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Municipal flags of Hyōgo (Japan)

Last modified: 2010-03-27 by phil nelson
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Kobe / 神戸市

City Flag
[flag of Kobe]
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 31 October 2009

Alternate City Flag
[alternate flag of Kobe]
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 31 October 2009

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The city flag was adopted on Jun 1st 1970 by the City Notice No 29-2.

It is a green flag charged with white city emblem in the center. The flag proportions are 2:3

The city emblem is a stylized old kana カ KA depicted as two fans.

Originally Kobe was called port of fan. The two ports of Hyogo and Kobe looked like displayed fans.

The city variant flag was also adopted on June 1st 1970 which is white flag charged with red city emblem in the center.

The flag proportions are 2:3
Nozomi Kariyasu, 31 October 2009

Miki / 三木市

[flag of Miki]
by Phil Nelson
Source: Toshi no hata to monshou [nkg87]

Nishinomiya / 西宮市

[flag of Nishinomiya]
by Phil Nelson
Source: Toshi no hata to monshou [nkg87]

The city flag has a different symbol than the city emblem, red, representing sun and happpiness and the green representing a happy town, adopted November 1970.

Source: Nishiomiya website
Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006

Sumoto / 洲本市

[flag of Sumoto]
by Phil Nelson
Source: Toshi no hata to monshou [nkg87]

Per the city website, The symbol on the flag represents the "state beach".
Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006