Our Sister City: Fukuroi, Japan

The City of Hillsboro and Fukuroi, Japan formed a Sister City relationship that celebrated 36 years in 2024. In October 2014, an adult delegation from Fukuroi visited Hillsboro to renew the friendship of the two cities.

2025 Student Delegation Trip

The City of Hillsboro is embarking on a Sister City visit in June 2025 with a delegation of ten high school students. To learn more about this trip and apply on our Engage Hillsboro webpage. 

Past Student Delegation Visits

Ten Japanese students taking part in the cultural student exchange program visited Hillsboro in March 2019. Host families provided home-stay experiences for the students, which helps to cultivate cultural understanding and new friendships.

In June of 2017,  nine Hillsboro students traveled to Fukuroi as student ambassadors and global citizens.

About Fukuroi

Fukuroi is on the coastal plain in southwestern Shizuoka Prefecture. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the south. The area has a mild maritime climate with hot, humid summers, and short, cool winters.

• Distance from Hillsboro: 4,943 miles 
• Population: 86,602
• Average High/Low Temperatures: 72 degrees/58 degrees
• Average Annual Rainfall: 8 inches
• Agriculture: Main crops are green tea and musk melons, like the Shizouka Crown Musk Melon
• Industry: Includes food processing, cosmetics, pharmaceutical plants, electronics and automotive components
• Currency: Yen
• Local Time: 16 hours ahead of our time
• Crown Melon Marathon information December 2024

	City Flag of Fukuroi, Japan
	Fukuroi Enshu Fireworks Fukuroi hosts one of the largest fireworks displays in Japan annually on the second Saturday in August.
	The City Bird of Fukuroi is the Ural Owl
	The City Flower of Fukuroi is the Garden Cosmos
	The City Tree of Fukuroi is the Sweet Osmanthus