since the City of Osaka and the City of Melbourne became sister cities. An event was held in Melbourne on Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018 to commemorate this special milestone.
The first part of the event started with the remarks by Mr Hirofumi Yoshimura, the Mayor of the City of Osaka. In the panel discussion, as Melbourne and Osaka respectively ranked 2nd and 3rd on the Global Liveability Index 2018 conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, panellists described the wide range of appeals in the two cities, including the humour-loving trait that can be found in the people of both cities. Panellists especially emphasised that the City of Osaka will be hosting large scale international events in the coming years such as the G20 summit in 2019, and the World Expo in 2025.
In the second part of the event, panellists talked about the appeals of Osaka as a tourist destination. They presented on a variety of attractions in Osaka- from fascinating destinations such as the Osaka Castle, Kaiyukan Aquarium, and Universal Studios Japan, to “konamon”, flour-based dishes such as okonomiyaki and takoyaki!
In the event, through the presentations and interactions, participants developed further mutual understanding of the two cities. CLAIR Sydney hopes that both cities will continue this amazing sister city relationship they have, and it will lead to the further vitality of the two cities.
Osaka is a city with 1400 years of history and has been a gateway into Japan from overseas.
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