 | Shinagawa Ward Office Daisan-Chosha office 4th floor,
2-1-36 Hiromachi,Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0005 Japan (Map)
TEL:+81-3-5742-6517 MAIL:info@sifa.or.jp | |
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| Location | Auckland is located in the northern part of North Island
of New Zealand. The city is located in the narrow part of the Northland
Peninsula between the South Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea. |
| Area |
4,942 square kilometers |
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Population | 1,572,000 |
| Climate | Since New Zealand is located in the Southern Hemisphere,
the climate is opposite to that of Japan. Although July and August are the
middle of summer in Japan, New Zealand has winter. It is said that "there are
four seasons in a day" throughout a year in Auckland. (Winter is from night to
morning, Spring and Summer are during the daytime, and Autumn is evening) |
| Time difference | Plus 3 hours to Japan (3 hours ahead of Japan)
For example, when it is noon in Japan, it is 3:00 p.m. in Auckland.
* Daylight-saving time starts on the first Sunday in October and ends on the
third Sunday in March. During daylight-saving time, Auckland is 4 hours ahead
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| Town Hall (completed in 1911) |
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| Auckland is "City of Sails" |
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Although the capital city of New Zealand is Wellington, Auckland in
North Island has a population of some 1,460,000 and is the largest city in New
Zealand. Maori is the aborigines in New Zealand, and the population in New
Zealand is composed of various ethnical, racial, and social backgrounds.
Auckland is not only the center of foreign trade, but also the center of
commerce and industry. The city is the main entrance of air and sea in New
Zealand.
Geographically speaking, Auckland is located at the narrow part of North
Island and has two beautiful harbors. One is called Waitemata Harbor in the
north part of the city, and the other is called Manukau Harbor in the south
part of the city. Auckland is also called "City of Sails" and sailboats lining
the harbors certainly look impressive. |
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| A view of a marina in "City of Sails" Auckland |
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| Downtown Auckland seen from Mt. Eden. Sky Tower is the tallest tower in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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| Downtown Auckland seen from the sea |
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Shinagawa Ward and Auckland |
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Since 1987, Shinagawa Ward had been enjoying a friendly relationship with
Mount Roskill. But in 1989, Mount Roskill was consolidated into Auckland.
Therefore, Shinagawa Ward signed a friendship city agreement with Auckland
based on the friendship Shinagawa Ward established with Mount Roskill. Some of
the points in common between Shinagawa Ward and Auckland are as follows: (1)
Both of them singed the non-nuclear declaration. (2) Both of them are on
almost the same latitude although they are in the different hemispheres. (3)
New Zealand is the country surrounded by the sea just like Japan. | | | |
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