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Unzen City (Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)

雲仙市

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[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 06 May 2013


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The flag of the city of Unzen is white with symbol. The city is founded in 2005 by merger of towns of Aino, Azuma, Chidiwa, Kunimi, Minamikushiyama, Mizuho and Obama.
Sources: http://himahima1.cocolog-nifty.com/in/2012/12/post-a715.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Unzen_Nagasaki.JPG
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/
Tomislav Šipek, 06 May 2013

The city emblem was adopted on Oct 1st 2005 by Notice No 1 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a green, a blue and an orange three color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized U of Unzen. The green color stands for the ground and the blessed city, the blue color for the sky and the sea and the orange color for the sun. It represents an image of the powerful city which is built by an abundant ground, the bright sea and the people coming in contact with.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 November 2014


Aino Town / 愛野町

[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013

The flag of former town of Aino was blue with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of city of Unzen.
Source: http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/
Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013


Azuma Town / 吾妻町

[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013

The flag of former town of Azuma was blue with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of city of Unzen.
Source: http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/
Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013

Azuma 東村 means Eastern Village. Now they use the kanji of 東 for Azuma however it seems that the word Azuma originated from a legend of Yamato Takeru legendary prince born in year 72.
He was sent by Emperor to crush the great rebellion in eastern land whose people disobeyed the imperial court and on way back from eastern land he stayed in presently Gunma and commemorated his late  wife. He said "Oh my wife = Azuma haya" in ancient Japanese. Azuma can write as 吾妻 = "my wife" and we can find the municipal name here.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 January 2015


Chijiwa Town / 千々石町

[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013

The flag of former town of Chijiwa was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of city of Unzen.
Source: http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/
Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013


Minamikushiyama Town / 南串山町

[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013

The flag of former town of Minamikushiyama was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Unzen.
Source: http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/pdf/kyougikaidayori-13.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013


Mizuho Town / 瑞穂町

[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013

The flag of former town of Mizuho was green with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Unzen.
Source: http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/pdf/kyougikaidayori-13.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013


Obama Town / 小浜町

[Unzen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013

The flag of town of Obama ( ...hm, where I heard that name before?) is white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Unzen.
Source: http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/pdf/kyougikaidayori-13.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013