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![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 06 May 2013
The flag of the city of Unzen is white with symbol. The city is founded in
2005 by merger of towns of Aino, Azuma, Chidiwa, Kunimi, Minamikushiyama, Mizuho
and Obama.
Sources:
http://himahima1.cocolog-nifty.com/in/2012/12/post-a715.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Unzen_Nagasaki.JPG
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/
Tomislav Šipek, 06 May 2013
The city emblem was adopted on Oct 1st 2005 by Notice No 1 but there is no flag law.
The white flag has a green, a blue and an orange three color city emblem in the center.
The city emblem is a stylized U of Unzen.
The green color stands for the ground and the blessed city, the blue color for the sky
and the sea and the orange color for the sun.
It represents an image of the powerful city which is built by an abundant ground,
the bright sea and the people coming in contact with.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 08 November 2014
![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un-ai.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
The flag of former town of Aino was blue with mark. The town is now, from
2005, part of city of Unzen.
Source:
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/
Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un-az.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
The flag of former town of Azuma was blue with mark. The town is now, from
2005, part of city of Unzen.
Source:
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/
Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
Azuma 東村 means Eastern Village. Now they use the kanji of 東 for Azuma however
it seems that the word Azuma originated from a legend of Yamato Takeru legendary
prince born in year 72.
He was sent by Emperor to crush the great rebellion in eastern land whose people
disobeyed the imperial court and on way back from eastern land he stayed in
presently Gunma and commemorated his late wife. He said "Oh my wife =
Azuma haya" in ancient Japanese. Azuma can write as 吾妻 = "my wife" and we can find
the municipal name here.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 28 January 2015
![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un-ch.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
The flag of former town of Chijiwa was maroon with mark. The town is now, from
2005, part of city of Unzen.
Source:
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/
Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un-mk.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013
The flag of former town of Minamikushiyama was white with mark. The town is
now, from 2005, part of the city of Unzen.
Source:
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/pdf/kyougikaidayori-13.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013
![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un-mz.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
The flag of former town of Mizuho was green with mark. The town is
now, from 2005, part of the city of Unzen.
Source:
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/pdf/kyougikaidayori-13.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013
![[Unzen]](../images/j/jp-42-un-ob.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 14 May 2013
The flag of town of Obama ( ...hm, where I heard that name before?) is white
with mark. The town is
now, from 2005, part of the city of Unzen.
Source:
http://www.city.unzen.nagasaki.jp/gappei/pdf/kyougikaidayori-13.pdf
Tomislav Šipek, 16 May 2013
