Gallery

A group of young people sit around a wooden table in a restaurant, enjoying meals with chopsticks and smiling at the camera—a joyful moment of cultural exchange between Menlo Park Sister Cities and Bizen, Japan.
A large group of people pose together indoors under a banner reading "Welcome Menlo Park Delegation," celebrating the Menlo Park Sister Cities experience with traditional Japanese drums and US and Japanese flags in front, highlighting Bizen Japan.
A group of adults and teenagers from Menlo Park Sister Cities pose together in a conference room with a large decorative wooden panel in the background, sharing their My Experience visit to Bizen, Japan.
A group of people stand by a wooden railing, observing and feeding large koi fish in a pond surrounded by greenery—a tranquil scene reminiscent of Bizen, Japan, one of Menlo Park's Sister Cities.
In Japan, a young man learns to play a koto, observed by students in uniforms as part of a cultural exchange. A blackboard with writing is seen in the background.
In a classroom during a Japan student cultural exchange, students practice calligraphy. One scribes on paper while another observes intently. The teacher and classmates stand nearby, with bottled water and a Bizen ink stone on the desk, reflecting the essence of Japanese tradition.