Lomita's Sister City

Lomita's Sister city is Takaishi City, located in Osaka, Japan.

As of January 2006, Takaishi City had an estimated population of 61,036 with a population density of 5,378 people per km². The city was founded on November 1, 1966. It is a compact city that stretches 6.1km east-to-west and 4.1km north-to-south, with a total area of 11.35km² (9.6 mi²)

Lomita Sister City Association

The Lomita Sister City Association (LCSA) is a non-profit organization that chose Takaishi, Japan as its Sister City in 1981. Every other year since it began, the Association has sent approximately eight deserving students and one chaperone to Japan for three weeks. On alternate years, we host students from Takaishi.

The exchange gives them the opportunity for growth – culturally, socially and academically. The interactions and home-stays have provided them with the insight that, while we have many cultural differences, we share many more similarities. It is heart-warming to see the close and lasting relationships that are formed over such a short period of time.

A flyer describing more about the LCSA may be downloaded here.

How to Join

Membership Applications may be downloaded here. Anyone is eligible to become a member. You may also pick up an application at City Hall. Please print and mail the completed form to the address below.

Students who participate in the Summer Student Exchange program will spend three weeks in July and August in Takaishi City, Osaka, Japan. Participants in the Summer Student Exchange Program will spend three weeks in July and August in Takaishi City, Osaka, Japan.

Prospective applicants must be:

a student
16-22 years of age, at the time of application
interested in learning about Japanese customs, culture and language
a legal U.S. resident
live, work or perform community service work in Lomita
carry a grade point average of a "C" (2.0) or better
willing to participate in LSCA activities and join as a member
commit to be a host family

Student Exchange Applications are offered for student trips to Japan on even-numbered years. The next available student trip will be held in the summer of 2010. We are no longer accepting student applications for the summer 2008 trip.

Host Family Applications are offered for families living in or near the city of Lomita who are interested in hosting a Japanese student in their home for 3 weeks of the summer on an odd-numbered year. Download the application or go to City Hall. The next visit by the Japanese students will be in the summer of 2009. We are currently accepting host family applications for the summer 2009 trip. The Host family responsibilities may be downloaded here.

Meetings

General meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm, at City Hall. There are no meetings in December.

Contact Us

Lomita Sister City Association
P.O. Box 1048, Lomita, CA 90717
Telephone 310-539-1399