Kumamoto and Rome are sister cities – Rome, Georgia, U.S.A, that is; this delegation didn’t have an audience with the Pope :). To see a list of Kumamoto City’s sister cities, go to

http://kumamotojet.com/shin/index.php/kumamotos-sister-cities/

– Kirk

http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/lifestyles/local/japanese-sister-city-students-arrive-in-rome/article_22c9566a-11e0-11e7-a7b1-d72e0b0ff45c.html