Oita (Japan)

Ōita, 大分県

Last modified: 2005-02-26 by phil nelson
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by Pascal Gross, 5 May 1998

• Description of the flag

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Description of the flag

Three red stylized Kanji character of O (オ) of Oita in a circle on white field. O letters represent friendship, faith and diligence, circle harmony and peace. White stands for equality and peace, red for sincerity. Adopted 24 July 1956.
Nozomi Kariyasu - 1998-05-06

White with red circular emblem consisting of three third-cycles with arrowheads. In hoist lower corner three brown ideograms with ?prefecture name? Proportions 7:10.

This flag is in Smith 1980 marked as a state flag on land.
Željko Heimer, 8 December 1996