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![[Akita University]](../images/j/jp_aktu.gif)
image by Shunsuke Omachi, 10 December 2022
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Located in Akita city Akita Prefecture and established in 1949.
The flag is red field charged with the emblem in the center
with horizontally written white kanji university name at the bottom.
The emblem consists of three cobalt green Prefectural tree Akita butterbur leaves with kanji word "大學" (=university) in royal blue. The emblem was selected as the first prize winner at a special council meeting on September 16, 1949, as a result of a contest for a prize to commemorate the opening of Akita University.
The design was conceived by Mr. Yuzuru Nakamura, an instructor at the Faculty of Mines at that time.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 10 December 2022
![[Akita University]](../images/j/jp_akita@tennis.gif)
image by Shunsuke Omachi, 30 September 2023
Hardball tennis club: The club flag has dark blue background with a white university emblem and horizontally written kanji university and club name in white.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 30 September 2023