A Zambian dancer from the Lusaka Sister City organization performed at the 4th Annual Cultural Day at The Grove. Dancers, musicians and singers in brilliant folk costume entertained thousands of Grove shoppers on Sunday at the 4th Annual Sister Cities Cultural Day. This day-long international performing arts festival was presented free of charge by the […]

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL Japanese Sister City Officials Greeted August 5, 1989 Mayor Tom Bradley and a number of other city officials Friday welcomed a delegation from Los Angeles’ sister city Nagoya, Japan, and accepted a gift of an elaborate scale model festival float to commemorate their 30-year relationship. The 7-foot-tall lacquered-wood float, or “dashi-kurakuri,” topped […]

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL Bradley Off to Japan for City’s Centennial July 13, 1989 Mayor Tom Bradley flew to Japan on Wednesday to participate in a centennial celebration for the city of Nagoya, which has been one of Los Angeles’ sister cities for 30 years. Nagoya, Japan’s third-largest city, has a population of 2.5 million and […]

Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation New Year party at Department of Water & Power, Los Angeles, California, January 19, 1971 http://www.janm.org/collections/item/96.267.1195/

Nagoya-Los Angeles Sister City delegation luncheon at Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, California, October 1969 http://www.janm.org/collections/item/96.267.1115/

Miss Nagoya at airport, tea house blessing, and public appearances, Los Angeles, California, August 15 and September 9, 1969 http://www.janm.org/collections/item/96.267.1078/

Los Angeles-Nagoya Sister City Affiliation party at George Lim’s restaurant in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California, August 1969 http://www.janm.org/collections/item/96.267.961/