Michigan-Shiga Sister Cities online

http://mishiga.org

In 1968 Governor Romney of Michigan and Governor Nozaki of Shiga Prefecture, Japan signed the agreement to establish a sister state relationship. This Michigan-Shiga partnership is the oldest and most comprehensive sister state relationship between the United States and Japan. Residents of Michigan and Shiga continue to maintain close ties through partnership activities between sister cities and exchanges involving students, teachers, community members and government officials....

Shiga Fair 2009 in Novi

Sunday, October 4. Contact this year's Shiga Official Representative,
Ms. Miyamura at shigaken ATmsu.edu

vast photo collection - Shiga prefecture

http://shiga-ken.com/ has comprehensive coverage, in fact you may ask what more is left to record visually? And there is a similar approach to other parts of Japan, as well.

annual citizen exchange moves to Fall slot

The Michigan-Shiga Sister State Board welcomes applications for the Goodwill Mission to Shiga, including five days of home-stay experiences with a Shiga host family as well as day trips to Kyoto and other neighboring areas. http://www.isp.msu.edu/jcmu/alumni/goodwill/

annual art exchange through Feb. 28

http://www.briggspubliclibrary.org/ is exhibiting over 200 pictures in the 13th annual display

of art from Konan-shi, the sister city to St. Johns, Michigan, through the month of February.

View a sample of pictures (others from 2008), or see this year's work with commentary by Shiga Official, Ms. Miyamura:

some of the songs performed at the opening reception Feb. 5,

or hear Alyson G, one of the young artist who describes her work.