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The list of Japanese municipal flags lists the flags of municipalities of Japan. Most municipalities of Japan have unique flags. Like prefectural flags, most of them are with a bicolor geometric highly stylized symbol , often incorporating characters from Japanese writing system (kanji, hiragana, katakana, or rōmaji). However, there are three ...
A bicolour flag consisting of three bands; white, black, and white. 1668–1869: Flag used by the Satsuma army during the Boshin War: A horizontal bicolour of red and white. 1905–1910: Flag of the Resident General of Korea. A blue ensign with the Flag of Japan in the canton. 1945–1952: Civil and naval ensign during the occupation of Japan.
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 were forerunners of the modern emblems used in the prefectural flags. [2]
Map of the regions of Japan. From northeast to southwest: Hokkaidō (red), Tōhoku (yellow), Kantō (green), Chūbu (cyan), Kansai (violet), Chūgoku (orange), Shikoku (purple), and Kyūshū & Okinawa (grey). List of municipal flags of Hokkaidō; List of municipal flags of Tōhoku region; List of municipal flags of Kantō region
Map of the regions of Japan. From northeast to southwest: Hokkaidō (red), Tōhoku (yellow), Kantō (green), Chūbu (cyan), Kansai (violet), Chūgoku (orange), Shikoku (purple), and Kyūshū & Okinawa (grey). List of municipal flags of Hokkaidō; List of municipal flags of Tōhoku region; List of municipal flags of Kantō region
Flag: 26 July 1968: A blue flag has a white and red emblem. The emblem contains a red "toma" (トマ) on the top and the bottom. The "koma" (コマ) is designed as two protrusions at the top and the bottom. The "to" (ト) can be read as "i" (イ). The flag was inspired by a koma, a Japanese spinning top. [41]
Map of the regions of Japan. From northeast to southwest: Hokkaidō (red), Tōhoku (yellow), Kantō (green), Chūbu (cyan), Kansai (violet), Chūgoku (orange), Shikoku (purple), and Kyūshū & Okinawa (grey). List of municipal flags of Hokkaidō; List of municipal flags of Tōhoku region; List of municipal flags of Kantō region
A town (町; chō or machi) is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), city , and village . Geographically, a town is contained within a district. The same word (町; machi or chō) is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a ...