This page lists the municipal flags of Tōhoku region, Japan. It is a part of the List of Japanese municipal flags, which is split into regions due to its size.

Complete lists of Japanese municipal flags pages

Map of the regions of Japan. From northeast to southwest: Hokkaidō (red), Tōhoku (yellow), Kantō (green), Chūbu (cyan), Kansai (violet), Chūgoku (orange), Shikoku (purple), and Kyūshū & Okinawa (grey).

Aomori Prefecture

Cities

MunicipalityFlagEmblemEnactment DateDescriptionRef.
AomoriEnactment:
April 1901
Specification:
26 July 1972
Inheritance:
27 April 2005
Flag:
12 May 2005		A white flag with a green and blue stylized "ao" (青). White represents cleanliness, blue for Mutsu Bay and the moon and green for the stars. The emblem is a representation of the Polaris star and represents the city's location in Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu.[1]​[2]
Goshogawara1 July 2005A yellow flag with an emblem. The emblem consists of a blue crescent (symbolizing the Sea of Japan, Lake Juso, and the Iwaki River), a green arrow (for the Tsugaru Plain) and a red circle (for apples and the sun). The emblem as a whole represent humanity and nature through the spoils of riches of livelihood and mobility.[3]
Hachinohe27 August 1937A white flag with a red stylised "hachi" (八). Inside sits a red stylised "nohe" (戸). White and red are traditional Japanese flag colors, however the emblem is blue.
Hirakawa1 January 2006A white flag with a forest green, lime green, and red emblem. The greens represent nature while the red dot represents the sun.
HirosakiEnactment:
14 June 1900
Inheritance:
15 November 2006		A white flag with a red Buddhist cross.
Kuroishi1 April 1889
MisawaEnactment:
1916
Inheritance:
25 November 1958
Flag:
1 September 1988
MutsuEmblem:
1 November 1960
Flag:
19 December 2008
Towada14 March 2005
Tsugaru11 February 2005

Towns and villages

MunicipalityFlagEmblemEnactment DateDescriptionRef.
Ajigasawa10 May 1977A blue flag with a white emblem. The emblem is the town's name in stylized hiragana (あじがさわ). The circle (which is a "wa") represents harmony and the "a" and the "sa" represents development.[4]​[5]
FujisakiEnactment:
March 1972
Inheritance:
21 September 2005		A white flag with a stylized "F". Red stands for the apples and passion, yellow for rice and peace and purple for swans and proudness. Designed by Mr. Ishizawa from Aomori.[6]​[7]
Fukaura31 March 2005A purple flag with a white emblem. The emblem consists of a stylized "fu" (フ) being surrounded by a wave to symbolize harmonious development through unity.[8]​[9]
Gonohe1 July 1961A green flag with a white emblem. The emblem is the town's name in white stylized kanji (五戸). It symbolizes unity through development.[10]​[11]
Hashikami1 August 1964
Higashidōri1 October 1973
Hiranai22 March 1963
Imabetsu25 December 1965
Inakadate15 August 1959
Itayanagi5 January 1965
Kazamaura14 May 1971
Nakadomari28 March 2005
Nanbu1 January 2006
Nishimeya14 December 1966
Noheji24 November 1961
Oirase1 March 2006
Ōma25 August 1966
Ōwani1 July 2964
Rokkasho9 February 1966
Rokunohe1 October 1960
SaiEmblem:
18 July 1972
Flag:
14 May 1971
SannoheEmblem:
20 March 1955
Flag:
1 October 1977
Shichinohe8 September 2005
Shingō26 March 1973
Sotogahama28 March 2005
Takko4 April 1935
Tōhoku2 September 2005
TsurutaEmblem:
8 August 1956
Flag:
27 June 1997
YokohamaSeptember 1970
Yomogita1 July 1980

