Bridging cultures through understanding.
News & Events
SPNSCC Calendar 2026
January
Shinnenkai at Blatchley’s
February
March
April
Cherry blossom contest
May
Saturday, May 2 Cherry Tree Celebration at Como Park
June
July
August
6 Ceremony of the Cranes: Hiroshima Commemoration
Sunday, August 17 Obon Festival at Como Park
September
October
November
Mondale Gala
Annual business meeting
December
SPNSCC Celebration dinner
Donations are appreciated to help fund our sister city’s 70th anniversary cultural exchange events.
Regular business meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month, either by Zoom or in person. Contact spnscc AT gmail DOT com for more information.
Supporting cultural exchanges and education.
The Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee is committed to cultural understanding and appreciation, through both public and members-only events, and the continual development of our sister city relationship with Nagasaki, Japan.
Our first programs helped the city of Nagasaki recover from the damage it sustained from nuclear bombing during World War II. Today, we continue to connect Japanese and American cultures through grass-roots ambassadorship and to promote Japanese culture in the greater Twin Cities metro area.
What We Do
The Saint Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Committee (SPNSCC) was commissioned as the first Japanese-American city partnership in 1955, predating the International Sister City Affiliation enacted by Congress during the Eisenhower administration. Its purpose was, and continues to be, to promote beneficial relationships between the American and Japanese people in the two cities, and to promote the cause of peace.
Who We Are
Hello, World!
“…our faith in the great promise of people-to-people and sister city affiliations in helping build the solid structure of world peace.”
— President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
spnscc AT gmail DOT com