Purpose / Mission: Student exchange
Year Established: Informally in 1999, formally in 2002 with Kawahigashi. Kawahigashi was absorbed into the Aizu community in approximately 2005. Formal acknowledgment is pending, however Sister City activities are on-going. Aizu Mayor, Kanke visited Lee's Summit in November, 2006.
Meetings: Meetings are held when expecting guests from Aizu-Wakamatsu or when we are going to Aizu-Wakamatsu.
Main Activities: Student exchanges by both communities. Some adult visits by Aizu-Wakamatsu citizens.
Main Contact: Melissa Fears, Lee's Summit City Hall.
Alternate Contact: Carole Owsley, Sister City representative on the Japan Council.