Sister and Friendship Cities
Sendai has a long history of international sister city relationships. Its affiliation with Riverside, California, on March 9, 1957, is the second oldest sister city partnership in Japan.
- Riverside, California, United States
- Rennes, France
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Minsk, Belarus
- Gwangju, South Korea
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Changchun, China
- Oulu, Finland
- Tainan, Taiwan
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