Historical

MunicipalityFlagEmblemEnactment Date
Abolition Date		DescriptionRef.
Fujisaki1 August 1975
31 March 2005		A purple with a white emblem. The emblem consists of two wisteria flowers surrounding the katakana "fu" (フ). The katakana "fu" is a swan that flying over the hiragana "fu" (ふ) inside Mount Iwaki.[12]
Fukuchi3 November 1968
1 January 2006
Goshogawara1 July 1955
28 March 2005
HirakaUnknown
Emblem:
20 June 1964
Emblem:
20 June 1964
Flag:
1 June 1977
1 January 2006
Inagaki10 March 1976
11 February 2005
IkarigasekiEmblem:
May 1967
Flag:
1 June 1987
1 January 2006
ItayanagiUnknown
Emblem:
5 January 1965
Iwaki1 June 1959
27 February 2006
Iwasaki17 December 1971
31 March 2005
KamikitaUnknown
1 March 2005
KanagiMarch 1955
28 March 2005
Kanita10 November 1970
28 March 2005
Kashiwa1 April 1973
11 February 2005
Kawauchi18 July 1967
14 March 2005
KidukuriUnknown
Emblem:
12 November 1980
Emblem:
12 November 1980
Flag:
1 June 1987
11 February 2005
Kodomari15 August 1963
28 March 2005
Kuraishi26 June 1965
1 July 2004
Minmaya1 October 1965
28 March 2005
Momoishi22 September 1964
1 March 2006
Morita8 October 1970
11 February 2005
Nagawa28 November 1965
1 January 2006
Nakasato21 August 1963
28 March 2005
NamiokaMarch 1957
1 April 2005
Nanbu13 November 1965
1 January 2006
Nangō31 March 1967
31 March 2005
ŌhataEmblem:
1 November 1963
Flag:
1 May 1983
14 March 2005
OnoeMarch 1960
1 January 2006
Sanbongi1 February 1955
10 October 1956
Shariki30 June 1970
11 February 2005
Shichinohe1 October 1971
31 March 2005
Shimoda25 April 1937
1 March 2006
Shiura30 June 1965
28 March 2005
Sōma23 October 1968
27 February 2006
Tairadate1 April 1970
28 March 2005
Tenmabayashi16 September 1961
31 March 2005
Tōhoku14 September 1966
31 March 2005
Tokiwa3 May 1984
28 March 2005
Towada22 April 1958
1 January 2005
Towadako3 November 1965
1 January 2005
Wakinosawa22 December 1971
14 March 2005

Iwate Prefecture

Cities

MunicipalityFlagEmblemEnactment DateDescriptionRef.
Hachimantai1 September 2005[13]: 32 ​[14]​[15]
Hanamaki1 January 2006[13]: 32 ​[16]​[17]
Ichinoseki15 November 2005[13]: 30 ​[18]​[19]
KamaishiEnactment:
5 May 1937
Reenactment:
1 April 1955		[13]: 31 ​[20]: 59 ​[21]​[22]
Kitakami11 July 1991[13]: 31 ​[23]
Kuji6 March 2006[13]: 31 ​[24]
MiyakoEnactment:
20 June 1942
Inheritance:
6 June 2006		[13]: 32 ​[25]: 59 ​[26][27]
MoriokaPublication:
1889
Enactment:
13 April 1906
Flag:
3 November 1968		[13]: 30 ​[20]: 54 ​[28]​[29]​[30]
Ninohe1 January 2006[13]: 32 ​[31]
Ōfunato25 December 1952[13]: 31 ​[32]
Ōshū20 February 2006[13]: 30 ​[33]
Rikuzentakata1 June 1955[13]: 31 ​[34]
Takizawa25 October 1965[13]: 31 ​[25]: 201 ​[35]​[36]
TōnoEnactment:
February 1945
Reenactment:
4 February 1955
Inheritance:
1 June 2006		[13]: 32 ​[25]: 175 ​[37]

