Hokkaidô Territory (Japan)

Last modified: 2002-02-23 by phil nelson
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The character ô is used instead of the correct character (o with a horizontal line above) that in Japanese transliterations indicates long vowels.

by Pascal Gross - 1998-05-05

• Description of the flag

See also:

• Municipal flags of Hokkaidô Territory
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

Description of the flag

White fringed red 7 points star on blue field. Blue represents sea and sky of Hokkaido, red stands for people's energy and white for light and snow. Star stands for hope and development. Adopted 1967-05-01.

Nozomi Kariyasu - 1998-05-06

Indigo blue with starlike white and red device, 2:3 in proportions.

Zeljko Heimer - 1996-05-31