- Kalmar County, Sweden
- Linz, Austria (1983)
- Perth, Australia
- Winnipeg, Canada (1988)
- Laredo, United States
- Detroit, United States
- Toronto, Ontario (Partnership City)
- Waterloo, Ontario (Twin City)
- Leicester, United Kingdom
- Seattle, United States
D
- Szczecin, Poland
- Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Kitakyūshū, Japan
- Le Havre, France
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Ohrid, Macedonia
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- Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
- Incheon, South Korea
- Oakland, California, USA
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Maizuru, Japan
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- Vladivostok, Russia
- Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo
- Adelaide, Australia
- Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Enschede, Netherlands
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- Wilmington, United States (1986)
- Midland, United States
- Vierzon, France
E
- Sanjō, Japan
F
- Gary, United States
G
- McAllen, United States
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Bristol, United Kingdom (2001)
- Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Los Angeles, United States
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- Linköping, Sweden
- Lyon, France (1988)
- Viña Del Mar, Chile
- Durban, South Africa
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- Sydney, Australia
- Vancouver, Canada
- Arequipa, Peru (2004)
- Bangkok, Thailand
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- Newport, United Kingdom (1996)
- Iloilo City, Philippines
- Wanneroo, Australia
H
- Cambridge, United States (2005; inactive)[11][12]
- Edmonton, Canada
- Minneapolis, United States
- Cagayan de Oro Philippines 2007
- Jeju, South Korea
- Perth, United Kingdom
- Rousse, Bulgaria (1994)
J
- Riverside, United States
- Folsom, United States
- Sandefjord, Norway
- Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Fuji, Japan
- Gangneung, South Korea
- Bunbury, Australia
- Joondalup, Australia
- Door County, United States
- Seto, Japan
- Louisville, United States
- Kajaani, Finland
K
- Mesa, United States
L
- Albuquerque, United States
- Akita, Japan
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Boulder, United States
- New Westminster, Canada (2002)
M
N
- Barranquilla, Colombia
- London, Canada
- Malacca Town, Malaysia (2001)
- Alsace, France
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Daejeon, South Korea
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Florence, Italy
- Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Leipzig, Germany
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- Limassol, Cyprus
- Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
- Nagoya, Japan
- Perth, Australia
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
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- Albury, Australia
- Gimje, South Korea
- Swansea, United Kingdom
- Rancagua, Chile
- Toyohashi, Japan
- Izumi, Japan
- Jersey City, United States
- São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
- Troisdorf, Germany
- Civitavecchia, Italy
- Rimouski, Canada
- Sister cities (友好城市)
- Nagaokakyo, Japan (since April 1983)
- Aachen, Germany (October 1986)
- Wilmington, Delaware, USA (May 1988)
- Rouen, France (March 1990)
- Waitakere, New Zealand (November 1998)
- Santos, Brazil (January 2002)
- São Paulo, Brazil[6][7]
- Veszprem, Hungary (July 2003)
- Nelson Mandela Municipality, South Africa (September 2003)
- Varna, Bulgaria (June 2004)
- Stavanger, Norway (September 2004)
- Nottingham, UK (September 2005)[13]
- Bydgoszcz, Poland (November 2005)
- Lázaro Cárdenas, México (2010)
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- Cities of friendly exchanges (友好交流关系城市)
- Masuda, Japan (since October 1990)
- Ueda, Japan (February 1995)
- Barcelona, Spain (October 1995)
- Suncheon, South Korea (June 1997)
- Surrey, Canada (May 1999)
- Houston, USA (September 2000)
- Wiener Neustadt, Austria (September 2000)
- Daegu, South Korea (September 2000)
- Aguascalientes, México (November 2006)
- Milwaukee, WI, USA (2006)[14]
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Q
- Acapulco, Mexico (1985)
- Bilbao, Spain (2004)
- Klaipėda, Lithuania (2004)
- Long Beach, United States (1985)
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- Montevideo, Uruguay (2004)
- Ness Ziona, Israel (1997)
- Odessa, Ukraine (1993)
- Puerto Montt, Chile (1999)
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- Shimonoseki, Japan (1979)
- Southampton, United Kingdom (1998)
- Daegu, South Korea (1993)
- Velsen, Netherlands (1998)
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- Toledo, United States (1985)
S
Asia
- Yokohama, Japan – 1973[15]
- Osaka, Japan – 1974
