Sosa City [Chiba prefecture Japan]

匝瑳市

Last modified: 2026-09-12 by zachary harden
Keywords: sosa | chiba | kanji: soh |
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image by Eugene Ipavec 5 September 2006

• The Flag
• Nosaka
• Yokaichiba

See also:

• Chiba
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

The Flag

Sohsa si 匝瑳市 adopted its emblem 14 May 2006 by Notice No. 101; a stylized kanji Soh 匝.
No flag legislation but they have following flag: flag proportion: 2:3; colour of field: white; colour of emblem: green,blue and orange centered; height of emblem: 3/5 flag height.
Source: Sohsa website
Nozomi Kariyasu, 10 August 2006

Nosaka Town / 野栄町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 July 2014

The flag of the former town of Nosaka was white with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the city of Sosa.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/12tiba/1206sosa/chouin/index.HTML
Tomislav Šipek, 17 July 2014

The design incorporates the hiragana characterの “no” and the katakana character サカ “Saka,” while the three diagonal lines represent the development of agriculture, fisheries, and commerce.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 August 2026

Yokaichiba City / 八日市場市

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 July 2014

The flag of the former city of Yokaichiba was white with mark. Thw city is now, from 2006, part of the city of Sosa.
Source: http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/12tiba/1206sosa/chouin/index.HTML
Tomislav Šipek, 17 July 2014

The design combines the kanji character “八日一” with the katakana character “バ” to symbolize civic harmony, the rising sun, and rapid progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 August 2026