Hiroshima (Japan) (original) (raw)


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image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 26 March 2015

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Description of the flag

White stylized Katakana character of Hi (ヒ) of Hiroshima on wine red field. The emblem represent harmony, cooperation of people and progress. Adopted 1968-07-16.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 06 May 1998

Red-pinkish field, white emblem. Proportions 2:3.
Jan Oskar Engene, 03 May 1996

The prefecture emblem and the flag were adopted on July 16th 1968 by Notice No 572. The flag proportion is 2: 3 and the diameter of the emblem is 3/5 height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 March 2015

Symbol of the prefecture

The symbol of the prefecture is a schematic representation of the first (Japanese) letter of the word Hiroshima. Its roundness symbolizes the harmony and unity among the prefectural citizens. The overlapping roundness of these pictograms symbolizes the vigorous development of Hiroshima Prefecture. (Decided on July 16, 1968)
http://www.hiroshima-cdas.or.jp/pref/hiroshima/gaiyou/htmleng/eintro.htm
(This is, of course, the symbol on the flag)
researched by Dov Gutterman, 15 March 1999

The construction sheet is Located atwww.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/(in Japanese), it gives somewhat of details to draw the Hiroshima Prefecture symbol. The chart on the law page has it at 100 units, but I could not make out what the other letter is, nor what O 1, O2, etc. is. The main thing to note with the prefecture flag is that the symbol is 3/5ths of the height of the flag (just like the sun on the national flag of Japan) and uses the Munsell color 4R 4/11 for the background (the middle symbol is white).
Zachary Harden, 8 September 2009

The law found online is dated 1968 and is accompanied by history information which mentions notice 572 of 16 July 1968.
Jonathan Dixon, 10 September 2009

Municipalities of Hiroshima prefecture

Aki (merged to Hiroshima)Akiota Akitakata Akitsu (merged to Higashihiroshima)Asaminami (merged to Hiroshima)Chiyoda (merged to Kitahiroshima)Daiwa (merged to Mihara)Etajima Fuchu Fuchu town Fukutomi (merged to Higashihiroshima)Fukuyama Geihoku (merged to Kitahiroshima)Hatsukaichi Higashi (merged to Hiroshima)Higashihiroshima Higashino (merged to Osakikamijima)Hiroshima city Hiwa (merged to Shobara)Hongo (merged to Mihara) Innoshima (merged to Onomichi)Jinsekikogen Joge (merged to Fuchu)Kaita Kamagari (merged to Kure)Kannabe (merged to Fukuyama)Kawajiri (merged to Kure)Kinoe (merged to Osakikamijima) Kitahiroshima Kochi (merged to Higashihiroshima)Koda (merged to Akitakata)Kozan (merged to Sera)Kuchiwa (merged to Shobara)Kui (merged to Mihara)Kumano Kurahashi (merged to Kure)Kure Kurose (merged to Higashihiroshima)Midori (merged to Akitakata)Mihara Minami (merged to Hiroshima)Mitsugi (merged to Onomichi)Miyoshi Mukaihara (merged to Akitakata)Mukaishima (merged to Onomichi)Naka (merged to Hiroshima)Nomi (merged to Etajima)Nishi (merged to Hiroshima)Numakuma (merged to Fukuyama)Oasa (merged to Kitahiroshima)Ogaki (merged to Etajima)Okimi (merged to Etajima)Ondo (merged to Kure)Ono (merged to Hatsukaichi)Onomichi Osaki (merged to Osakikamijima) Osakikamijima Otake Saeki (merged to Hatsukaichi)Saeki (merged to Hiroshima)Saijo (merged to Shobara)Saka Sera Setoda (merged to Onomichi)Shimokamagari (merged to Kure)Shinichi (merged to Fukuyama)Shoubara Soryo (merged to Shobara)Takamiya (merged to Akitakata)Takano (merged to Shobara)Takehara Tojo (merged to Shobara)Toyohama (merged to Kure)Toyohira (merged to Kitahiroshima)Toyosaka (merged to Higashihiroshima)Utsumi (merged to Fukuyama)Yachiyo (merged to Akitakata)Yasuura (merged to Kure)Yoshida (merged to Akitakata)Yoshiwa (merged to Hatsukaichi)Yuiki (merged to Hiroshima) Yutaka (merged to Kure)