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan – 1980
- Hamhung, North Korea – 1982
- Manila, Philippines – 1983
- Karachi, Pakistan – 1984
- Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan – 1986
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 1990
- Busan, South Korea – 1993
- Haifa, Israel – 1993
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan – 1994
- Aden, Yemen – 1995
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – 2000
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 2000
- Colombo, Sri Lanka – 2003
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 2005[16]
- Nizhnevartovsk, Russia – 2007
- Herat, Afghanistan – 2008
Europe
- Milan, Italy – 1979
- Rotterdam, Netherlands – 1979
- Zagreb, Croatia – 1980
- Antwerp, Belgium – 1984
- Gdańsk, Poland – 1985
- Piraeus, Greece – 1985
- Gothenburg, Sweden – 1986
- Hamburg, Germany – 1986[17]
- Marseille, France – 1987
- Saint Petersburg, Russia – 1988
- Istanbul, Turkey – 1989
- Cork, Ireland – 1994
- Porto, Portugal – 1995[18]
- London, UK – 1996
- Espoo, Finland – 1998
- Liverpool, UK – 1999
- Barcelona, Spain – 2001[19]
- Oslo, Norway – 2001
- Constanţa, Romania – 2002
- Aarhus County, Denmark – 2003
- Bratislava Region, Slovakia – 2003
- Lefkosia, Cyprus – 2004
- Salzburg, Austria – 2004
- Basel, Switzerland – 2007
- Borås, Sweden – 2007
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 2008
- Belgrade, Serbia – 2008
- Yerevan, Armenia – 2009
- Most, Czech Republic
North America
Oceania
South America
- Hongkou District (虹口区)
- Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Turin, Italy
- Brisbane, Australia (1993)
- Houston, United States (1986)
- Gwangyang, South Korea (2004)
- Johor Bahru, Malaysia (2006)
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- Kingston, Jamaica (1995)
- Lomé, Togo (1996)
- Nuremberg, Germany (1997)
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- Poznań, Poland
- Tsukuba, Japan (2004)
- Rotherham, United Kingdom (2007)
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- Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Ayabe, Japan
- Brest, France
- Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
- Chiba, Japan
- Daisen, Japan
- Eiheiji, Japan
- Esbjerg, Denmark
- Grenoble, France
- Grootfontein, Namibia
- Higashimurayama, Japan
- Hirokawa, Japan
- Hwaseong, South Korea
- Ikeda, Japan
- Ismaïlia, Egypt
- Jacksonville, United States
- Jeonju, South Korea
- Kameoka, Japan
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- Kanazawa, Japan
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Konstanz, Germany
- Logan, Australia
- Marugame, Japan
- Nabari, Japan
- Nago, Japan
- Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Nowy Sącz, Poland
- Portland, Australia
- Portland, United States
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Riesa, Germany
- Riga, Latvia
- Riihimäki, Finland
- Rosolina, Italy
- Rotorua, New Zealand
- Santa Luċija, Malta
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- Santiago del Estero, Argentina
- Sendai, Japan
- South El Monte, United States
- Surrey, Canada
- Taupo, New Zealand
- Taebaek, South Korea
- Tahara, Aichi, Japan
- Tottori, Japan
- Townsville, Australia
- Tulcea, Romania
- Uchinada, Japan
- Venice, Italy
- Victoria, Canada
- Viña del Mar, Chile
- Whittier, United States
- Yeongju, South Korea
- Zaporizhia, Ukraine
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T
- Greenville, United States
- Groningen, Netherlands (1985)
- İzmir, Turkey (1991)
- Jönköping, Sweden (1993)
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- Kobe, Japan (1973)
- Lombardy, Italy (1985)
- Melbourne, Australia (1980)
- Nord-Pas de Calais, France (1984)
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- Philadelphia, United States (1980)
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1981)
- Kutaisi, Georgia
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W
- Cheltenham, United Kingdom
X
- Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Penang, Malaysia (1991)
- Dortmund, Germany
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Isfahan, Iran (1989)
- Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Kansas City, United States
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Kyoto, Japan
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- Lahore, Pakistan
- Pau, France
- Québec City, Canada
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- Rochester, New York, United States
- Bochum, Germany
- Erfurt, Germany (2004)
- Austin, United States
Y
- Chesterfield, United Kingdom
- Cockburn, Australia
Z
- Kalgoorlie, Australia
- Mannheim, Germany (2004)
- Surrey, Canada
- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Gwangju, South Korea
- Velikiy Novgorod, Russia
- Laredo, United States
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