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Making Fujiyoshida the “Sacred Land of Rugby” ~How to make the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Pre-Tournament Training a Success~ 【RWC2019 Official Team Camp Public Engagement】 (Part ④)

As the French National Team wrapped up their Preliminary Team Camp and moved into their Official Team Camp training, they were kind enough to participate in some cultural exchange programs with residents of our city during their limited free time as they prepared diligently for their first game. We are incredibly grateful to the French National Team for their generosity. ・For more information regarding the Official …

Culture/Tourism/Food

Making Fujiyoshida the “Sacred Land of Rugby” ~How to make the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Pre-Tournament Training a Success~ 【RWC2019 Preliminary Team Camp Public Engagement】 (Part ③)

The long anticipated arrival of the French National team ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup kicked off a 12 day training period here in Fujiyoshida City. ・ For more information regarding the Preliminary Team Camp, click here・ For more information regarding the Official Team Camp, click here In between practices, the French National Team was gracious enough to engage with the local community. The public …

International Exchange

Making Fujiyoshida the “Sacred Land of Rugby” ~How to make the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Pre-Tournament Training a Success~ (Part ②)

Following August 2016 when the application process to become an Official Team Camp for the Rugby World Cup 2019™ began, Fujiyoshida City (in partnership with Fujikawaguchiko Town) has worked tirelessly to secure a bid. ・What is an “Official Team Camp”?This term refers to the region officially designated by the Rugby World Cup organization as the site where a team stays and trains during the tournament. An …

Local Industry

Introducing Fujiyoshida Textiles to the World with the Paris Opera Ballet PART②

As an Olympic Host Town, Fujiyoshida City has strived to implement a wide range of social, economic and cultural exchanges with the nation of France. One component of the Host Town exchange plan was the promotion of locally produced textiles to a global audience. In Part① we introduced the creation process of the actual costumes. In Part ② we want to delve into the various cultural …

Local Industry

Introducing Fujiyoshida Textiles to the World with the Paris Opera Ballet PART①

As an Olympic Host Town, Fujiyoshida City has strived to implement a wide range of social, economic and cultural exchanges with the nation of France. One component of the Host Town exchange plan was the promotion of locally produced textiles to a global audience. This project was planned in conjuction with the August 2018 opening of the “Paris Opera Legends” production in Japan, starring dancers from …

International Exchange

French Female Sevens face off against the Japanese Female Sevens Development Squad during public practice game in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi

The city of Fujiyoshida signed a preliminary agreement with the French Rugby Federation in December 2016, designating the city as the men’s and women’s rugby sevens’ pre-tournament training site leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The agreement was refined and finalized in March 2020. Following the signing of the first agreement, the city served as the training camp site for the French Female Sevens …

International Exchange

France Host Town Festival in Fujihokuroku

In celebration of Fujiyoshida city’s designation as an Olympic Host Town to France, we hosted the “France Host Town Festival in Fujihokuroku” at Fujiyoshida Civic Hall on November 4, 2018. The purpose of the event was to offer the local community an opportunity to engage with the people and culture of France. Mr. Samuel Ducroquet, the Olympic Attachee at the French Embassy in Tokyo, and Mr. …

International Exchange

Hosting French High School students from Lycee Paul Eluard

As a designated Olympic Host Town to France, Fujiyoshida city is strongly committed to implementing social, economic and cultural exchanges between our two countries. As part of this initiative we organized an exchange between a group of students from the Lycee Paul Eluard located in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis and students from our local Hokuryo High School to learn about each other’s respective cultures.   …

International Exchange

Fujiyoshida City signs agreement with French Rugby Federation as the official training site for the France National Team during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

On March 6, 2020 at the French Rugby Federation headquarters in France, an official agreement was signed into action between the French Rugby Federation (hereafter “FFR”) and Fujiyoshida, laying out the terms of our city’s role as the official training camp for the French National team during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A preliminary agreement had previously been signed between Yamanashi Prefecture, Fujiyoshida City and the FFR …

International Exchange

Introducing our Connection to France Publication of Special Edition of City PR Magazine

Since the establishment of Fujiyoshida’s sister-city relationship with Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France on October 9, 1978, our two cities have continued to share in a wide range of meaningful cultural exchanges and deepen our friendship. In addition, through our designation as an Olympic Host Town for France in June 2016, our city has embarked on numerous new efforts to promote international friendship through cultural exchanges with France. …

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