Japanese Friendship Gate - Salmon Arm, BC, Canada - Sister City Monuments on Waymarking.com

A traditional Japanese gate in McGuire Lake Park was built by carpenters from Japan in 1990 to mark the twinning of Salmon Arm and Azuma-machi, Japan. (In 2005, Azuma-machi was amalgamated with three other towns into the city of Inashiki, in the prefecture of Ibaraki.)

Salmon Arm resident Chris Filiatrault proposed the twinning after moving to Salmon Arm from Japan. There is an annual student exchange between Salmon Arm and Inashiki. Over a thousand students have taken place in the exchanges since they began. Students in grades 8 to 12 from all over the Salmon Arm school district are chosen, and many of the exchange students selected are studying Japanese.

Salmon Arm's counterpart to the gift of the gate is a log "Friendship House" which is a picnic shelter in Inashiki, near a community centre.

Salmon Arm Observer (16 Aug 2019): Founder of Salmon Arm’s sister city exchange helps welcome Inashiki visitors - Twenty three Japanese guests visit city for a week, Salmon Arm to return in March
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Salmon Arm Observer (16 Aug 2019): Salmon Arm’s sister city exchange with Inashiki, Japan marks 29 years - Activities galore for students from Inashiki and their hosts including a favourite, river rafting (visit link)

Salmon Arm Observer (26 Aug 2015): Cities celebrate 25 years of sisterhood - This year the twinning between Salmon Arm and Inashiki, Japan marks 25 years, with a contingent from Japan visiting the city last week (visit link)

Wikipedia: Inashiki (visit link)

Twin Cities / Sister Cities: Salmon Arm, BC, Canada and Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (was originally twinned with Azuma-machi before Azuma’s amalgamation with three other towns to create city of Inashiki). Address: 681 Trans Canada Highway Northeast Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 Text: FRIENDSHIP GATE This friendship gate commemorates the Tenth anniversary of Azuma-Machi to Salmon Arm twinning and student exchange. July 25th, 1998

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