Students from Hiratsuka, Japan made a stop by Lawrence City Hall Monday to meet with Vice Mayor Brad Finkeldei and present the city with a gift, part of a week of events planned through the Sister City exchange program. Hiratsuka is one of Lawrence’s four sister cities, alongside Eutin, Germany; the Sacred City of Messolonghi (formerly Iniades), Greece; and Tocopilla, Chile. Students from Lawrence visited Hiratsuka a few weeks ago. The group of 10 students and three chaperones are in town for 10 days with stops planned at KU’s campus, Massachusetts Street and the state capitol in Topeka.
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