Higashimurayama

Our Japanese Sister City

Konnichiwa

The Japanese Flag

The Japanese flag is
called the Hinomaru.
It has been the symbol of
Japan since the 1600's.
Japan's national anthem,
the Kimigayo,
is over 1,000 years old.
The music was written about
100 years ago.

The National Anthem
Japan's National Anthem

Thousands of years
of happy reign be thine;

Rule on, my lord,
'till what are pebbles now

by age united to mighty rocks shall grow

whose venerable sides
the moss doth line.

Japanese Doll
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