Flags of Japanese prefectures
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Each modern Japanese prefecture has a unique flag, most often a bicolour geometric highly stylised design (mon), often incorporating the characters of the Japanese writing system and resembling minimalistic company logos. A distinct feature of these flags is that they use a palette of colours not usually found in flags, including orange, purple, aquamarine and brown.
Some prefectures also have alternative official flags called "symbol flags" (シンボル
Flags of prefectures of Japan[edit]
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Ōita Prefecture (variant)
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Tokushima Prefecture (variant)
Symbol mark flag[edit]
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Symbol mark flag of Kagoshima Prefecture
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Symbol mark flag of Tokyo
Historical flags[edit]
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Toyama Prefecture (1957–1988)
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Osaka Prefecture (1968–1984)
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Kumamoto Prefecture (1960)
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Yamagata Prefecture (1963–1971)
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Fukushima Prefecture (1951–1968)
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Ibaraki Prefecture (1966–1991)
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Ehime Prefecture (1989–1999)
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Nagasaki Prefecture (1991, unofficial)
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Karafuto Prefecture (1911–1949)