Gleizé


Gleizé is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Sister-City

Since March 4, 1999, the village of Ōhara located in the Japanese province of Mimasaka cradle of Miyamoto Musashi is twinned with the inhabitants of Gleizé in the presence of Sensei Tadashi Chihara tenth descendant of Miyamoto Musashi under the mandate of Ōhara Mayor Yuki Hiroshi, as well as the mayor of Gleizé Mrs. Élisabeth Lamure. This event was extended by the official invitation of Japan for May 20, 2000 in Ōhara. With the new mayor Fukuda Yoshiaki, and the arrival of the mayor of Gleizé, the inauguration of the :ja:宮本武蔵顕彰武蔵武道館|Budokan Miyamoto Musashi took place with several Japanese authorities. The Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial in Gleizé guarantees the memory of these relations as well as the regions and countries that officially joined him ; successively Japan, France, Cambodia, ASEAN, Russia and at the same time, the province of Mimasaka, the Rhône-Alpes region, the Center region and the Burgundy region.