A private road in Dubbo will be named in honour of the 30th anniversary of its sister-city partnership with Minokamo.
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On Monday night Dubbo Regional Council approved a mayoral minute proposing the road running from Coronation Drive past the entrance of the Shoyoen Garden be called "Minokamo Way".
A dedication ceremony will take place when a Minokamo delegation led by Mayor Ito visits Dubbo in November.
The council reports that signs will be installed in English and Japanese to indicate the name of the private road, with the official unveiling to be conducted by the mayors of Dubbo and Minokamo during the visit.
Dubbo Regional mayor Ben Shields said naming of the road was a fitting way of recognising the significance of Minokamo gifting Dubbo the Shoyoen Garden and Jurien Teahouse.
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"We are very lucky to have a sister city that has embraced the relationship and I think it will be very wonderful that everyone who comes into the gardens will see the signage for Minokamo Way," he said.
"I hope Mayor Ito and the delegation who are coming to visit in November are pleased with our decision."
Twenty Dubbo residents will travel to Minokamo in October to attend the Nakasendo Festival and other activities marking the anniversary. Delegates will pay their own travel and accommodation costs.
The Minokamo delegation will come to Dubbo between November 22 and 25 for festivities in the city including an event at the Shoyoen Garden on Sunday, November 24.
They will join councillors, dignitaries and residents at a traditional Japanese tea ceremony conducted by tea masters from the Urasenke Association Sydney.
Meanwhile, the council is investigating the creation and installation of interpretive signage depicting the design, construction and ongoing development of the Shoyoen Garden.
"The purpose of the signage would be to publicly display our gratitude to the people of Minokamo for gifting of the Shoyoen and Jurien to Dubbo," Cr Shields said.
"In addition, it would inform visitors of the sister-city history behind the establishment of the Japanese gardens and their integral role as the centrepiece of the Elizabeth Park Botanical Gardens precinct."
