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Tanabe City (Wakayama, Japan)

田辺市

image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 February 2014

City flag
Hongu
Nakahechi
Oto
Ryujin

See also:

City flag

The flag of the city of Tanabe is blue with mark.
Source: http://www.city.habikino.lg.jp/saikinnohabikino/2012-0604-1624-13SANNSISAIGAI.html
http://www.wakayama2015.jp/common/topics/2012/11/15/4227
Tomislav Šipek, 07 February 2014

The city emblem was adopted in 1921 but there is no flag law. The blue flag has a white city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized kanji 田 Ta of Tanabe in a form of a star. it represents a future further development of the city like a twinkling constellation.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 May 2014

Hongu Town / 本宮町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The flag of the former town of Hongu was blue with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Tanabe.
Sources: http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/2.htm
http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/3.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The design is based on the kanji character (本), and the semicircles above and below represent the town's growth.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 17 October 2026

Nakahechi Town / 中辺路町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The flag of the former town of Nakahechi was white with mark. The town is now, from 2005, part of the city of Tanabe.
Sources: http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/2.htm
http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/3.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The design is based on the kanji characters中辺路 for “Nakahechi”; the triangle at the top represents the Hatenashi mountain range, while the outer circle symbolizes the harmony among the town’s residents.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 17 October 2026

Oto Village / 大塔村

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The flag of the former village of Oto was blue with mark. The village is now, from 2005, part of the city of Tanabe.
Sources: http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/2.htm
http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/3.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The kanji character “大” (great) has been stylized to symbolize the village's peace and prosperity.The village name is written in white kanji at the bottom.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 19 October 2026

Ryujin Village / 龍神村

image by Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The flag of the former village of Ryujin was green with mark. The village is now, from 2005, part of the city of Tanabe.
Sources: http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/2.htm
http://www.city.tanabe.lg.jp/kikaku/gappeikyo/chouin/3.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 17 February 2014

The design, which stylizes the katakana characterリ “Ri,” depicts a dragon ascending to the heavens, symbolizing the village’s leap forward, while the circular shape represents the harmony among the villagers.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 20 October 2026