Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 14, 1994
Caption:
A noisy flotilla of dignitaries, citizens and exchange students from sister cities Ann Arbor and Hikone make their way down the Huron River.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 14, 1994
Caption:
During their visit to Ann Arbor, Hikone junior high school students from left, Kanako Sasaki, Takahiro Fukuhara, Makiko Taniguchi and Atsuro Kimura look over classmate Tsuyoshi Tatsumi's journal entry describing a visit to Scarlett Middle School. Tatsumi is in the background.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 11, 1999
Caption:
Mark Kewman, 12, center in white, and Yuta Nakajima, 15, share a laugh with Mayor Ingrid Sheldon after cutting the ribbon on a bench with a plaque commemorating the 30th anniversary of the sister-city connection between Ann Arbor and Hikone, Japan. Kewman is hosting Nakajima, who is part of a visiting delegation from Hikone. The bench is located at a bus stop at the corner of Hikone and Packard roads.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 22, 1970
Caption:
Fifty-one Japanese government officials and businessmen came to Ann Arbor yesterday afternoon and last night for a visit and were greeted at the Ann Arbor-Sheraton Motor Inn by a People-to-People delegation, including Thomas Hagerty (extreme right), chairman of that organization's local chapter. The visitors were from Michigan's Sister State of Shiga. Eight of them were from Ann Arbor's Sister City of Hikone. Activities included a tour of the city and University campus, a reception and a dinner.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 14, 1970
Caption:
Ann Arbor Jaycees opened their homes to Japanese visitors who arrived here yesterday. From left are Jaycee Mike O'Neill, Jaycee President Jim Dunbrock, delegation spokesman Hikoto Takizawa, and Jaycee auxiliary member Ingrid Sheldon. Other members of the group are at right.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 11, 1987
Caption:
Sign language - Residents of Ann Arbor's sister city, Hikone, Japan, will receive a sign just like the one held by Miguel Thornton. Japanese Hikone residents will be visiting the children from Ann Arbor's Hikone housing project.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 24, 1984
Caption:
From baseball to produce, Japanese visitors sampled area fare: Misako Nomura shows off the new Tiger cap she'll take home, above.