Anne Brown with elementary school students in Sayama, Japan

City of Worthington Communications Director Anne Brown is shown here with four students at the Irumagawa Elementary School in Sayama, Japan. Anne was one of the 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.

This delegation spent time at the Irumagawa Elementary School, located near the center of Sayama, observing classrooms and meeting with students.