Sister City
Independence has the following Sister city:
- Higashimurayama, Japan
- There is a street in Independence south of Truman Rd. between Memorial Dr. and Lynn St. (between City Hall and the Independence Square, west of Noland Rd.) called Higashimurayama.
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