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Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan

 
 
Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
1. Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker
Inscription.
Concord, California
Kitakami, Japan

Sister Cities
October 25, 1974

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationPeace. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1974.
 
Location. 37° 58.878′ N, 122° 1.513′ W. Marker is in Concord, California, in Contra Costa County. Marker can be reached from Parkside Drive near Salvio Street. The plaque is mounted to a boulder in a Japanese garden behind the Concord Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2900 Salvio Street, Concord CA 94520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tree Planted By (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemoration (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barnett House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elworthy House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bolla House (approx. half a mile away); County Fire House (approx. half a mile away); Bibber House (approx. half a mile away); Alves House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
 
Regarding Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan. In 1974, Kitakami, Japan became Concord's Sister City. Kitakami is located in the upper northeast area of Japan in the Iwate Prefecture.
 
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 Concord Amassadors. "Supporting the Sister City relationship between Concord, California and Kitakami, Japan" (Submitted on September 15, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.) 
 
Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
2. Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker
Plaque is on the boulder, right foreground.
Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
3. Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker
Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
4. Concord, California - Kitakami, Japan Marker
Communion Bridge Plaques image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
5. Communion Bridge Plaques
Communion Bridge
Dedicated to twenty years of friendship
Kitakami and Concord
1994

Communion Bridge by Etsuko Sakimura
City of Concord Art in Public Places Program
Communion Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
6. Communion Bridge
Communion Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 30, 2022
7. Communion Bridge
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 15, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.

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