17. Oshima Lantern
Izu-Oshima, an island near Tokyo, is the first Sister City/Sister Island relationship with Hawaiʻi County. Begun in 1962, and active to this day, Oshima has gifted cultural items to Lili`uokalani Gardens. Oshima gifted the lantern on old turtle island, in Waihonu
A monument to the first Sister City relationship was given by Oshima in 1992, the 30 year anniversary. This monument stands near where an Oshima torii spaned the path to the tea house in the 1970s.
