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Kesennuma City [Miyagi Prefecture] (Japan)

気仙沼市

image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 13 November 2009

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The Flag

The city emblem was adopted on Mar 31st 2006 by the Notice No 1 but no flag law. The white flag charged with the blue and green city emblem in the center. The flag proportion 2 : 3. The city emblem is a stylized hiragana け KE. The oval whirlpool stands for the coexistence, the collaboration and the limitless progress of the city. The wavy curve stands for the Pacific Ocean and the figure full of vitality. The blue and green symbolize the sea and the blessing of the earth.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 13 November 2009

For flag of the city of Kesennuma, replacement or not? Darker emblem.
Sources: http://www.ur-net.go.jp/saigai/info_kesennuma.html
http://www.city.meguro.tokyo.jp/area/kyo_konogoro/h22/20100918_2.html
http://kokoropress.blogspot.com/2013/03/blog-post_2021.html
Tomislav Šipek, 01 October 2014

The image above was made to follow the color of the emblem on the city's website. The color in the photo might change from the condition. So no need to replace the image.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 01 October 2014

Previous Flag

image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 October 2014

The former flag of the city of Kesennuma was white with mark.
Source: http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/kz44/imgs/c/f/cf0efa5b.jpg
Tomislav Šipek, 10 October 2014