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What is LANSCA?

Los Angeles and Nagoya Sister City Affiliation was born as a part of President Eisenhower’s Citizens’ international Exchange Program in 1959, creating a sister city relationship between the cities of Los Angeles and Nagoya.

The primary goal of the sister city program is to foster mutual understanding between the people of Los Angeles and Nagoya through people-to-people exchange activities.

Student Exchange Program Committee

A student exchange program is a program in which students from a secondary school or university study abroad at one of their institution’s partner institutions.

Teach English in Nagoya!

Teach English in Nagoya! LANSCA offers this unique job opportunity to credentialed teachers with experience in ELD, foreign language, ELA or in teaching content to English Learners. Participants enjoy the immersive cultural experience of teaching at a public high school for two years.

Art Program
Committee

The Art Committee of LANSCA cultivates art programs to deepen our relationship with children and artists of Nagoya, using this fundamental principal, that art is a way of communicating without words.

Event Planning Committee

60th Anniversary Event

LANSCA’s Event Planning Committee organizes and carries out various theme events such as culture, business and tourism.

LANSCA EVENT NEWS

NAGOYA DAY 2024
 

NAGOYA DAY 2024

LANSCA held two events on November 2nd to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Los Angeles and Nagoya.

 

NAGOYA DAY 2024
EXPLORE NAGOYA AND CENTRAL JAPAN
at Westfield Century City Mall
 

 

NAGOYA DAY 2024 Photo Album

 


 

LANSCA VIP Reception and Dinner
Co-hosted by The Port of Los Angeles
At Fairmont Plaza Hotel
 

 

NAGOYA DAY 2024 Photo Album

 


NAGOYA MESHI
(Nagoya Local Food)

 

At Ramen Ochi restaurant in the mall where the event was held, Angelenos enjoyed typical Nagoya meshi such as miso cutlet, kishimen, tebasaki, ebi fry, and hitsumabushi.

 

NAGOYA DAY 2024 Photo Album

 

65TH ANNIVERSARY



Nagoya Day 2024 video

65th Anniversary Logo

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60TH ANNIVERSARY


Nagoya Day 2019 short video

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