Ferndale maintains international cultural and educational ties through its sister city programme.
* **Minamiboso, Chiba, Japan:** Ferndale originally established a sister city relationship with the town of Maruyama in 1991. After Maruyama merged with surrounding towns in 2006 to form the city of Minamiboso, the sister city relationship was proudly carried over. The partnership includes regular student exchange programmes between the two cities.