This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

Kitagawa (Kochi Prefecture, Japan)

Last modified: 2014-09-13 by zoltán horváth
Keywords: kochi | kitagawa |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors



[Flag of Kitagawa]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 October 2013


See also:

The Flag

The flag of the village of Kitagwa is green with mark.
Source: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/k6a_t_gt/11213464.html?from=relatedCat
Tomislav Šipek, 29 October 2013

The emblem the kanji 北 ( kita, north) and 川 ( gawa, river) of the name Kitagawa. The 川 forms a circle, signifying a single united entity, while the 北 shows rapid progress in the form of a great bird (see  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_%28mythology%29) with wings spread.
Jonathan Dixon, 29 October 2013