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St. Marys Sister Cities Japan St. Marys-Awaji City Sister Cities is a Sister City Exchange program in West Central Ohio. Almost every year, Awaji City and St.

For many decades, Saint Marys, Ohio, and communities from Awaji Island, Japan [now called Awaji City] have fostered trips and cultural exchange between the two communities. Marys each send a delegation of about 10-15 youth to each other's city for about a week, in the hopes of fostering cultural understanding and building international relationships. There are also, non-regular adult delegations exchange trips. Please contact current President, Tammy Bayham at thebayhamfarm@nktelco,net if you are a St. Marian that wished to be a part of this organization.

07/25/2026
07/25/2026
The Art Center in St Marys wanted us to share this info! There will be Awa Odori dancers (Ohio Team!) at the opening rec...
07/05/2026

The Art Center in St Marys wanted us to share this info!

There will be Awa Odori dancers (Ohio Team!) at the opening reception, and fun fact: Awajishima (the island our sister city, Awaji City is on) is right next to Tokushima, where Awa Odori began!

06/25/2026

This year, St. Marys will welcome delegates from Awaji City, Japan, for the 2026 Sister City Exchange Program. This year is the 40th year of the program. Tammy Bayham, President

06/25/2026

The St. Marys Awaji Sister Cities organization awards a $500 scholarship to a Youth Delegate who participated in an exchange visit. Two MHS seniors - Jaden Pence and Izabella Cotterman - received their scholarship at MHS night on April 29. Tammy Bayham presented three additional $500 scholarships to college students Jennifer Bayham, Kaitlyn Gross and Destiny Cotterman.

Jennifer Bayham is a 2021 MHS graduate who is a Senior at The Ohio State University studying English.

Destiny Cotterman is a 2024 MHS graduate who will be a Junior at Miami University studying Zoology and Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies.

Kaitlyn Gross is a 2024 MHS graduate who will be a Sophomore at The Ohio State University studying Political Science, Pre-Law-Economics with a minor in Italian.

Congratulations and thank you to the SM St. Marys Sister Cities Japan for the scholarships!

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05/14/2026

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