Teachers and students in a school classroom in Sayama, Japan
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This photograph shows teachers and students at the Irumagawa Elementary School in Sayama, Japan. Located near the center of Sayama, the school was one of the sites visited by members of Worthington’s 2009 mayoral delegation to Sayama.
Worthington and Sayama have been sister cities since 1999, and through the years have exchanged dozens of delegations, including groups of city officials, residents and school groups. The 2009 mayoral delegation celebrated ten years of the sister-city relationship. During exchanges between the two cities, delegations typically tour a variety of destinations including city offices, schools, libraries, businesses and more.
