An exchange agreement signing ceremony was held between the Association Amitié St Cyr Japon (St Cyr Japan Friendship Association) and Société Franco-Japonaise de Kobe (Kobe Japan France Society) on October 16, 2016, at the town hall of Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France. The signing ceremony was attended and witnessed by Hyogo Prefecture Vice-Governor Kanazawa and Kobe City Mayor Kizo, who had attended the Japan France local government meeting the previous day. Following this, the Société Franco-Japonaise de Kobe (Kobe Japan France Society) presented the Association Amitié St Cyr Japon (St Cyr Japan Friendship Association) with a Tsujikura wagasa.