Bob Bates/News-Sentinel
Kofu delegation seeing the best Lodi has to offer
Masanobu Miyajima, mayor of Kofu, Japan, left, shakes the hand
of Lodi Japanese American Citizens League catcher Rev. Katsuya
Kusunoki at Yamashita Field in Kofu Park on Saturday, Aug. 13,
2011. Kusunoki is not only the Lodi JACL catcher; he's also Lodi's
Buddhist minister.
Bob Bates/News-Sentinel
Kofu delegation seeing the best Lodi has to offer
Masanobu Miyajima, the mayor of Kofu, Japan, hurls the
ceremonial opening pitch at a baseball game at Kofu Park in Lodi on
Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. The Lodi Japanese American Citizens League
team hosted the San Francisco Hawks.
Bob Bates/News-Sentinel
Kofu delegation seeing the best Lodi has to offer
Lodi Mayor Bob Johnson, left, Kofu, Japan, Mayor Masanobou
Miyajima, center, and Kofu City Council Chairman Tamotsu Shimizu
pose for photos at the main entrance to Lodi's Kofu Park on
Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Miyajima and other Japanese officials
visited Lodi to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lodi and Kofu as
sister cities.
Ross Farrow/News-Sentinel
Kofu delegation seeing the best Lodi has to offer
Masayuki Shindo, chief of staff for Kofu Mayor Masanobu
Miyajima, fishes in the Mokelumne River from the backyard of Dean
and Jody Shibler on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011.
- Today’s itinerary
-
8:45 a.m.: City bus picks up delegation at
Hampton Inn and drive them to Lodi City Hall.
9 a.m.: Lodi Mayor Bob Johnson will give a tour
of City Hall and All-Veterans Plaza.
9:30 a.m.: Tour of Lodi Police Department and
presentation by Lodi Police Partners Honor Guard.
10:15 a.m.: Tour of Lodi Fire Station on Elm
Street, led by Battalion Chief George Juelch.
11 a.m.: Walking and bus tour of Downtown Lodi,
including Lodi Stadium 12 movie complex, Buddhist Church, Japantown
murals, Mike Smith's store in Japantown, Lodi Arch, transit station
and Lodi Chamber of Commerce office.
11:45 a.m.: Welcome by Yamanashi Youth Band
board members at the Japanese-American Civic League Hall. Mayor Bob
Johnson will present pins, and Lodi Sister City Chairman Bill
Hinkle will present California raisins.
Noon: Lunch at Lodi Beer Company.
1:30 p.m.: Tour of Lustre-Cal plant and wine
tasting at the Lodi Wine & Visitors Center.
5 p.m.: Dinner at Yume Japanese restaurant on
West Turner Road.
7 p.m.: Concert by Yamanashi Youth Band and Air
Force Band at Hutchins Street Square.
— Source: Lodi Sister City Committee
- Lodi sister cities
-
Kofu, Japan
Lodi, Italy
- Kofu sister cities
-
Lodi
Des Moines, Iowa
Cheongju, South Korea
Chengdu, China
Pau, France
Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan
Posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011 6:58 pm
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Updated: 10:33 am, Wed Aug 17, 2011.
Kofu delegation seeing best Lodi has to offer
By Ross Farrow/News-Sentinel Staff Writer
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How would you like to be on a city council with 32 people making
decisions in your city?
That's the way it's done in Kofu, Japan, which is one of Lodi's
two sister cities. That caused six visitors from Kofu to be quite
surprised to learn that Lodi is governed by a five-member city
council, compared to Kofu's 32-member city council. And that
doesn't count their mayor.
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