| Flag |
Municipality |
Subprefecture |
Description |
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Abashiri |
Abashiri |
The symbol in the center represents an anchor, composed of the katakana ア (a) and 走 (hashi), the last kanji of 網走 (Abashiri). |
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Asahikawa |
Kamikawa |
The star represents the Big Dipper. |
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Biei |
Kamikawa |
The hiragana び (bi) symbolizing Mount Tokachi. The flag officially has a gold fringe. |
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Biratori |
Hidaka |
Stars are the three of the Big Dipper. Gentian surrounds 平 (hira), the first kanji of 平取 (Biratori). A dove under a star represents peace, as well as a "bird" (tori). |
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Chitose |
Ishikari |
The hiragana ち (chi) representing an airplane. |
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Ebetsu |
Ishikari |
A star represents ex-legionaries in Meiji period. The surrounding katakana エ (e) represent the Moon, and two light blue curves represent citizens. |
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Esashi |
Hiyama |
The katakana エ (e) surrounding the four (shi) katakana サ (sa). |
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Hakodate |
Oshima |
The five-pointed star has been used as the city symbol from the 19th century. The inside is the single tomoe representing the map of the peninsula. |
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Iwamizawa |
Sorachi |
The kanji 米 (rice, kome), as the city once had the largest output of the crop in Japan. It also visually represents the city's location as a transportation hub. |
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Kitami |
Abashiri |
The kanji 北 (kita), representing a sash weight of a balance. |
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Kushiro City |
Kushiro |
The star is Polaris. The circle is an armlet, kushi in Japanese. |
|
Kutchan |
Shiribeshi |
The letter K, representing snowflakes and flying birds. |
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Monbetsu |
Abashiri |
The kanji 紋 (mon). |
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Muroran |
Iburi |
The six (mu) katakana ロ (ro). The inside is an orchid (ran). |
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Nakashibetsu |
Nemuro |
The kanji 中 (naka) and the katakana シベツ (shibetsu). |
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Nayoro |
Kamikawa |
The letter N. |
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Nemuro |
Nemuro |
The katakana ネ (ne) and the six (mu) ロ (ro). |
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Niseko |
Shiribeshi |
The katakana ニセコ (Niseko). |
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Obihiro |
Tokachi |
The katakana オヒヒロ (Ohihiro). ヒ (hi) becomes ビ (bi) when written with dakuten. The two ヒ also represents 北 (hoku), the first kanji of 北海道 (Hokkaidō). The gold lines represent the rivers of the city. |
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Okushiri |
Hiyama |
The hiragana おくしり (Okushiri). |
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Otaru |
Shiribeshi |
The kanji 小 (o). The hexagram represents snow. |
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Rebun |
Sōya |
The katakana レ (re). |
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Rishiri |
Sōya |
The hiragana り (ri) representing ocean waves, and the hiragana し (shi) representing Mount Rishiri. |
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Rishirifuji |
Sōya |
As of January 2008, no explanation is given on the municipal official website. |
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Rumoi |
Rumoi |
The katakana ル (ru), surrounded by the four gulls. |
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Sapporo |
Ishikari |
The white hexagon represents snow. The circle inside is the 札 (satsu), the first kanji of 札幌 (Sapporo). It also represents the katakana ロ (ro). The star is Polaris, as well as the katakana ホ (ho). ホ becomes ポ (po) when written with handakuten. |
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Setana |
Hiyama |
The katakane セ (se) representing the map of Hokkaidō. |
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Shinhidaka |
Hidaka |
The green hiragana ひ (hi), over the blue lozenge representing Hokkaidō. |
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Shintotsukawa |
Sorachi |
The town symbol is same to that of Totsukawa, Nara, as Shintotsukawa (literally "New Totsukawa") was reclaimed by Totsukawa immigrants in 1889. The master flag (原旗?) has the town name in kanji below the symbol. The common flag (普及旗?) may have the white/gold symbol with the violet background. |
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Tomakomai |
Iburi |
The katakana トマ (toma), symbolizing a spinning top (koma). The ト shape also represents the katakana イ (i), making the rebus of Tomakomai. |
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Urakawa |
Hidaka |
The kanji 河 (kawa) surrounded by the four pairs of the katakana ウラ (ura). They represent the four municipalities in 1902 that formed the basis of the current town. |
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Wakkanai |
Sōya |
The three letters W, standing for "will", "wisdom", and "work". The inside is a steering wheel of a ship. The symbol as a whole represents water, wakka in Ainu. |
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Yūbari |
Sorachi |
The kanji 夕 (yū). The hexagon represents coal. |
