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No.10 Takayama

  Doburoku in Takayama

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The Hida area, which also includes Takayama city, is famous for its high-quality sake. The Hida area is surrounded by mountains more than 30…

No.9 Nagasaki

Shippoku Cuisine, Champon, and Castella

 

Located on the western edge of Japan, Nagasaki has a long history of exchange with the outside world. It has acted …

No.8 Ehime

Tai-meshi

 

What’s your favourite tai-meshi (a seasoned rice and snapper dish)?

Ehime boasts scenic islands in the Seto Inland Sea and an intricately inde…

No.7 Kumamoto

“Takamoridengaku”

 

In this article we will be introducing “Takamoridengaku”, the popular dish of Takamori Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.1

Dengaku is a swee…

Vol.6 Ishikawa

Kaga Cuisine and Traditional Japanese Dining

 

Ishikawa’s Rich Culinary Culture

During the Edo period (1603~1867), the land currently known as Ishikawa prefec…

Vol. 5 Rokunohe

Shamrock: Bringing chicken to the table and hope to the countryside

Shamrock3Pull up a list of restaurants in Sydney or Melbourne on your phone, and you’d be hard pressed to …

Vol. 4 Hokkaido

Genghis Khan from Hokkaido 

genghis khan2 An island on its own, Hokkaido takes up nearly a quarter of the entire country. With its vast land and nature, Hokkaido is known to many t…

Vol. 3 Nagoya

Nagoya Meshi, Our Food Culture and Pride

 

NagoyaA long time ago, brave samurai heroes lived in the Aichi-Nagoya region. These samurai brought soybean miso—a foo…

Vol. 2 Kurihara

Cuisine is the best way to know the region

 

Kurihara’s cuisine is mostly famous for a mochi dish which is mainly eaten during times of celebration. Mochi is a Japane…

Vol. 1 Yamaguchi

Enticing Food from Yamaguchi Prefecture

 

Surrounded by sea on three sides, Yamaguchi Prefecture lies in the western part of the mainland Honshu, Japan, and is bl…

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  • The sister city relationship between Nagoya City and City of Sydney will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025.
     
    The Nagoya City official who came to Australia to participate in the Australian Multiculturalism Study Tour hosted by CLAIR Sydney, paid a visit to Sydney City Town Hall on Friday 24 November, and we assisted his visit. In addition to sharing information on the status of exchanges between the two cities’ sister zoos (Taronga Zoo and Higashiyama Zoo) and international exchanges in Nagoya City, a preliminary meeting was held for Deputy Mayor Matsuo’s visit to Sydney for December 2023.
     
    With the landmark year only two years away, CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the exchanges between the two cities.
     
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  • 2022/2023 CLAIR Forum

    On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).

    This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.

    Date: Friday 3 March 2023

    Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room

    Speakers and topics:

    – Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area

    – ​​ Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands

    – Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline

    – ​Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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