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Delegation from Fresno sister city in Japan arrives for visit

The Fresno Bee
Anabel Lujan, 4, left, shows her “friend” creation to Shoko Tominaga, center, and husband Kuniaki, right, with Orian Gomez, 4. A sister-city delegation from Kochi, Japan, dropped in on Holland Elementary School’s transitional kindergarten class Wednesday morning. A sister-city delegation from Kochi first visited Holland Elementary in 1965.
Anabel Lujan, 4, left, shows her “friend” creation to Shoko Tominaga, center, and husband Kuniaki, right, with Orian Gomez, 4. A sister-city delegation from Kochi, Japan, dropped in on Holland Elementary School’s transitional kindergarten class Wednesday morning. A sister-city delegation from Kochi first visited Holland Elementary in 1965. JOHN WALKER jwalker@fresnobee.com

Representatives from Kochi, Japan, have arrived in Fresno to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fresno-Kochi Sister City partnership.

Members of the Kochi delegation were welcomed Wednesday morning at Holland Elementary School.

The delegation, which consists of city officials and other citizens from Kochi, will be in Fresno through Saturday.

They will visit the Fresno City Council, The Big Fresno Fair and Shinzen Garden at Woodward Park.

Holland Elementary recently renewed a school partnership with Enokuchi Elementary School in Kochi. The partnership began in the mid-1960s.

This story was originally published October 7, 2015 at 9:51 AM with the headline "Delegation from Fresno sister city in Japan arrives for visit."

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