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Municipalities of Okhotsk Subprefecture:
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ab.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
On a blue field, an enlarged star, a red roundel in the center of the
star with the city symbol in the roundel. The symbol was adopted on
22 March 1940. Additional information, in Japanese, at the city
website.
Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006
The city emblem in a red circle is a stylized katakana ア A and kanji 走 Bashiri
in a form of an anchor. It represents a seaport.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 May 2014
The flag of the city of Abashiri is already reported, but here is better
image of flag.
Source:
http://www.city.abashiri.hokkaido.jp/020syokai/010shimai/okinawa.html
http://www.ikechang.com/chess/2004/rep0401.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-bh.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
Reported Variant:
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-bh1.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the town of Bihoro is blue with mark. I found two variants of
blue.
Sources: http://maruta.be/wind/98
http://blog.canpan.info/bgtokuhain/category_2/2
http://kouiki.town.bihoro.hokkaido.jp/docs/2013120900011/
http://japanteam.jp/diary/post-1667.html
http://denshobato.com/BD/N/page.php?id=79276
http://denshobato.com/BD/N/page.php?id=78055
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag was adopted on Sep 1st 1967.
The blue flag has a white and a dark blue flag emblem in the center which is
different from the town emblem adopted in Sep 1937.
The flag emblem is a stylized katakana ビホロ Bihoro in a form of ∞ infinity.
Both curved line symbolizes an azure sky and flying wings and the center ホ
in a dark blue does the town people’s solidarity.
There is an image of the flag in the website.
Please use the shade of a blue and a dark blue.
Source: http://www.town.bihoro.hokkaido.jp/docs/2011010600065/
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
Town Emblem
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp)01-7-bh.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
Most of Japanese municipalities use their emblem in the municipal flag
however 13 municipalities don't use the emblem but specially designed charge in
the flag.
The town emblem was adopted in Sep 1937. The town emblem is a stylized katakana
ビホロ Bihoro.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-en.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the town of Engaru is blue with mark.
Source:
http://engaru.jp/e-ism/2013/387.html
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Oct 1st 2005 by Notice No 1 but
there is no flag law.The blue flag has a white town emblem in the center
and the kanji name in white vertically at the hoist.
The star symbolizes the Polar Star and the three rings do
a good timing, a good location and a concord of the people.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-oz-hm.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The flag of the village of Higashimokoto was purple with mark. The village is
now, from 2006, part of the town of Ozora.
Sources:
http://www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=1067
http://www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp/gappeimh/1_kyogikai/tyoin_final.html
Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The former Higashimokoto Village became a part of Ozora
Town on Mar 31st 2006.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 03 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-en-ik.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the former town of Ikutahara was green with mark. The town is now,
from 2005, part of the town of Engaru.
Source:
http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/01hokai/0106too/kaisai2.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-yb-ky.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The flag of the former town of Kamiyubetsu was blue with mark. The town is
now, from 2009, part of the town of Yubetsu.
Source:
http://www.town.yubetsu.lg.jp/gappei/keika.html
Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ki.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
The city symbol is shown on a blue flag. The symbol was adopted 6
September 1947. Additional information in Japanese at the city website.
Phil Nelson, 24 August 2006
The flag of the city of Kitami is blue with mark.
Source:
http://kenko-matsuki.jp/topics_past10.html
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The city emblem and the flag were adopted on Mar 5th 2006.
The blue flag has a white city emblem in the center.
The city emblem is a combination of a stylized kanji 北 Kita of Kitami and
a weight which judges between autonomy’s right and wrong.
The blue color stands for Kitami’s sky, hope,development and youth
and the white color for snow and a simpleness.
It represents the city’s future ideal and a wish for being rich.
The flag proportion is 2: 3.
The diameter of the emblem is 5/9 height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ks.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Kiyosato is white with mark.
Source:
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/sac_murakumo/55794277.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted in 1953 but there is no flag law.
The white flag has a red town emblem in the center.
The circle symbolizes the town’s concord and
the center triangle does Mt. Shari located in the town.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-km.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Koshimizu is blue with mark.
