List of municipal flags of Kyūshū
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| List of Japanese municipal flags | |||||||
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| Hokkaidō | Tōhoku | Kantō | Chūbu | Kansai | Chūgoku | Shikoku | Kyūshū |
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Fukuoka Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Chikushino | The hiragana ひ (hi). |
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Dazaifu | Ume (plum) with 大 (dai), the first kanji of 大宰府 (Dazaifu), in the center. |
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Fukuoka | The nine (ku) katakana フ (fu) |
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Iizuka | The katakana イイヅカ (Iizuka). It is also the figure 111, as Iizuka became a city in 1932, the 111th in Japan. |
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Kasuga | 春 (haru), the first kanji of 春日 (Kasuga). It also represents ancient coffins found on local kofun. |
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Kitakyūshū | The five petals of the flower represent the five towns (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Yahata and Wakamatsu) which came together to create Kitakyūshū in 1963. The design in the center is the kanji 北 (kita). |
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Kurume | The nine (ku) katakana ル (ru) and the kanji 米 (me). |
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Munakata | The letter m for Munakata and the letter g for Genkai. They are the two municipalities merged in 2003 to form the current city. |
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Ōmuta | The six (mu) kanji 大 (ō), around the kanji 田 (ta). As a whole, the symbol represents coal. |
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Ōnojō | The kanji 大 (ō). |
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Saga Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Karatsu | The kanji 唐 (kara). |
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Saga | The letter S. |
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Tosu | The hiragana とす (Tosu). |
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Nagasaki Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Gotō | The letter G. |
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Iki | The letter i. |
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Isahaya | The hiragana い (i). |
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Nagasaki | The star is the kanji of 長 (naga). It also represents origami (folded paper) crane. Inside the star, there are the five kanji 市 ("city"), as the city was one of the five Japanese ports to be opened in 1859. |
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Ōmura | The kanji 大 (ō) surrounded by the six (mu) katakana ラ (ra). |
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Sasebo | The katakana サセホ (Saseho). ホ (ho) becomes ボ (bo) when written with dakuten. |
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Shimabara | The four (shi) katakana マ (ma). |
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Tsushima | The six hiragana つ (Tsu), representing the six municipalities merged in 2004 to form the current city. |
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Kumamoto Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Amakusa | The katakana ア (a). |
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Hitoyoshi | The katakana ヒ (hi), representing a bird. |
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Kumamoto | The hiragana く (ku). |
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Minamata | 水 (mizu), the first kanji of 水俣 (Minamata). It is also the letter M. |
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Tamana | The katakana タ (ta). |
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Yatsushiro | 6 represents the six municipalities merged in 2005 to form the current city. The inside is from the former municipal symbol, representing the kanji 八 (yatsu). |
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Ōita Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Beppu | The kanji 別 (betsu), the first letter of 別府 (Beppu). |
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Hita | The kanji 日田 (Hita), representing the Mikuma River. |
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Nakatsu | The kanji 中 (naka) like a fan, as the Nakatsu Castle was alternatively called the Sen Castle, literally "the Fan Castle". |
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Ōita | The kanji 大分 (Ōita). |
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Saiki | The letter S. |
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Yufu | The letter Y. |
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Miyazaki Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Ebino | The hiragana え (e) representing Mount Kirishima. |
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Hyūga | The kanji 日向 (Hyūga). |
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Miyakonojō | Three (mi) arrows (ya), representing the kanji 古 (ko). The kanji used for the city name is different. |
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Miyazaki | The kanji 宮 (miya). |
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Nobeoka | The hiragana のべ (nobe), as well as the kanji 岡 (oka). |
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Takachiho | The symbol represents a mountain, a valley, and clouds. |
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Kagoshima Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Akune | It symbolizes a crane that often came to the city in the past. |
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Amami | The letter A. |
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China | The kanji 知名 (China) with Erabuyuri, lilies local to the island. |
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Ibusuki | The Great Orange Tip on Mount Kaimon. The three lines represent a map symbol of hot spring, as well as the three municipalities merged in 2006 to form the current city. The letters i and U represent many words, including the city name. |
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Izumi | The symbol represents cranes over ocean waves. |
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Kagoshima | The kanji 市 ("city"), based on the Shimazu clan symbol. The background is Sakurajima. |
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Kanoya | The blue shape represents Osumi peninsula. The red circle with the gold katakana カノヤ (Kanoya) represents the city. |
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Kikai | The hiragana き (ki). |
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Kirishima | The letter K, representing Mount Kirishima, the Amori River, and Kagoshima Bay. |
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Makurazaki | The katakana マ (ma) and the letter M, symbolizing a caudal fin of the skipjack tuna. |
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Mishima | As of May 2008, no explanation is given on the official website. However, the flag looks like the kanji 三 (mi). |
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Nishinoomote | The kanji 西 (nishi). |
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Satsumasendai | The letter S, representing the Sendai River. |
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Tokunoshima | The hiragana と (to). |
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Toshima | The the kanji 十 (to) over a volcanic island. |
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Wadomari | A ring (wa) representing a mari ball. |
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Yakushima | The letter Y representing Mount Miyanoura and the Pacific Ocean. |
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Yoron | The kanji 与 (yo). |
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Okinawa Prefecture
| Flag | Municipality | Description |
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Ginowan | The katakana ギノ (gino), representing wings over a bay (wan). |
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Ishigaki | The kanji 石 (ishi). |
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Itoman | The kanji いと (ito). |
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Kitadaitō | The kanji 北大東 (Kitadaitō). |
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Minamidaitō | The katakana ミナ (mina) and the kanji 大 (dai). |
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Miyakojima | The hiragana み (mi). |
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Nago | The katakana ナ (na), symbolizing a pigeon. |
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Naha | The katakana ナハ (Naha). |
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Okinawa | The hiragana お (o). |
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Taketomi | The kanji 竹 (take). |
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Tarama | The kanji 多 (ta), with the village name in kanji. |
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Urasoe | The katakana ウラソエ (Urasoe). The city name in kanji is written on the lower hoist, when the flag is used outside from the city. |
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Uruma | The hiragana う (u). |
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Yonaguni | The kanji 与 (yo). |
