Municipal flags of Hyōgo (Japan)

Last modified: 2012-06-30 by eugene ipavec
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• Kobe
• Miki
• Nishinomiya
• Sumoto

See also:

• Hyōgo

External Links:

• Amagasaki @ Wikipedia

City Flag

image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 31 October 2009

Alternate City Flag

image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 31 October 2009

See also:

• Kobe Women Youth Association

The city flag was adopted on Jun 1st 1970 by the City Notice No 29-2.

It is a green flag charged with white city emblem in the center. The flag proportions are 2:3

The city emblem is a stylized old kana カ (KA), depicted as two fans.

Originally Kobe was called "port of fans." The two ports of Hyogo and Kobe looked like displayed fans.

The city variant flag was also adopted on June 1st 1970 which is white flag charged with red city emblem in the center.

The flag proportions are 2:3
Nozomi Kariyasu, 31 October 2009

image by Zachary Harden, 22 Sep 2011

The flag, according to http://www.city.miki.lg.jp/reiki/reiki_honbun/ak31700051.html, was adopted on August 10th, 1973 (Showa 48). The flag has a 7x10 ratio with a white emblem on blue. The emblem depicted on the flag is not the city symbol, which can be seen at http://www.city.miki.lg.jp/profile/gaiyo.html. The design element comprising the white symbol of the flag is three carpenter's squares forming the letter "M" for Miki. It also shows future progress and development of the city.

The first link also provides a construction sheet for the flag, but does not specify what shade of blue is used on the flag.

Zachary Harden, 22 Sep 2011

by Phil Nelson
Source: Toshi no hata to monshou [nkg87]

The city flag has a different symbol than the city emblem, red, representing sun and happpiness and the green representing a happy town, adopted November 1970.

Source: Nishiomiya website
Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006

Sumoto / 洲本市

by Phil Nelson
Source: Toshi no hata to monshou [nkg87]

Per the city website, The symbol on the flag represents the "state beach".

Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006