Source:
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/sac_murakumo/55794277.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Oct 1st 1953 but there is no flag law.
The dark blue flag has a white town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized kanji 小清水 Koshimizu.
It represents the town blessed with rich nature.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-kn.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
Reported Variant:
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-kn1.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Kunneppu is blue with mark. (Or white)
Sources:
http://kenko-matsuki.jp/topics_past25.html
http://kenko-matsuki.jp/images/index/topics/2010/20100110_01b.jpg
http://www.town.kunneppu.hokkaido.jp/chouchoushitsu/chocho_diary/ansinanzen.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Nov 1st 1951 but there is no flag law.
The blue flag has a white and a black two color town emblem in the center.
The stylized kanji 北 Kita in the outer circle symbolizes Hokkaido 北海道 Kitami Region
北見地方 and the kanji 訓 Kun in the center.
The circle represents a mutual cooperation.
They say they use only a blue flag at the town hall building.
They don’t have a white flag officially.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-en-ms.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the former town of Maruseppu was blue with mark. The town is now,
from 2005, part of the town of Engaru.
Source:
http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/01hokai/0106too/kaisai2.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-oz-mm.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
The flag of the town of Memanbetsu was blue with mark. The town is now, from
2006, part of the town of Ozora.
Sources:
http://www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=1067
http://www.town.ozora.hokkaido.jp/gappeimh/1_kyogikai/tyoin_final.html
Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The former Memanbetsu became a part of Ozora Town on Mar
31st 2006.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 02 December 2014
Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-mb.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the city of Monbetsu is white with mark.
Sources:
http://mombetsu.jp/syoukai/simeiyuraimonsyou.html
http://okmonsin.main.jp/sikiten(50).htm
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The city emblem was adopted on Apr 1st 1941 and the flag was adopted on Jul 1st 1978.
The white flag has a green city emblem in the center.
The city emblem is a stylized kanji 紋 Mon of Monbetsu.
The circle symbolizes a city facing Okhotsk Sea and the center part
does a fishing boat. The white color stands for drift ice in Okhotsk Sea
and the green color for hope.
The flag proportion is 2: 3.
The diameter of the emblem is 3/5 height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-no.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the village of Nishiokoppe is green with mark.
Source:
http://maruta.be/HotEyesOffice/532
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The town emblem and the flag were adopted on Dec 20th 1967.
The green flag has a white town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized kanji 西 Nishi of Nishiokoppe.
The center chevron symbolizes a mountain village, the people’s concord
and a human resource cultivation.
It represents the village people’s solidarity and improvement.
The flag law does not refer to the construction information but only colors.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ok.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Oketo is white with mark.
Sources:
http://www.nouminrenmei.jp/photo7.htm
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ningenbanba/62083939.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Jul 31st 1949 but there is no flag law.
The white flag has a green town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized katakana オキト Oketo.
It represents a forest town which has tall trees.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-oo.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 11 December 2014
Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is the flag of the town of Okoppe.
Tomislav Šipek, 11 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7)oo.gif)
image by
Nozomi Kariyasu, 11 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Oct 20th 1923
and the town emblem is a stylized kanji 興 Oko of Okoppe.
The town flag was adopted on Apr 1st 1968 by Notice No 4.
The milk white flag has a blue flag emblem in the center
which is different from the town emblem.
The flag emblem is a stylized O and P .
The blur color stands for an image of the town which
weathers the hardships in Okhotsk Sea and the milk white color
for dairy as a main industry.
The letter P represents a fishing boat and O does the town
people's affinity and collective efforts.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 11 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-om.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the town of Omu is blue with mark.
Sources:
http://ohtsuka777.exblog.jp/13945380/
Google Search
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Nov 10th 1923 but there is no flag law.
The blue flag has a white and a yellow two color town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is six(Mu) stylized katakana ヲ O of Omu in a form of a snowflake.
The center star symbolizes the Polar Star.
The blue color stands for a vast sky and Okhotsk Sea.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-oz.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the town of Ozora is green with mark.
