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Considering the climates of these two places are total opposites, I'm still gong with this one:
Grand Rapids,MI - Jakarta,Indonesia: Both cities have some Dutch influence(The GR was settled by Dutch immigrants and there is a large Dutch influence. Jakarta was once a colony of The Netherlands and still has some colonial Dutch influence left over.)
Boston,MA - Chennai, India: Both were major trading ports and were once British colonies
They are still big port cities today.
I dont think any of the cars are made here in Tokyo (per se) though most headquarters are here
The closest I can think of is a Honda plant in Saitama and some Nissan is made in Kanagawa....but lets not split hairs, those cities are basically connected to Tokyo.
I dont think any of the cars are made here in Tokyo (per se) though most headquarters are here
The closest I can think of is a Honda plant in Saitama and some Nissan is made in Kanagawa....but lets not split hairs, those cities are basically connected to Tokyo.
Tokyo is massive...
San Diego and Yokohama are sister cities, but I would match Yokohama more with San Francisco. Both have similar skylines (Landmark Tower is like the Transamerica Pyramid), both are by a bay and have a bay bridge, both have Chinatowns and hilly terrain. San Diego could probably be better matched with Osaka.
San Diego and Yokohama are sister cities, but I would match Yokohama more with San Francisco. Both have similar skylines (Landmark Tower is like the Transamerica Pyramid), both are by a bay and have a bay bridge, both have Chinatowns and hilly terrain. San Diego could probably be better matched with Osaka.
They are? Didnt know.
I think its that big ship and the wide streets that make me think of San Diego. I cant get an image of Osaka as far as a skyline. Yes the Chinatowns are a dead give away as far as a synergy between Yokohama and SFO.
Phoenix,AZ - Riyahd, Saudi Arabia: Two metropolises in the desert.
Las Vegas, NV - Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia: Two moderate-size cities in the desert that started as tiny settlement and weren't expected to be big until something happened(With LV it was casinos, with Ulaan Bataar it was the Soviet engineering and building cinderblock structures)
My Asian comparisons aren't half as good as my European ones. Anyways.
Macau-Las Vegas: Both noted for their gambling.
Dubai-Miami: Both started as small hamlets and grew into major cities. Similar in their conspicious displays of wealth and what I call "awkward suburban density" or "building skyscrapers on 8 lane roads"
Lahore-Boston: Historic cities noted for their intelligentsias.
Islamabad-Washington: Both are planned, national capitals.
Vancouver, B.C.-Taipei: The Chinese nationals left for Taipei after Mao. The American nationals left for Vancouver after Bush.
(Cities in)Goa-Charleston: Two historic port cities noted for their architecture and foreign influence.
Tianjin-Galveston: Port cities that serve a much larger city that is nearby.
My Asian comparisons aren't half as good as my European ones. Anyways.
Macau-Las Vegas: Both noted for their gambling.
Dubai-Miami: Both started as small hamlets and grew into major cities. Similar in their conspicious displays of wealth and what I call "awkward suburban density" or "building skyscrapers on 8 lane roads"
Lahore-Boston: Historic cities noted for their intelligentsias.
Islamabad-Washington: Both are planned, national capitals. Vancouver, B.C.-Taipei: The Chinese nationals left for Taipei after Mao. The American nationals left for Vancouver after Bush.
(Cities in)Goa-Charleston: Two historic port cities noted for their architecture and foreign influence.
Tianjin-Galveston: Port cities that serve a much larger city that is nearby.
I'll give you everything else, but Vancouver is a Canadian city.
I have a few more.
Butte, MT - Norilsk, Russia: Cold cities that are known for having economies dedicated to mining ores and smelting.
Wichita,KS - Irkutsk, Russia: Economies built around aviation.
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