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![[flag of Sawara]](../images/j/jp-12-sw.gif)
image by Eugene Ipavec 4 June 2006
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[Ed. This municipality merged into the new city of Katori on March 27, 2006]
Sawara city in Chiba Prefecture adopted its emblem on 15 October 1951.
A stylized katakana Sa サ.
no flag legislation but they use following flag as practice: flag proportion: 2:3; colour of field: dark dull blue; colour of emblem: white; diameter of emblem:3/5 flag height
Source: Sawara website (in Japanese)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 29 April 2006
After the formation of the municipality, Sawara City made a public appeal
for the design of an appropriate emblem. From the 769 entries received,
the work of a Mr Utsuki/Utsugi/Uzuki of Oume City was chosen. The emblem
consists of a stylised katakana sa サ of Sawara in the shape of a
fish inside a circular shape. The sa communicates industry (sangyo) and
the circle the ripples and fishing locations of the Tone River. The water
and fish together express a flourishing future and the tourist city
Sawara.
Jonathan Dixon, 25 August 2006