Source:
http://blog.canpan.info/bgtokuhain/archive/170
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Mar 31st 2006 by Notice No 1 but
there is no flag law.
The green flag has a white, a light blue, a blue and a light green
four color town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized O of Ozora.
The blue and the green streamlines stand for a sky, an airport and an agriculture
as a basic industry.
It represents the emotional town built by human contact and conversation
in the earth and under the sky.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ki-rs.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The flag of the former town of Rubeshibe was green with mark. The town is now,
from 2006, part of the city of Kitami.
Source:
http://denshobato.com/BD/N/page.php?id=4752
Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-sr.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Saroma is purple with mark.
Sources:
http://engaru.jp/e-ism/2013/387.html
http://www.namara-hokkaido.net/topics/info/category.php?cid=32
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Apr 1st 1953 but there is no flag law.
The purple flag has a white town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized katakana サロマ Saroma.
It represents the town people’s solidarity, co-existence and the peaceful
ideal town.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-sh.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
Reported Variant:
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-sh1.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Shari is blue with mark. I found two shades of blue.
Source:
http://www.town.shari.hokkaido.jp/01wadai/2010/2010-1104-1541-16.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Sep 24th 1958 and the flag was adopted
on May 17th 1968.
The blueish purple flag has a white and an orange two color town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized katakana シャリShari in a form of a flying bird.
The circle symbolizes peace.
It represents the town’s exponential development.
The flag law does not refer to the specification but only colors.
They say they use only bluish purple flag with not yellow but orange color
emblem. Please use this Japanese traditional
orange color sample.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 05 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-en-st.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the former village of Shirataki was green with mark. The village
is now, from 2005, part of the town of Engaru.
Source:
http://www.gappei-archive.soumu.go.jp/db/01hokai/0106too/kaisai2.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-tn.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the town of Takinoue is green with mark.
Source:
http://town.takinoue.hokkaido.jp/chosei/chocho/welcome/2008/20081010.html
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Feb 19th 1958 and the flag was adopted
on May 15th 1968.
The green flag has a white town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a combination of a stylized katakana タキ Taki and
kanji 上 Ue.
The lower traiangle symbolizes a mountain and the small circle does
a cropland.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ki-tn.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ki-tn1.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The flag of the former town of Tanno was green with mark. The town is now,
from 2006, part of the city of Kitami.
Source:
http://www.city.kitami.lg.jp/docs/6959/
Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-ts.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The flag of the town of Tsubetsu is maroon with mark.
Source:
http://www.webnews.gr.jp/tubetu/01_0228honki.html
Tomislav Šipek, 28 November 2014
The town emblem was adopted on Jul 1st 1958 but there is no flag law.
The maroon flag has a white town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized katakana ツ tsu and kanji 別 Betsu.
The circle symbolizes a peaceful solidarity, the ツ does a mountain
and the center space does a fertile plain.
As a whole, it represents the town which makes a leap forward.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-yb.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The flag of the town of Yubetsu is blue with mark.
Sources:
http://www.town.yubetsu.lg.jp/gappei/keika.html
http://www.town.yubetsu.lg.jp/10wadai/2013/matinowadai.html
http://www.town.yubetsu.lg.jp/10wadai/2010/2010-0607-0951-8.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 December 2014
The town emblem and the flag were adopted on Oct 5th 2009 by Notice No 1.
The light blue flag has a blue and a green two color town emblem in the center.
The town emblem is a stylized hiragana ゆYu of Yubetsu.
The center five pointed star symbolizes Hokkaido frontier spirit and the future
image of the town facing Okhotsk Sea where the people and the nature shine.
The blue color stands for Okhotsk Sea and the green color for the rich harvests.
The flag proportion is 2: 3.
The height of the emblem is 600/1000 height of the flag.
The length of the emblem is 533/1000 length of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 04 December 2014
Previous Flag:
![[flag of Rumoi]](../images/j/jp-01-7-yb-yb.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
The former flag of the town of Yubetsu, before 2009, was blue with mark.
Source:
http://www.town.yubetsu.lg.jp/gappei/keika.html
Tomislav Šipek, 02 December 2014
