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Iwate (Japan)

岩手県

Last modified: 2015-03-28 by zoltán horváth
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[Iwate]
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 21 March 2015

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Description of the flag

The emblem is stylized Kanji character of Iwa of Iwate which symbolizes advanced progress. Adopted 1965-03-06.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 6 May 1998

The prefecture website says the background of the flag is a forest green.
Zachary Harden 10 September 2009

The prefecture emblem was adopted on Nov 10th 1964 by Notice No 1083. The prefecture flag was adopted on Mar 6th 1965. The flag proportion is 2: 3.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 March 2015

Municipalities of Iwate Prefecture