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Hidaka Subprefecture (Hokkaidō Territory, Japan)

日高振興局

Municipalities of Hidaka Subprefecture:

Biratori
Erimo
Hidaka
Mitsuishi (part of Shinhidaka)
Monbetsu (part of Hidaka)
Niikappu
Samani
Shinhidaka
Shizunai (part of Shinhidaka)
Urakawa

See also:

Biratori Town / 平取町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the town of Biratori is white with mark.
Source: http://sports.geocities.jp/kenseikaikanhk/histori.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem was adopted on Jul 1st 1949 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a green, a red and a blue three color town emblem in the center. The town emblem is a stylized kanji 平 Bira of Biratori in a cercle form. Japanese gentian is a crest of Yoshitune shrine symbolizing a wisdom, a human heartedness and a bravery. The pigeon with the sun and the polar star represents an ideal peace and a surge.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014

Erimo Town / えりも町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the town of Erimo is blue with mark.
Sources: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/fujicom_stay/32839833.html
http://horoizumi.mo-blog.jp/blog/2013/01/post_df22.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem was adopted on Jul 14th 1970 and the flag was adopted on Apr 1st 1959. The blue flag has a white town emblem in the center. The town emblem is a stylized hiragana え E of Erimo. The circle stands for the fishery industry and the arrowhead for the dairy and animal industry. It represents the town people’s concord and solidarity.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014

Hidaka Town /日高町

image by Zachary Harden, 11 December 2016

Ceremonial flag:

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the town of Hidaka is purple with mark.
Sources: http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/towntopics/1211.html
http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/towntopics/0908.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem and the flag were adopted on Mar 1st 2006. The purple flag has a blue, a green and a red with a white fimbriation town emblem in the center. The town emblem is a stylized hiragana ひ Hi of Hidaka. The red circle stands for the people’s smiley face and the sun, the blue color and the green color for the town’s surge by the merger of two towns.
The flag proportion is 2: 3. The height of the emblem is 3/5 height of the flag. The length of the emblem is 8/15 length of the flag. They use also a blue ceremonial flag charged with a yellow emblem and yellow fringe.
Source: http://www.town.hidaka.hokkaido.jp/reiki_int/reiki_honbun/r341RG00000002.html
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014

Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 24 November 2014

Previous Flag:

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The former flag of the town of Hidaka, before 2006, was purple with mark.
Source: http://www.tomamin.co.jp/2005/tp050323.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

Mitsuishi Town / 三石町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the former town of Mitsuishi was white with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the town of Shinhidaka.
Sources: http://north.hokkai.net/~nort1185/tyoinshiki/tyoinshiki.html
http://www.tomamin.co.jp/2006/tp060328.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

Monbetsu Town / 門別町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the former town of Monbetsu was maroon with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the town of Hidaka.
Source: http://www.tomamin.co.jp/2005/tp050323.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

Niikappu Town / 新冠町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 24 November 2014

The flag of the town of Niikappu is blue-green with mark.
Source: http://niikappu.seesaa.net/article/224588997.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem and the flag were adopted on Mar 21st 1968 by Notice No 7. The blue-green flag has a yellow town emblem in the center. The town emblem depicts the settlers’ instrument, a horseshoe, an anchor and a crown as Northland’s symbols. It represents the town’s future and the town people’s peace and solidarity. The blue-green color stands for the glassland and blessings from the sea and the yellow color for the color of elm tree bark.
The flag proportion is 2: 3. The diameter of the emblem is 3/5 height of the flag and 2/5 length of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014

Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 24 November 2014

Samani Town / 様似町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 24 November 2014

The flag of the town of Samani is purple with mark.
Source: http://www.apoi-geopark.jp/blog/2012/01/
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem and the flag were adopted on Apr 1st 1918. The purple flag has a white town emblem in the center. The town emblem depicts two swirls. It represents semi-agriculture, semi-fishery industry and an image of a peace and a collaboration.
The town flag proportion is 3: 4. The diameter of the emblem is 3/5 height of the flag and 2/5 length of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014

Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 24 November 2014

Shinhidaka Town / 新ひだか町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the town of Shinhidaka is white with mark.
Source: http://www.fujisawasumio.jp/?p=811
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem was adopted on Jul 14th 2006 but there is no flag law. The white flag has a green, a blue and a red three color town emblem in the center. The town emblem is a stylized hiragana ひ Hi of shinHidaka in green color. The blue color stands for the land form of Hokkaido and the red color for the town and the town people.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014

Shizunai Town / 静内町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the former town of Shizunai was green with mark. The town is now, from 2006, part of the town of Shinhidaka.
Sources: http://north.hokkai.net/~nort1185/tyoinshiki/tyoinshiki.html
http://www.tomamin.co.jp/2006/tp060328.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

Urakawa Town / 浦河町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The flag of the town of Urakawa is blue with mark.
Source: http://ohanasiya.blog38.fc2.com/blog-entry-478.html
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2014

The town emblem was adopted in Jun 1967 but there is no flag law. The blue flag has a white town emblem in the center. The town emblem is four stylized katakana ウラ Ura in the outer circle and kanji 河 kawa in the center.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 November 2014