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City of Wakayama, Japan

Wakayama City is the seaport and capital city of the Wakayama Prefecture, southwest of Osaka, Japan.  Located on the Inland Sea, Wakayama City is a railroad hub and a manufacturing center where petroleum, cotton and flannel textiles, and iron and steel are produced.  It has a population of nearly 400,000 and is surrounded by mountainous areas and vast forests with flat lands open along rivers flowing between mountains and hills.  Mainstays of Wakayama agriculture are flowering plants, fruits, vegetables, and rice. 
 

Japan's area is comparable to that of Italy or California. Japan is politically structured in 8 regions and 47 prefectures.  Wakayama Prefecture is located in the southwestern part of the Kii Peninsula facing Osaka Prefecture in the north, Nara and Mie Prefectures in the east, Tokushima Prefecture of the Shikoku Island across the Kii Channel in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the south.  Wakayama forestry produces timbers from Japanese cedar and cypress.  An abundant fishing industry provides large numbers of cutlass fish, mackerel and lobster.

Wakayama's historic Japanese "castle" was built in 1585 and is visited annually by hundreds of thousands of visitors and residents alike. 

Wakayama City was Bakersfield's first sister city.  Formal resolutions between Wakayama City and the City of Bakersfield were entered into in 1961 (City Resolution 81-61). In the intervening time between then and now, exchanges between the two international communities have been both regular and numerous. 

Wakayama Castle            

Visitor "home stays" with hosts and hostesses in both Wakayama City and in Bakersfield have been key to enhancing cultural exchanges in many visits.  Individuals in Bakersfield and in Wakayama have had the opportunity to develop deep friendships with their home stay families as well as others in the host community.  Exposure to different cultures in a home environment helps develop an awareness of both the similarities and dissimilarities between the two. 

Numerous sources of information on Wakayama are available on the web. 

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