On 14 May, “Matsudo Day” was held at Prahran Market to promote products from Matsudo city in Chiba prefecture, their tourist destinations, as well as their sister-city relationship with the City of Whitehorse. They offered visitors canapes made with spring onions and rice-flour dumplings made in Matsudo. The spring-onion canapes, in particular, were a hit with the people at the market.
On 15 May, Matsudo city also manned a booth at the Japan festival, which displayed beautiful photographs depicting the four seasons of the city, and gave live demonstrations of papercraft dragonflies (a Japanese toy). There was also a samurai performance where people could get up close and personal with traditional Japanese armour. Many people of all ages gathered to watch this performance.
May 2016 marked the 45th anniversary of the relationship between Matsudo and Whitehorse. It was a milestone anniversary for the two cities, making the celebrations even more special. We look forward to promoting the sister-city relationship between these two cities in the future.
