05/22/2026
Thank you so much Red Wing Lions.
We had some special guests share information about the Red Wing MN and Ikata Japan Sister Cities Commission. Red Wing and Ikata have been Sister Cities since the 1960’s; the link between them was the connection of both cities building nuclear power plants during the cold war era. This year 6 Red Wing High School students (with adult supervisors) will travel to Ikata and spend 10 to 12 days living with host families and being able to discover and enjoy cultural experiences. Two students shared their excitement and feelings looking forward to visiting new places and learning about the Japanese culture. Their supervisor shared information on the event; she also noted, after the Red Wing students complete their time in Japan, they will be joined by six Itaka High School students who will travel back to Red Wing and spend 2 weeks in Minnesota where they will enjoy the cultural experiences here, they will also stay with host families and will be in Red Wing during the River City Days, so that experience should be a lot of fun for all students. The Sister Cities Commission offers all students and the supervisors partaking in this event as well, the opportunity to make long lasting memories. At the end of our meeting, the club chose to donate $600.00 to help the RW students; and it is our hope that all RW and Ikata students will be our guests when the Ikata students travel to Minnesota this summer.
