Chiba (Japan)

千葉県

Last modified: 2024-01-06 by zachary harden
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image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 23 March 2015

• Description of the flag
• Sports Association

See also:

• Municipalities of Chiba prefecture
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

Description of the flag

Yellow fringed white emblem on blue field. The emblem is stylized Katakana characters of Chiba ( chi = チ ha = ハ ) which represents progress of Chiba. Blue stands for hope and progress, yellow for prefecture flower rape blossoms. Adopted 29 July 1963.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 6 May 1998

The construction sheet at www.pref.chiba.lg.jp is hard to read, but from what I guess, the ratio of the flag is 2:3 and the height of the emblem is 3/5th of the flag's hoist. The background is a sky blue color, edges are yellowish and center is white.
Zachary Harden, 10 September 2009

The prefecture emblem was adopted on Dec 28th 1909 by Notice No 378. The prefecture flag was adopted on Jul 29th 1963 by Notice No 328-2.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 March 2015

image by Tomislav Šipek, 8 October 2023

Here is flag of Chiba Sport Association.
Tomislav Šipek, 8 October 2023

The name of the prefecture in Chinese characters is written in green in the center. The blue represents Chiba's sky and sea, and the 12 yellow crosses represent the prefectural flower, the Seiyouaburana.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 24 October 2023