Citizen diplomats working for peace, understanding and economic growth. Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan (Sistered since 1982) Taizhou, Jiangsu, China (Sistered since 1998) Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (Sistered since 2007) TO CONDUCT VISITS TO OR HOSTING OF VISITORS FROM PARTICIPATING CITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE AND INTERACTION, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SPEAKING, APPEARANCES AND DEMONSTRATION ABOUT DAILY LIFE IN THE PARTICIPATING CITIES. THESE ARE INTENDED TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE AUDIENCES OF THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF DIFFERING CULTURES. HOSTING INTER-CULTURAL SPORTING EVENTS, ART EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER EVENTS ARE SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE PARTICIPATING CITIES AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CULTURAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS.