This year, 2005, a photo exchange between the sister cities of Spokane , Washington , and Nishinomiya , Japan , is well underway. The members of the Spokane Camera Club and the Nishinomiya ' s Photo Arts Association are completing the selected photographs to be exchanged between the two cities. Each club will be exchanging 25 photographs which will be displayed respectively in each city. The Photographs form Nishinomiya will be on display during the International Sister Cities Convention held in Spokane during July this year. The Spokane photographs will be displayed in early spring in Nishonimiya , Japan .

Mr. Shiro Tanaka the representative of the Nishinomiya Photo Arts Association will be an attendee to the convention. He will also be touring  the local area looking for photographic opportunities.