Wandering Oderites

[All photos courtesy of Rosemarie] On one fine July day, nine members of the Low German Language group, Plattfische (named for the flatfish like flounders, halibut, and turbot that are commonly found in the Oder/Odra river) in Schwedt/Oder went on an excursion to the Valley of Love. The Valley of Love is a landscape and …

  Sunday, September 3, 2017 a ceremony for the unveiling of the Dr. KOENUMA monument was held in his home town of Hachioji in western Tokyo. The Hachioji Dr. KOENUMA Committee had worked on this particular dedication since 2015 raising awareness and collecting donations. The relationship between the two cities of Hachioji and Wriezen has …

  [Personal account written by Kaiko TSUKAMOTO, representative and founder of the Hachioji Dr. KOENUMA Committee]  [Photos courtesy of Dr. Reinhard SCHMOOK. Please do not copy.]   On July 10th, 2017, marking 71 years after Dr. KOENUMA Nobutsugu’s death, the Hachioji mayor, Takayuki ISHIMORI, and those of us in the delegation including members of Dr. …

   The city of Hachioji, Japan, and the city of Wriezen, Germany, will be officiating their agreement to become Sister Cities this up-coming Monday, July 10th. The signing of the agreement will take place in Wriezen, and Japan will send a delegation of 14 selected members to attend the occasion. The 14 members of the …

  Photos and information courtesy of Rosi.   My father raised honey bees in the 1970’s. He borrowed a bit of space from a farmer north of where we lived in Colorado. He ordered the bees and it was a great moment to get them all set up in their new hives and we would …