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Gateshead Flower Show Competition

 
   

Children’s Computer Generated Poster
Gateshead Summer Flower Show

This information should help you design your computer generated poster celebrating 20 years of partnership between Gateshead and Komatsu City.

The links between both cities began in 1987 when the Japanese excavating company, Komatsu, opened a factory in Birtley. Then in 1991, both cities formed an official Town Twinning agreement

A number of activities have taken place over the years including the introduction of a youth exchange programme, the Japan Festival tapestry in 1991, Tile mural in 1994, and the creation of friendship gardens in both cities. 

Tapestry displayed in Gateshead Civic Centre

Tile Mural ‘Across Two Culture’ displayed at Gateshead Leisure Centre

English friendship garden in Komatsu City

 

Japanese friendship garden in Saltwell Park, Gateshead

2009 Youth Exchange Programme

 



These are some of the interesting sites in Komatsu City:

Don Don Festival

Ikebana - Japanese flower arrangement

Komatsu Dome

Komatsu Miyamoto Museum

Nata-dera temple

Rojo Park

 

Japanese Kimono

 Urara - Theatre