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Kitaakita City (Akita Prefecture, Japan)

北秋田市

image by Tomislav Šipek, 25 September 2014

Kita Akita (North Akita)
The Flag
Aikawa
Ani
Moriyoshi
Takanosu

See also:

Kita Akita (North Akita)

These four towns were merged on March 22nd 2005 to become a newly born city "Kita Akita = North Akita".
The new city is holding public competition for its city emblem.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005

The Flag

The flag of the city of Kitaakita is white with mark.
Source: http://www.komei.or.jp/km/kitaakita-takeda-hiroto/2012/01/
Tomislav Šipek, 24 September 2014

The city emblem and the flag were adopted on Oct 3rd 2005 by Notice No 44. The white flag has a green and an orange two color city emblem in the center. The city emblem is a stylized hiragana き Ki of Kitaakita in a form of the nature in harmony with the people. The green color stands for Akita cedar and an abundant nature, the curved line for a warmth and an affluence, the flying form for an exponential development to the future.
The flag proportion is 2:3. The height of the emblem is 136/200 of the height of the flag.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 September 2014

Thanks to Mr. Kariyasu here is corrected flag.
Tomislav Šipek, 25 September 2014

The flag of Kitaakita City is also 2:3 proportion.
Source: http://www.city.kitaakita.akita.jp/shisei/reiki/417902500044000000MH/417902500044000000MH/417902500044000000MH.html
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 September 2014

The former Kitaakita's towns flags is already reported but I corrected this flags to 2:3 dimensions.
Tomislav Šipek, 26 September 2014

Aikawa Town / 合川町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 26 September 2014
Source: Taknosu website

The Aikawa town emblem is a stylized hiragana "a" "i " (あい) which represents development.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005

The former Aikawa Town became a part of Kitaakita City on Mar 22nd 2005.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 December 2014

Ani Town / 阿仁町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 26 September 2014
Source: Taknosu website

The Ani town emblem is a stylized katakana "a " (a = ア) in shape of mountains and "ni" (ni = ニ) in shape of river. The circle stands for peace.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005

The former Ani Town became a part of Kitaakita City on Mar 22nd 2005.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 December 2014

Moriyoshi Town / 森吉町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 26 September 2014
Source: Taknosu website

The Moriyoshi town emblem is a stylized katakana "mori" (⽴り) of Moriyoshi and the circle stands for peace, wings for progress.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005

Moriyoshi Town became a part of Kitaakita City on Mar 22nd 2005.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 December 2014

Takanosu Town / 鷹巣町

image by Tomislav Šipek, 26 September 2014
Source: Taknosu website

The Takanosu town emblem is a stylized hiragana "ta" (た) of Takanosu in shape of falcon (taka in Japanese) wings and the circle stands for harmony.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2005

The former Takanosu Town became a part of Kitaakita City on Mar 22nd 2005.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 December 2014

[Translations into hiragana and katakana by Jonathan Dixon, 7 December 2005]