Welcome to the Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister City Web site

Goal

“It is our firm belief that activities that promote friendly relations between the U.S.A. and Japan will contribute to world peace and be of lasting benefit to mankind.”

from the Sister City Declaration, 1978

Stated formally, the goal of the Sister City Program is “to foster positive multicultural interaction and understanding among people here and abroad.”

But in very human terms, it is a people-to-people program. It is an opportunity through educational and cultural exchanges to know, and to appreciate the people of another country. It is an opportunity to enjoy the richness of culture the world has to offer, and to experience the similarities of the world’s people as well as the differences.

The Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister City Program has thrived because of broad-based support. It is a community program, coordinated by the Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister City Committee, with the support of the City of Cupertino and the Cupertino Union School District.