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Yao City, Osaka, Japan

( chinadaily.com.cn ) 2021-03-15

About the city

The city of Yao is located in the middle of Osaka prefecture, Japan, close to the city of Osaka. Yao is renowned for its developed industry and thriving commerce. It has a population of about 268,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 41.71 square kilometers. Yao is the birthplace of the Kawachi ondo style of folk singing. A festival spotlighting this style is held there and includes Bon Odori, or dance to welcome ancestral spirits.

Establishment of friendly relations

The former Jiading county established friendly relations with the city of Yao in 1981, and they signed the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation Between Shanghai's Jiading County and Osaka's Yao City on September 13, 1986.

Jiading became a district in October 1992 and formally established a sister-city relationship with Yao on May 15, 1993. In the same year, the district head and city mayor agreed in an exchange of letters that the agreement on friendship and cooperation signed in 1986 will be changed into an Agreement on Friendly Cities Between Shanghai's Jiading District and Osaka's Yao City, with all the provisions of the former agreement continuing to be valid.

MAIL TO DISTRICT CHIEFjiading@jiading.gov.cn

ATTRACTIONS

Jiading Fahua Pagoda

The Fahua Pagoda, 40.8 meters tall, is a square, brick-wood structure with seven stories, accessible by ladders.