International Exchange

A Circle of Exchange Extending to the World Beyond―Friendship & Sister Cities
Understanding and goodwill journeying over oceans and expanding over borders... In our role as a city engaged in culturally based international tourism, we have developed a domestic and international circle of exchange with friendship and sister cities. Extensive goodwill exchange in areas such as culture, tourism, and sports is being actively undertaken at the private and regional levels.

• Gyeongju（Korea）
• Toledo（Spain）
• Xi'an（People's Republic of China）
• Versailles （France）
• Canberra （Australia）
• Koriyama（Fukushima prefecture）
• Obama（Fukui prefecture）
• Dazaifu（Fukuoka prefecture）

＜Time difference with Nara city＞

• Canberra・・・ +1 hour (+2 hours between the last Sunday of October and the first Sunday of March)
• Gyeongju・・・ 0 hours
• Xi'an・・・ -1 hour
• Versailles・・・ -8 hours (-7 hours between the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October)
• Toledo・・・ -8 hours (-7 hours between the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October)