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Delegates from Aspen and its sister city Shimukappu, Japan celebrated the 30-year anniversary of the cities’ partnership through the Aspen Sister Cities program and renewed Shimukappu’s designation as an Aspen sister city Sunday night.
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Last week delegates from the Aspen Sister Cities program, along with Mayor Torre and Councilmember Ward Hauenstein, traveled to Shimukappu, Japan for a 30th anniversary celebration that was put on hold in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students and teachers in Aspen and Shimukappu, Japan meet via Zoom for a virtual Aspen Sister Cities exchange on Jan. 27, 2021. It was 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday and eight middle school students — four in their homes in Aspen and four in a classroom in Shimukappu, Japan, plus a few teachers and translators on both ends — were practicing their greetings over Zoom: Hellos and konichiwas all around. Students thanked each other for gifts they sent in December (hats sent to Shimukappu, candy and pens to Aspen). They presented slideshows about holiday traditions. They discussed winter sports (som...