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Aomori (Japan)

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[smi] Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAY-03

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Description of the flag

Field white, emblem green. Proportions 7 : 10.

Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAY-03


Meaning behind the symbol

Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost province of the largest Japanese island, Honshu. The prefectural flag is a stylized map of the prefecture. If you look at a map of Japan in any atlas, and have the picture of the flag, you will be easily able to recognize that they are of almost identical shape. The proportions are not exact, but if you were familiar with many maps used by the Japanese, it would not come as a surprise.

Bruce Ward, 1996-MAY-12