Flags of Japanese prefectures
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Each modern Japanese prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolour geometric highly stylised design, often incorporating the characters of the Japanese writing system and resembling minimalistic company logos.[1] The heraldic badges worn by warriors in medieval Japan (mon) were forerunners of the modern emblems used in the prefectural flags.[2]
A distinct feature of these flags is that they use a palette of colours not usually found in flags, including orange, purple, aquamarine and brown.
Some prefectures also have alternative official flags called "symbol flags" (シンボル旗). They may be used on less formal occasions. Famous symbol flags include the one used in Tokyo.
Flags by prefecture
[edit]| Flag | Prefecture | Geocode | Date of adoption | Description |
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Aichi | JP-23 | August 15, 1950 | Stylised hiragana of あいち (Aichi). The emblem also expresses sunrise and wave to indicate Aichi's location facing the Pacific Ocean. |
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Akita | JP-05 | November 3, 1959 | |
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Aomori | JP-02 | January 1, 1961 | |
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Chiba | JP-12 | July 29, 1963 | |
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Ehime | JP-38 | May 5, 1952 | |
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Fukui | JP-18 | March 28, 1952 | |
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Fukuoka | JP-40 | May 10, 1966 | |
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Fukushima | JP-07 | October 23, 1968 | |
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Gifu | JP-21 | August 10, 1932 | |
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Gunma | JP-10 | October 25, 1968 | |
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Hiroshima | JP-34 | July 23, 1966 | |
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Hokkaidō | JP-01 | May 1, 1967 | |
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Hyōgo | JP-28 | June 10, 1964 | |
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Ibaraki | JP-08 | November 13, 1991 | |
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Ishikawa | JP-17 | October 1, 1972 | |
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Iwate | JP-03 | March 6, 1965 | |
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Kagawa | JP-37 | October 1, 1977 | |
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Kagoshima | JP-46 | March 10, 1967 | |
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Kanagawa | JP-14 | November 4, 1948 | |
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Karafuto | N/A | ||
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Kōchi | JP-39 | April 15, 1953 | |
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Kumamoto | JP-43 | March 31, 1966 | |
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Kyoto | JP-26 | November 2, 1976 | |
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Mie | JP-24 | April 20, 1964 | |
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Miyagi | JP-04 | July 15, 1966 | |
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Miyazaki | JP-45 | December 22, 1964 | |
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Nagano | JP-20 | March 20, 1967 | |
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Nagasaki | JP-42 | August 30, 1991 | |
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Nara | JP-29 | March 1, 1968 | |
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Niigata | JP-15 | August 23, 1968 | |
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Ōita | JP-44 | July 24, 1966 | |
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Okayama | JP-33 | November 22, 1967 | |
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Okinawa | JP-47 | October 13, 1972 | |
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Ōsaka | JP-27 | June 21, 1968 | |
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Saga | JP-41 | December 11, 1968 | |
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Saitama | JP-11 | September 1, 1964 | |
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Shiga | JP-25 | September 16, 1968 | |
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Shimane | JP-32 | November 8, 1968 | |
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Shizuoka | JP-22 | August 26, 1968 | |
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Tochigi | JP-09 | March 1, 1964 | |
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Tokushima | JP-36 | March 18, 1966 | |
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Tokyo | JP-13 | October 1, 1964 | |
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Tottori | JP-31 | October 23, 1968 | |
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Toyama | JP-16 | December 27, 1988 | |
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Wakayama | JP-30 | August 7, 1969 | |
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Yamagata | JP-06 | March 26, 1963 | |
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Yamaguchi | JP-35 | September 3, 1962 | |
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Yamanashi | JP-19 | December 1, 1966 |
Symbol mark flag
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Symbol mark flag of Kagoshima Prefecture -
Symbol mark flag of Tokyo
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Historical flags
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Toyama Prefecture (1957–1988) -
Osaka Prefecture (1968–1984) -
Kumamoto Prefecture (1960) -
Yamagata Prefecture (1963–1971) -
Fukushima Prefecture (1951–1968) -
Ibaraki Prefecture (1966–1991) -
Ehime Prefecture (1989–1999) -
Nagasaki Prefecture (1991, unofficial) -
Karafuto Prefecture (1911–1949)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "DESIGN IN FLAGS: THE BEAUTY FOUND IN JAPAN'S FLAGS". DESIGN MADE IN JAPAN. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ Inglefield, Eric (1984). Flags. Arco Pub. p. 18. ISBN 0-668-06262-2.
