Yokohama City [Kanagawa prefecture Japan]

横浜市

Last modified: 2015-01-09 by zoltán horváth
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image by Eugene Ipavec, 24 May 2006

• City flag
• Aoba
• Asahi
• Hodogaya
• Isogo
• Izumi
• Kanazawa
• Kohoku
• Midori
• Minami
• Sakae
• Seya
• Totsuka
• Tsurumi
• Tsuzuki

See also:

• Kanagawa prefecture
• Japanese Subdivisions
• Japan

City flag

Yokohama city adopted its emblem on June 5 1909 (Notice No. 44).
emblem colour: red
height: 7/10 of emblem length
width of emblem line: 8/100 of emblem length.
They don't have law on flag but in a photo, it appears:
flag proportion: 2:3
field: white
Emblem: red stylized katakana Hama ハマ height appears to be 3/5 of flag height.
Sources: Yokohama website (emblem)
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2005

Aoba ward / 青葉区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The flag of Aoba ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://hiratsukajyuku.seesaa.net/article/408278781.html
Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The white flag has a green and a white ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is stylized AOBA in a form of trees in a green oblong shape which represents hilly Yokohama City.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 22 December 2014

Asahi ward / 旭区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The flag of Asahi ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/asahi/madoguchi/chishin/syogai/40th-anniversary/eventsphoto.html
Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The white flag has a green symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark has the morning sun (Asahi) above a stylized Y of Yokohama in a form of young leaves grown by the sunshine. The symbol mark was adopted on Feb 20th 1983.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Hodogaya ward / 保土ヶ谷区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The flag of Hodogaya ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/hodogaya/kucho-suzuki/24-05.html
Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The white flag has a green ward symbol mark in the center and the hiragana name in green horizontally at the bottom. The circle symbolizes a peaceful development and the triangle does the people seeking for the ideal. The cresent represents further development. The symbol mark was designed in 1977.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Isogo ward / 磯子区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The flag of Isogo ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://isomaga.com/topics/101002_anzen_anshin.htm
Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The white flag has a blue ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized katakana イI of Isogo and a stylized i. It represents the ward next to the sea, waves and the sun facing to the future. The symbol mark was adopted on Oct 29 1983.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Izumi ward / 泉区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The flag of Izumi ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://matsukiyo.net/%E5%B9%B3%E6%88%9026%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%E3%80%80%E6%B3%89%E5%8C%BA%E6%96%B0%E5%B9%B4%E7%A5%9D%E8%B3%80%E4%BC%9A/
Tomislav Šipek, 22 December 2014

The white flag has a green ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark depicts a shining sun, sound of a stream and fresh water from the spring. It represents attractive rich natural circumstances and the ward people’s human contact and solidarity.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Kanazawa ward / 金沢区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Kanazawa ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Sources: http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/life/activity/kumineiyosyou.html
http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/life/activity/kumineiyosyou.html
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a dark blue ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark depicts a cap of waves and a seagull. It represents the ward facing the sea. The symbol mark was adopted in Mar 1987.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Kohoku ward / 港北区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Kohoku ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kohoku/70th/shikiten-h210913.html
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a green and a white ward symbol mark in the center and the kanji name in black horizontally at the bottom. The symbol mark is a stylized kanji 北Hoku of koHoku in a form of two birds. It represents a cooperation and a development. The green color stands for wards people who loves the nature and the youth. The symbol mark was adopted in May 1988.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Midori ward / 緑区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Midori ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://www.nichicomi.com/c-blog/
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a green ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized M of Midori in a form of green trees. The symbol mark was adopted in 1989.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Minami ward / 南区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Minami ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://www.nitta-m.jp/action_report/22/22_34.html
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a white and a blue ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized katakana ミナミ Minami in a form of stream of Ooka River. The symbol mark was adopted in Jun 1988.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Sakae ward / 栄区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Sakae ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://ishiwatapandaa.seesaa.net/index-2.html
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a green ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized kanji 栄 Sakae. It represents three people putting their arms around their shoulders. The symbol mark was adopted in 1987.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Seya ward / 瀬谷区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Seya ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/kataro/20091003
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a green ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized katakana セ Se of Seya in a form of a cosmic star which has infinite potential. The symbol mark was adopted in Aug 1988.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Totsuka ward / 戸塚区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Totsuka ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://www.hayashifumiko.com/blog/2013/03/%E6%88%B8%E5%A1%9A%E5%8C%BA%E7%B7%8F%E5%90%88%E5%BA%81%E8%88%8E%E7%AB%A3%E5%B7%A5%E5%BC%8F%E5%85%B8%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A6%E3%81%94%E6%8C%A8%E6%8B%B6%E3%82%92%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E5%8F%82%E3%82%8A%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F.html
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a blue ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized hiragana と To of Totsuka in a form of a flying bird.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Tsurumi ward / 鶴見区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Tsurumi ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Source: http://tsurumiku-kougyo.sakura.ne.jp/htdocs/?page_id=28
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white has a blue and a yellowish green symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized T of Tsurumi and Y of Yokohama in a form of an anchor. The blue color stands for the sea and the yellowish green color for the rich nature. The symbol mark was adopted on Feb 14th 1991.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014

Tsuzuki ward / 都筑区

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

image by Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The flag of Tsuzuki ward of Yokohama city is white with mark.
Sources: http://blog.uchino-atsushi.com/?eid=1154697
http://www.city-yokohama-tsuzuki.net/station/repo/15year/kinen/index.html
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/shikida0928/26575071.html
Tomislav Šipek, 23 December 2014

The white flag has a blue and a green ward symbol mark in the center. The symbol mark is a stylized T of Tsuzuki in a form of a prepared green streetscape with rich water. It represents the ward peoples cooperation and the future of the ward. The symbol mark was adopted on Nov 6th 1994.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 23 December 2014