Odesa City

Odesa (Ukraine) is a beautiful and cultural port city facing the Black Sea.

Date of alliance: July 1, 1965
Language: Ukrainian
Currency: Grivna

Tourist attractions: Opera Ballet Theater / Pochomkin Stairs / Boronkov Palace

Population: Approximately 1.08 million people
Area: Approx. 116 square kilometers
Climate: Gentle continental climate [average temperature: 23 degrees (summer), 0 degrees (winter)]
Geography: A port city facing Odesa Gulf in the Black Sea, the third largest city in Ukraine following the capitals of Kyiv and Harikov, the capital of Odesa State in southern Ukraine.

＊"Pearl of the Black Sea" One of the best resorts in Ukraine's best port towns
Developed as an international hub for transportation and trade between Western Europe and Asia and the Middle East, Odesa is home to the best port in Ukraine.
Facing the Black Sea, Odesa is one of the best resorts, attracting a large number of tourists due to its mild climate and coast.

＊A city boasting a rich cultural heritage
A land of many celebrities such as artists Pushkin and Gogol, chemist Mendereev, and skater Petrenko. In the first half of the 19th century, theaters, musicals and literature were born, and at the end of the 19th century, the first film was shown in Odesa.
The Pochomkin stairs, which set the movie "Battleship Pochomkin" was set, have become a tourist attraction.

1794 Established following the commencement of construction of port construction by Ecaterina II of Russia
1803 Emanuel Lisilue (then 36 years old) from France was appointed the first mayor.
1819-1858 Declaration of a free trade (port) system (tax exemption on imported goods, etc.)
1820 Developed into an important commercial, industrial and cultural center in southern Russia. It is the largest seaport in the Black Sea.
1894 Becoming the fourth largest city following Saintburg, Moscow and Warsaw.
Introduction of a free economic zone in 2000 Odesa's trading port (Porto-Franco)

Sister city partnership date: July 1, 1965 (Showa 40)
In 1964, we received a consultation from Odesa City for a sister city tie-up and repeated exchanges, and Yokohama and Odesa were both reconstructed from the scorched soil caused by the war and that they were international port cities. In 1965, we formed a sister city tie-up.

We carry out administrative exchange, health and medical exchange with Odesa City in the past. We accept several doctors from Odesa City in Motoichi for training and facility inspection. In recent years, four physicians were accepted in 2001.

＊Winner of the "Golden Luck" Award in 2004!
In recognition of its longstanding exchange activities at the grassroots level, the Yokohama Odessa Friendship Committee (under confirmation) received the "Golden Lucky" award from the Ukraine's prestigious academic organization "International Academy of Sciences and Sociology" in January 2004.
＊Yokohama Odessa Friendship Committee (Name confirmation)
In order to deepen exchanges with sister city Odesa, the Friendship Committee of Citizens are engaged in various activities. While deepening friendship with the Ukrainian Embassy, we are working to promote friendship with Odesa and Ukraine.

• 55th anniversary of sister city partnership
• 50th anniversary of sister city partnership
• Information on Friendship Committee for Sister Cities
• Outline of Ukraine (Ministry of Foreign Affairs website) (outside site)
• Ukraine Reference Site (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (English) (external site)
• Yokohama City Ukraine Support Portal (outside site)