Towns and villages

MunicipalityFlagEmblemEnactment DateDescriptionRef.
Fudai24 January 1964[13]: 32 
Hiraizumi1 May 1965[13]: 32 ​[38]​[39]
Hirono1 January 2006[13]: 32 ​[40]
IchinoheOctober 1958[13]: 30 
Iwaizumi26 January 1966[13]: 30 ​[38]​[41]
Iwate1 June 1956[13]: 30 ​[42]
Karumai1 August 1957[13]: 32 ​[25]: 270 ​[43]
KanegasakiEnactment:
1955
Reenactment:
4 August 1971		[13]: 31 ​[25]: 226 ​[44]​[45]
Kunohe19 June 1964[13]: 31 
KuzumakiPublication:
4 November 1930
Enactment:
15 December 1978		[13]: 31 ​[38]​[46]​[47]
Original emblem.
Noda1 July 1961[13]: 32 ​[48]
Nishiwaga1 November 2005[13]: 32 ​[49]​[50]​[51]
Ōtsuchi10 August 1960[13]: 30 ​[38]​[52]
Shiwa20 July 1955[13]: 31 ​[25]: 209 ​[53]​[54]
ShizukuishiEnactment:
September 1958
Reenactment:
1 April 1965		[13]: 31 ​[38]​[55]
Sumita1 October 1956[13]: 31 ​[56]​[57]
Tanohata11 December 1965[13]: 32 ​[25]: 263 ​[58]​[59]
Yahaba15 September 1957[13]: 33 ​[60]​[61]
Yamada2 November 1970[13]: 32 ​[38]​[62]

Historical

MunicipalityFlagEmblemEnactment Date
Abolition Date		DescriptionRef.
Ashiro17 May 1960
1 September 2005		[63]
Daitō3 November 1959
20 September 2005		[38]​[64][65]
Eduriko22 December 1966
1 April 1991		[66]
Esashi7 June 1955
20 February 2006		[67]​[68]
Fujisawa16 November 1958
26 September 2011		[13]: 32 ​[69]
FukuokaOctober 1956
1 April 1972
Hanaizumi30 September 1961
20 September 2005		[25]: 233 ​[70]
Hanamaki1 April 1954
1 January 2006		[71]
Higashiyama6 June 1963
20 September 2005		[25]: 243 ​[70]
Ichinoseki29 July 1955
20 September 2005		[20]: 58 ​[70]
Isawa1 April 1967
20 February 2006		[67]​[38]​​[72]
Ishidoriya16 November 1958
1 January 2006		[71]
JōbōjiApril 1961
1 January 2006		[73]
Kawai15 November 1964
1 January 2010		[13]: 31 ​[25]: 269 ​[38]​[74]
Kawasaki30 September 1961
20 September 2005		[25]: 247 ​[38]​[70]
Kitakami20 May 1954
1 April 1991		[20]: 56 ​[75]
Koromogawa31 December 1965
20 February 2006		[25]: 231 ​[67]
Kuji6 December 1954
6 March 2006		[76]
Maesawa1 April 1957
20 February 2006		[67]​[77]
Matsuo1 November 1963
1 September 2005		[63]
Miyamori11 February 1955
1 October 2005		[38]​[37]
MizusawaEmblem:
1 April 1954
Flag:
December 1967
20 February 2006		[25]: 165 ​[67]
Murone5 September 1958
20 September 2005		[25]: 245 ​[38]​[78]
Niisato1 May 1961
6 June 2005		[38]​[26]
Ninohe1 November 1972
1 January 2006		[38]​[73]
Nishine1 November 1961
1 September 2005		[38]​[63]
Ōhasama1 April 1958
1 January 2006		[71]
ŌnoPublication:
July 1960
Enactment:
5 December 1977
1 January 2006		[38]​[79]​[80]​[81]
Sanriku4 October 1958
15 November 2001		[82]
Sawauchi1 November 1957
1 November 2005		[83]
SenmayaJune 1960
20 September 2005		[38]​[84]
TamayamaUnknown
1 July 1974
1 July 1974
10 January 2006		[85]
Taneichi1 February 1973
1 January 2006		[25]: 271 ​[38]​[81]
Tarō15 May 1964
6 June 2005		[26]
Tonan2 June 1957
1 April 1992		[25]: 215 ​[38]​[86]​[87]
Tōwa15 August 1959
1 January 2006		[38]​[71]
Waga3 January 1956
1 April 1991		[88]
Yamagata1 January 1961
6 March 2006		[76]
Yuda1 August 1964
1 November 2005		[83]

Miyagi Prefecture

Cities

Towns and villages

Akita Prefecture

Cities

Towns and villages

Yamagata Prefecture

Cities

Towns and villages

Fukushima Prefecture

Cities

Towns and villages

Historical

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