Japanese Prefectures

Last modified: 1997-09-03 by filip van laenen
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Prefectures are ordered alphabetically.

• Aichi
• Akita
• Aomori
• Chiba
• Ehime
• Fukui
• Fukuoka
• Fukushima
• Hiroshima
• Hokkaido
• Hyogo
• Ibaraki
• Ishikawa
• Kanagawa
• Kochi
• Okinawa
• Shizuoka
• Totori
• Yamaguchi
• Yamanashi

• Mon symbols

See also:

• Japan

The flags of the Japanese prefectures use Mon symbols. I view them as heraldry made modern. The Kanji written by them reflect not only ancient chinese pictograms, but also alliteration or sound. From a language viewpoint, the Mon of the various prefectures make much more meaning than most of the western world's corporate logos.

Bruce Ward, 1996-MAY-03