This year marks the 30th anniversary of the sister-city partnership between the city of Kyoto and the city of Prague, established on 15 April 1996.
I April 2026, a delegation from Prague City visited Kyoto, where both cities reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening cooperation across a wide range of fields, including culture, business, art and academia.
H.E. Mr. Kansuke NAGAOKA, the Ambassador of Japan to the Czech Republic, hosted a reception in honor of Mr. MATSUI Koji, Mayor of Kyoto City, at his beautiful residence.
The reception provided a useful opportunity to discuss the means to materialize the shared interests into specific types of cooperation.
Watch the video with the speeches of H.E. Mr. Kansuke NAGAOKA, the Ambassador of Japan to the Czech Republic, and Mr. MATSUI Koji, Mayor of Kyoto ( in Japanese with translation to Czech )
